ShortStories was a casual app developed by Nick Rout. It was removed from Google Play Feb 25, 2024 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
ShortStories had been downloaded 2 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
The app had no ratings.
App Information
ShortStories was free to download. The APK download size was 3.49 MB. The last available version was 1.0.4. The last update was on May 18, 2017.
Technical Requirements
ShortStories required Android 7.1+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play May 2017.
Description
ShortStories provides a platform to play text-based games using the various elements of the Android System UI:
• Notifications indicate scenarios in a story, posing a situation in which a choice is required
• App Shortcuts provide a means of making a choice, and making a choice poses a new scenario
• Dialogs provide a means of viewing a list of achievements, gained by exploring various paths in a story
Unique colors, icons, vibration patterns and sounds exist for different types of scenarios, and are used to theme the Notifications. Emoji provide a contextual icon for scenarios and choices.
Stories are defined in XML. A basic structure of Story, Choice, Scenario, Achievement and Finish tags allows ShortStories to parse and play almost any kind of text-based, multiple choice game.
Available on Android 7.1 (Nougat MR1) and above. Ensure that your launcher supports App Shortcuts (tested and works with Pixel Launcher, Google Now Launcher, Nova Launcher and Action Launcher).
View the source code and contribute your own stories on Github: https://github.com/nicholasrout/shortstories
Notification sound audio produced by Calvin Davey.
Recent changes: In version 1.0.4: • Use system emoji in Notification / App Shortcut icons • Reduce APK size
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