Jul8
If you’re reading this then you probably already know that Android provides full support for SQLite databases. So any database(s) you create will be accessible by name to any class in an Android application, just not outside the application.…
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May28
by Binil Thomas
Whenever a user launches an Android application, a thread called “main” is automatically created. This main thread, also called the UI thread, is crucial since it’s responsible for dispatching events to various widgets, including the drawing events.…
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Apr20
(Binil Thomas)
Anyone with significant time in mobile application development understands the challenges of writing portable applications. There are tons of reasons for this, but probably the biggest hurdles we face are:
- Varying screen sizes
- Varying screen resolutions
- Varying
…
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Aug28
AndroidBook after a month of intensive bug fixing sessions is again available in Android Market. We are sure there are few more bugs that we need to fix, but we did not want our users to keep on waiting. Rest…
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Jun1
Android facebook users, you don’t have to feel left out of the facebook juggernaut anymore – you get the same easy to use, popular facebook that is making waves…
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May28
ADC 2 has been announced at the Google site. When Android was announced on 5 November, 2007, Google also announced a $10 million Android Developer Challenge, split into two separate $5 million events. ADC 1 with a $5 million prize…
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Apr29
The Android 1.5 SDK r1 has been released by the Google team and it was hardly any wait from the early look SDK that came out 2 weeks ago.
Of course, the feature-set mentioned in the…
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Apr28
The Plateau - A multi-level puzzle that will challenge you and take you to a different plane, has just been released on the Android.
Already a winner in iPhone and rated 8.5/10 by…
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Apr15
Touted to power the next Android device, aka “Android on Steroids”, the Android Developer Blog has announced the early release of the Android 1.5 SDK , which is to be released in its complete glory, to its…
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Apr3
Generating Your Own Key:
If you wish to publish your application to other users, you are required to sign your application with your own personal certificate. You can generate your own certificate by using the keytool.exe that comes with the…
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Mar31
This post serves to reduce the pain points of developers trying to Upgrade/Downgrade their G1 Firmware by following the HTC Android support site and various forums for bits and pieces of information and putting it together in one…
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Mar31
Currently the following operating systems are supported:
- Windows XP or Vista
- Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later (x86 only)
- Linux (Linux Ubuntu Dapper Drake)
The following sections are covered:
- Installing the .apk file on a new G1
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