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Access Android Application Database from an Emulator

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.…

Loading Images from Remote Server over HTTP on a Separate Thread

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.…

Writing Portable Android Applications

(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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AndroidBook Now available in Android Market

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…

AndroidBook – The Android Facebook – soon to be released.

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…

ADC 2 is here to rock the world of Android Developers again!

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…

Early experience with the Android 1.5 SDK

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…

The Plateau – where every enthusiastic gamer should reach…

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…

Android 1.5 Early Look SDK released

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…

Signing your Android Application

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…

Flashing Firmware Images to the ADP1 Device

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…

Steps to Install and UnInstall .apk file on Android G1 Device

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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