Android App Builder
Android App Builder provides invaluable advice, tips, and tutorials for mobile app developers who are coding, packaging, and marketing top-notch apps for today's cutting edge smartphones and tablets.
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The economics of Apple's App Store
Apple's App Store average paid app price is $1.44, of which it's reported the company gets an average of 26 cents per download. Larry Dignan offers more details.
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Mobile developer tips on location requests and Android Proximity Alerts
Kyle Miller provides sample code for fetching location on mobile web, and highlights potential issues you might face when setting up Proximity Alerts in Android.
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Windows Phone 7 developer tips about OData, IronRuby, and MVVM
Justin James provides WP7 development tricks and details on submitting apps to App Hub, customizing keyboard layouts with InputScope, and using tombstoning.
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Don't let Android's pesky menu key hurt your UX
If Android's options menu key is frustrating you, read three tips from developer William Francis on how you can improve your user experience.
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How can I help you? Mobile app market's customer service reboot
William Francis sees a glimmer of hope that the mobile application market will bring back something that has been missing in the software industry for far too long: the personal touch.
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You spin me right round: Creating a custom 'spinner' in Android
Developer William Francis used the Android Animation Framework to implement a custom "spinner" in a list view. He describes how to do it, and warns you about a couple of gotchas in the process.
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Leverage location when developing mobile applications
Kyle Miller provides mobile app developers with an overview on location data types. He also covers the security differences between Android and iOS when requesting location information.
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A few secrets from the mobile app development world
Kyle Miller shares a few tips for gaining popularity for your mobile apps.
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'Cutting corners' on Android's default list view widget
Here's a tutorial on how to add the rounded buttons to the Android interface.
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Welcome to the App Builder blog!
Mobile app development is one of the hottest areas in IT. TechRepublic's new App Builder blog helps you navigate the technical and marketing aspects of that world.
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A few thoughts on mobile web vs. rich app
One of the very first questions we face when we begin planning to build an application is whether to do mobile web or rich app development.
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Adding a measure of security to Android's shared preferences
It falls on our shoulders as responsible Android app developers to decide which settings we allow the user to store in the shared preferences file, and, when appropriate implement our own encryption/decryption algorithms.
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Keep feature creep out of your app development work
Steve Dryall presents mobile developers with five tips and strategies for avoiding feature creep in their apps.
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Linking directly to apps in Android app stores
Expand your Android app's reach by linking to app stores beyond Google Play. Tim Mackenzie covers mutually exclusive linking, custom URI schemes, and more.
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Linux kernel 3.3 reunites Android and Linux's mainline
Pop in a few drivers, and your Linux code is an Android app. Well, not quite yet. Ken Hardin explains.
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Investigating app frameworks for Android
If you're having trouble choosing the right framework for your Android app, these details about the advantages of native development and app frameworks might help.
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iOS app development for non-programmers
Download a chapter from the book Learn GameSalad for iOS to get tips on creating an Angry Birds-like game.
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iOS Developer Program application headaches and tips
Justin James explains the iOS Developer Program's four membership options and recounts the snags he ran into when applying for his account.
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The economics of Apple's App Store
Apple's App Store average paid app price is $1.44, of which it's reported the company gets an average of 26 cents per download. Larry Dignan offers more details.
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The challenges of building a cloud-based app
There are many reasons for making your rich app store its data/settings server-side in the cloud. The most compelling reason, in developer Kyle Miller's opinion, is convenience for the end user.
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Rock and roll with Android's media recorder
What does Bon Jovi have to do with Android coding? Find out in this media recorder tutorial by William J. Francis.
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Selecting a platform for initial app development
Developers should consider these factors when deciding which app platform will allow development to proceed quickly, and enable questions about customer needs, tech decisions, and more.
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Selecting an Android tablet for testing your apps
There are so many Android tablet options that app developers can't possibly purchase them all for testing purposes. Here are tips on making your Android tablet selection.
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The hidden costs in distributing Android apps to multiple markets
Mobile developer Tim Mackenzie details the costs and challenges related to releasing your Android apps to various app stores.