Android App Builder

Archive: 04-2012

• Using the WP7 progress bar objects

  Justin James looks at the methods and properties of Windows Phone 7 progress bar controls, and explores how to use the objects.

  Posted by Justin James | April 27, 2012, 11:55 PM PDT

• An Android coder’s introduction to broadcast receivers

  Android’s version of a party line is its BroadcastReceiver class. This demo shows how to create, register, and use a broadcast receiver to listen for device orientation changes.

  Posted by William J. Francis | April 24, 2012, 11:07 AM PDT

• Project your Android phone’s screen onto a larger display

  Learn three ways to get your Android phone display onto a large overhead screen so you can show off your killer app during your next demo or presentation.

  Posted by William J. Francis | April 18, 2012, 1:18 PM PDT

• Continue to test and measure ad performance for your Android app

  If you plan to monetize your Android app with advertising, it’s wise to continually test and measure which ad networks are performing well for it.

  Posted by Tim Mackenzie | April 17, 2012, 9:59 AM PDT

• Controlling stream volumes in your Android apps

  This Android tutorial covers a simple way to assign the hardware volume rocker switch to a specific audio stream for the duration of one activity.

  Posted by William J. Francis | April 10, 2012, 12:03 PM PDT

• Three reasons to release Android apps into multiple markets

  Android developers who are considering releasing their apps to markets beyond Google Play should read this advice from Tim Mackenzie.

  Posted by Tim Mackenzie | April 4, 2012, 6:30 AM PDT

• Dynamic styling of views on Android

  William J. Francis shows a type of dynamic styling in Android that has powerful potential, particularly in apps where you allow users to customize your views on the fly.

  Posted by William J. Francis | April 3, 2012, 11:14 AM PDT

• Poll: Is BlackBerry development still viable?

  Do you think it make sense to develop for the BlackBerry platform? Let us know by taking this poll.

  Posted by Justin James | April 2, 2012, 1:08 PM PDT