Android App Builder

Archive: 07-2012

• Spice up your Android apps with Google’s vibrator service

  Learn how to use Android’s vibrator service to improve your app’s UI and cause the device to shake and implement repeating, meaningful patterns.

  Posted by William J. Francis | July 31, 2012, 6:24 PM PDT

• Android Jelly Bean makes notifications even fancier

  Learn how to use Android Jelly Bean’s notification builder class to create impressive notifications that support intents, images, and previews.

  Posted by William J. Francis | July 25, 2012, 4:03 PM PDT

• Delight Android users with your app’s design

  When you’re designing an Android app, Tim Mackenzie warns against just grabbing the iOS design and making a few tweaks.

  Posted by Tim Mackenzie | July 23, 2012, 3:40 PM PDT

• Use SQLite to create a contacts browser in Android

  William J. Francis walks Android developers through a SQLite tutorial on how to implement a no-frills contacts browser.

  Posted by William J. Francis | July 19, 2012, 2:54 PM PDT

• Developing enterprise social for mobile: Why the hybrid app wins

  Discover three key reasons for the enterprise social tech sector to adopt a hybrid HTML5/native approach when developing on mobile.

  Posted by Guest Contributor | July 16, 2012, 12:57 PM PDT

• Curated Android app markets: QA prep and possible rejection

  Before you submit an Android app to a curated store, read these tips on passing the QA process and responding in a productive way if your app is rejected.

  Posted by Tim Mackenzie | July 12, 2012, 3:21 PM PDT

• Create a Hello World iPhone app

  Learn how to implement the classic Hello World app for the iPhone — no coding required. The tutorial also has the added bonus of supporting multiple orientations.

  Posted by Todd Moore | July 11, 2012, 8:38 AM PDT

• Poll: Will you have a Windows 8 app at launch?

  Justin James gives reasons why some developers are not planning to have a Windows 8 app ready at launch. Are you planning to have one at launch?

  Posted by Justin James | July 6, 2012, 8:33 AM PDT

• Use Gson to work with JSON in your Android apps

  In this Android tutorial, William J. Francis uses Gson to build up a standard Java entity and flatten it into JSON.

  Posted by William J. Francis | July 3, 2012, 3:01 PM PDT

• 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.

  Posted by Mary Weilage | July 2, 2012, 3:51 PM PDT