Android App Builder

Archive: 02-2013

• Check available networks for Android data

  When developing Android apps, you can use your knowledge of available networks to improve the user experience. Here’s how to acquire the necessary network information.

  Posted by Tim Mackenzie | February 22, 2013, 9:59 PM PST

• The ABCs of Android game development: Detect collisions

  In the fourth installment of his five-part app developer series, William J. Francis provides the code to be able to detect when the asteroid and the ship collide in this Android game.

  Posted by William J. Francis | February 21, 2013, 11:55 AM PST

• Learning iOS as an Android developer

  Android developer Chiu-Ki Chan learned iOS to develop her Heart Collage app on both platforms. Find out her overall impressions of iOS development.

  Posted by Guest Contributor | February 14, 2013, 7:52 AM PST

• The ABCs of Android game development: Animate sprites

  In the third installment of his five-part app developer series, William J. Francis walks through how to use both kinds of sprite animation when developing this Android game.

  Posted by William J. Francis | February 13, 2013, 4:14 PM PST

• 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.

  Posted by Tim Mackenzie | February 7, 2013, 1:03 PM PST

• The ABCs of Android game development: Load and display sprites

  In the second installment of his five-part app developer series, William J. Francis instructs you on how to load and display sprites when developing an Android game.

  Posted by William J. Francis | February 4, 2013, 3:47 PM PST

• The ABCs of Android game development: Prepare the canvas

  In the first installment of his five-part app developer series, William J. Francis creates a drawing surface and a framework for controlling and updating the contents of an Android game.

  Posted by William J. Francis | February 2, 2013, 9:52 AM PST