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Chaining animations on Android
Follow this tutorial by William Francis to learn how to incorporate an animation set into your next Android app.
Posted by William J. Francis | January 31, 2012, 2:28 PM PST
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Four ways to make money with your mobile apps
InMobi global marketing director Gregory Kennedy gives mobile developers specific tips on how to make money with their apps.
Posted by Mary Weilage | January 28, 2012, 3:39 PM PST
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Enough with the hubbub about Android fragmentation
Mobile developer Kyle Miller doesn't see what all the fuss is about Android fragmentation. He argues that Web browsers are much more fragmented than Android.
Posted by Kyle Miller | January 28, 2012, 3:07 PM PST | Latest comment by benardquek@...
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Save coding time by using the Android LogCat facility
Android's LogCat facility and the associated Log class can significantly cut down the time required to "type in" a program.
Posted by William J. Francis | January 24, 2012, 10:56 AM PST
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Combining the Android ViewPager widget and the ActionBar Fragment tabs
Kyle Miller describes how he combined the Android ViewPager widget and the ActionBar Fragment tabs to create a UI that would allow a user to swipe through tabs.
Posted by Kyle Miller | January 20, 2012, 2:32 PM PST | Latest comment by alfa_bet
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Getting your feet wet in Android's SoundPool
William Francis explains how the Android SoundPool library may save you from being accused of writing "an old man" app.
Posted by William J. Francis | January 18, 2012, 10:40 AM PST
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How to take advantage of fast app switching in Windows Phone 7
Fast app switching is a great enhancement in the Mango release and doesn't require any extra work from WP7 developers. Find out why Justin James says don't forget tombstoning.
Posted by Justin James | January 17, 2012, 5:43 PM PST | Latest comment by Justin James
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Android fragmentation is real
Android fragmentation might be just what the Market ordered. Ken Hardin has the details.
Posted by Ken Hardin | January 13, 2012, 3:22 PM PST | Latest comment by arq313
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Create Ice Cream Sandwich apps with the help of Android Design
Google launched its Android Design site, where developers can get tips on creating and designing Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) apps.
Posted by Mary Weilage | January 13, 2012, 1:29 PM PST
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Customizing list views in your Android apps
In the spirit of openness, developer William Francis shares his "secret recipe" for how to give list views in your Android apps more kick.
Posted by William J. Francis | January 9, 2012, 11:52 AM PST
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Poll: What mobile OS is easiest for developers?
Is Android, iOS, BlackBerry, WP7, or another mobile platform the easiest in terms of development? Let us know why you prefer a particular mobile OS over another.
Posted by Justin James | January 6, 2012, 7:00 AM PST | Latest comment by vegesm
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Integrating Dropbox in my surveillance Android app
Kyle Miller walks through the steps of integrating Dropbox in his home/SMB Android surveillance system. Get the source code for his Android app.
Posted by Kyle Miller | January 4, 2012, 5:53 PM PST
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Programming with the Android 4.0 Calendar API: the good, the bad, and the ugly
The Android 4.0 CalendarContact class is a welcome and long overdue addition to your programming arsenal. This tutorial is a brief introduction to the class.
Posted by William J. Francis | January 4, 2012, 8:02 AM PST | Latest comment by leomat1988
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A surveillance Android app: Developing a continuous video recorder
Android developer Kyle Miller describes the trial-and-error process of creating his surveillance system application.
Posted by Kyle Miller | December 30, 2011, 12:40 PM PST | Latest comment by BALTHOR
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Top 10 App Builder posts of 2011: Android development dominates
Android development tips, tutorials, and best practices make up the majority of the most-clicked App Builder posts in 2011.
Posted by Mary Weilage | December 22, 2011, 11:02 AM PST
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BackCountry Navigator PRO app developer's secret to success in the Market
William Francis interviews Android developer and CritterMap Software owner Nathan Mellor, who offers advice on marketing mobile apps.
Posted by William J. Francis | December 21, 2011, 8:48 PM PST
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Porting a WP7 app to Windows 8
Justin James shows how working with native Windows 8 apps is similar to writing Windows Phone 7 apps. Find out why the UI is one of the biggest pain points of the process.
Posted by Justin James | December 19, 2011, 3:09 PM PST | Latest comment by techrepublic@...
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Develop a surveillance app for Android: The planning stage
Kyle Miller discusses the preliminary phase of planning to develop a home surveillance app for Android that could also be useful for SMBs.
Posted by Kyle Miller | December 17, 2011, 8:17 PM PST | Latest comment by bkindle@...
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Study: Most developers still choose iOS over Android
A look at Q4 mobile development project starts by the firm Flurry shows iOS has approximately a three-to-one lead over Android.
Posted by Mary Weilage | December 17, 2011, 8:17 PM PST | Latest comment by realvarezm
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Create a network monitor using Android's TrafficStats class
William Francis provides an introduction to Android's TrafficStats class and shows how to use it to create a simple but effective bandwidth monitor.
Posted by William J. Francis | December 14, 2011, 9:28 AM PST | Latest comment by kaustubhvp
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A quick tutorial on coding Android's accelerometer
The accelerometer is a hardware sensor used to detect a shake motion. William Francis shares the accelerometer code that he uses in his Android apps.
Posted by William J. Francis | September 16, 2011, 11:55 PM PDT
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A newbie's guide to Android development
William J. Francis covers Android development basics, such as the necessary tools to get started and a typical project hierarchy.
Posted by William J. Francis | May 11, 2012, 8:41 PM PDT | Latest comment by karla111
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Calling RESTful services from your Android app
Mobile developer William J. Francis demonstrates how easy it is to consume a RESTful service from your Android device.
Posted by William J. Francis | March 20, 2012, 7:55 AM PDT
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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 | Latest comment by authorwjf
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App store fees, percentages, and payouts: What developers need to know
Every app store takes a cut of a developer's sales. Find out how much of the earnings usually go to the app store and when you can expect a payment.
Posted by Tim Mackenzie | May 7, 2012, 1:03 PM PDT | Latest comment by Andrew Huttle
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Samsung Galaxy S4 stirs questions about Android customization
Can the Android OS be so customizable through fragmentation and app development that it ceases to be Android? Let us know what you think.
Posted by Joseph Parker | May 10, 2013, 11:53 PM PDT | Latest comment by radleym
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Pros and cons of cross-platform mobile app development tools
If you want to use platforms that allow development for both iOS and Android apps, keep these potential benefits and drawbacks of such tools in mind.
Posted by Joseph Parker | March 15, 2013, 11:58 PM PDT | Latest comment by Cyberience
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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 | Latest comment by meister2681
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Use Android's gesture detector to translate a swipe into an event
When developing an Android app, you can use the intuitive Gesture Detector class horizontally, vertically, and diagonally to translate subtle motions into distinct events.
Posted by William J. Francis | August 30, 2012, 1:12 PM PDT
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Android v. iOS guide for newbies
If you're just starting out in app development and trying to choose between the Android or the iOS SDK, this basic guide might be useful.
Posted by Joseph Parker | April 4, 2013, 11:20 AM PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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Show a progress bar in your Android app for a better UX
Users expect mobile apps to be responsive, and when nothing happens, they feel frustrated. Learn how to give users a better experience by adding a progress bar to your Android app.
Posted by Tim Mackenzie | March 6, 2013, 11:01 AM PST
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Get started with Android fragments
After purchasing and using a Sony Tablet S, William J. Francis is sold on the idea of Android fragments. His tutorial shows how to create a functional fragment-based UI.
Posted by William J. Francis | March 14, 2012, 10:18 AM PDT | Latest comment by moberme
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Working with Android's PopupMenu class
Android's PopupMenu widget takes all of the heavy lifting out of adding popup-like menu functionality in your apps. Here are the basics about PopupMenu.
Posted by William J. Francis | March 21, 2013, 2:42 AM PDT
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Four cloud tools to use for app development
Cloud integrations in app development are becoming more prevalent. If you don't know where to start in terms of tools, read these recommendations.
Posted by Joseph Parker | April 23, 2013, 6:47 AM PDT
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Android's SeekBar your way
Learn how to customize the Android UI SeekBar widget by following this tutorial by mobile developer William Francis.
Posted by William J. Francis | February 14, 2012, 1:08 PM PST
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Android Jelly Bean ate my toast, the sequel: Revenge of the toast
If you miss toast messages in Android 4.2, follow this tutorial to learn how to create your own.
Posted by William J. Francis | April 30, 2013, 8:53 AM PDT | Latest comment by authorwjf
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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
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A dog limps into a saloon: A tutorial on Android's ViewFlipper widget
It can be tough to figure out the Android ViewFlipper widget's sliding in and out animation transitions. William Francis explains how to use the widget in your Android apps.
Posted by William J. Francis | November 1, 2011, 2:07 PM PDT
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Bouncing a ball on Android's canvas
Enterprise app developer William J. Francis has fun with Android's animation classes in his bouncing ball tutorial.
Posted by William J. Francis | October 11, 2012, 11:17 AM PDT
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Four Android development platforms that will change your life
If you're ready to branch out into Android and build amazing apps, these platforms will save you hours of development work.
Posted by Grady Winston | August 27, 2012, 12:39 PM PDT | Latest comment by authorwjf
