Hello all This simple post tells you how to pass an object to next activity and pass it back when that activity is closed. Check these posts before reading this post to get an overview of other methods. 1. How to pass an Object from One Activity to another in Android? 2. How to pass… Read More »
Here I am going to change the style of a default button to buttonStyleSmall. So after that the button will appear small. this simple code does this. The try this adding to a layout
You have seen Launchers listing your apps. Ever wondered how they get the list of all apps. This program help you to list all apps installed in your phone and in a gridview and invoke them. Here we use this class.. PackageManager Class for retrieving various kinds of information related to the application packages that… Read More »
This is a simple example showing how to encrypt and decrypt a file in android. what we will do in this post is 1. Generate a key for encrypting our data. 2. Create a file and save data using ENCRYPTION with our generated key to the SDCARD. 3. With the help of the key DECRYPT… Read More »
Do you approve of the way your CEO is leading the company? See which CEOs have the highest approval ratings. The Glassdoor list is based entirely on employee feedback shared during the past year. Check out the Top CEOs of 2013 and caste your vote here.. http://www.glassdoor.com/50-Highest-Rated-CEOs.htm
There are different ways for making an acitivity transparent. First method 1. Through XML in AndroidManifest like this. Here we are using Android’s built in theme. Method 2 Through styles create a style like this in your styles.xml and applying like this in the AndroidManifest.xml Check out this post for the complete implementation. http://www.coderzheaven.com/2011/07/20/how-to-create-a-transparent-activity-in-android/ Now… Read More »
Samsung has launched its New Galaxy Today , the New Samsung Galaxy S4. Check out more from this link below http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57574257-94/galaxy-s4-features-shown-off-in-youtube-videos/
An interesting post.. Everytime you write an app, it may or may not crash and we often see the “Force Close” Dialog. But what if we can customize the “Force Close” Dialog itself. This is done using “UncaughtExceptionHandler” class. This post explains this. here I am knowingly crashing the application like this int y =… Read More »
Hello all.. I have shown you how to create gradient buttons in Android using XML in this post. Now I will show you how to create these gradient buttons dynamically. We will start with a class that extends StateListDrawable similar to state-list we use in XML UIGradientSelector.java Now the class that extends PaintDrawable Class. UIGradientDrawable.java… Read More »
Actually this is fairly simple. This simple code does this. Here is the complete program that shows how to download a PDF File and open it in Android using an installed PDF Reader.
We know Samsung is set to reveal its Galaxy S4 smartphone on March 14th, and that the company has been desperately trying to spin up the same sort of pre-release hype about the device that Apple usually benefits from–including a rather strange promotion campaign involving a young “secret messenger” called Jeremy. Now a source that… Read More »
These are the different ways in which you can keep your screen on in your app 1. Declare the screen stays on in your XML layout 2. Inform the window manager in onCreate you want the screen to stay on 3. WakeLock – used for critical downloads or things that you definitely don’t want the… Read More »
The budget version of Apple’s latest iPhone will cost roughly $330 (£220), priced in order to appeal to young, middle class consumers in countries like China and India. The claims about the price and the imminent release were made on the Japanese website Macotakara, following on from earlier reports about Apple plans for a cheaper… Read More »
LG launching Galaxy S3 rival Optimus G @ Rs 30,990 LG is all set to launch its erstwhile flagship smartphone Optimus G in India at an event in Mumbai on February 27. This device is pitted against the current market leader Samsung Galaxy S III and is the basis for the highly popular Google Nexus… Read More »