Hello all, In Today’s article we will be discussing about the SyncAdapters in Android. SyncAdapter is just a simple plugin like structure for syncing your server and Device. Check out this post about Account authenticator before proceeding. Why do we use SyncAdapter instead of Using Alarm Manger to Sync? Automated execution Sync can be requested… Read More »
The Java Generics programming is introduced in J2SE 5 to deal with type-safe objects. Advantage of Java Generics There are mainly 3 advantages of generics. They are as follows: 1) Type-safety : We can hold only a single type of objects in generics. It doesn’t allow to store other objects. 2) Type casting is not… Read More »
Here in this demo we will try to create a Custom authenticator. The account manager is a centralized service offered by Android system. Any application can get the list of accounts and request the user to utilize its auth tokens. Basically it contains a list of Accounts, each one is identified by: 1. Account name:… Read More »
1. How to start with ActionBar in Android? With Android 3.0 Google eliminated the need of hardware menu button which is replaced by Action Bars. Here is a quick example on how to use ActionBars. First create a new project and name it ActionBarExample. Now create a folder named “menu” in res folder and create… Read More »
Hi all, In Today’s Tutorial I will help you to make a simple chat application in Android using Google Cloud Messaging. I am using PHP as server side script. Here are the things you need to follow to make this application. 1. You need to register to Google for GCM. 2. You need a server… Read More »
The name “localhost” is just a loopback to your own computer. 1. ACCESSING LOCALHOST ON ANDROID DEVICE. To access it on your Android Device, you need to find the computer’s IP address. The most general way of finding this info, which works on both Mac and Linux, is to go into the Terminal and type… Read More »
Hi all, I have already showed you how to implement in app purchase in Android. Please go through this post before reading this article. This is how the MainActivity source code will look like. You can download the complete source code from here itself.
The static keyword is used in java mainly for memory management. We may apply static keyword with variables, methods, blocks and nested class. The static keyword belongs to the class than instance of the class. The static can be: variable (also known as class variable) method (also known as class method) block nested class Static… Read More »
A layout animation is a pre-loaded animation that the system runs each time you make a change to the layout configuration. All you need to do is set an attribute in the layout to tell the Android system to animate these layout changes, and system-default animations are carried out for you. Create the Layout In… Read More »
This sample code checks whether the android device is connected to Internet and if it is connected to internet, it is connected to Wifi or Not? MAKE SURE YOU ADD BELOW PERMISSION TO THE ANDROID MANIFEST
If you are trying to access a file (PHP or java) residing in your server in your own machine, then you have to use a specific IP to access it. If it is public, then use the other System’s IP 1. If it is localhost, In Android you use it as 10.0.2.2 The localhost refers… Read More »
Hi everyone, In this tutorial we will be building a Custom TextView. ie. this TextView will be extending the inBuil TextView and have its own custom attributes along with the default attributes in a TextView in Android. So we will start. We will be making a custom textview and presenting to the UI using 1.… Read More »
Specifications GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – all models CDMA 800 / 1900 – XT1103 US model 3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 – XT1100 Global model HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 – XT1103… Read More »
Here is a simple example that shows how you can change title and subtitle textcolor and its size in Android Method 1 Changing the styles [For support Library] Go to Values/styles.xml copy this code to change the textcolor and actionbar background color. Note : For applying theme if you are not using the Support Library… Read More »
Hi all, This demo shows how to do in app purchase for managed products in Android using Version 3 in-app Billing API. Please Go through this before trying out this Demo http://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/index.html These are the important steps in to remember for doing in app purchase. 1. You have to download the Google In App Billing… Read More »
Let’s start with the underlying hardware. Compared to some of the flagship and high-end Android devices launched in 2013, the Yota Phone is decidedly mid-range. The Dual-Core 1.7 GHz Krait CPU has the speed and capability to run Android comfortably, but the handset doesn’t stretch the specs in the current market. It’s nice to see… Read More »
To help developers reach users in other languages, Google launched the App Translation Service, which allows developers to purchase professional app translations through the Google Play Developer Console. This is part of a toolbox of localization features you can (and should!) take advantage of as you distribute your app around the world through Google Play.… Read More »
Yes The chip maker is now ready for making android scale to even bigger screen that is dominated by the Windows platform.. Intel is reportedly thinking beyond Microsoft when it comes to a full-fledged ‘client’ operating system, and the best bet today for it is Google’s Android. The chipmaker’s general manager, Kirk Skaugen said that… Read More »
Hi all Today’s post is all about working with ActionBar support libraries from Google. These libraries support from Android 2.1 (API 7). For working with these libraries we have to follow some instructins. Please follow these steps exactly for setting up a Actionbar support library. 1. Start the Android SDK Manager. In the SDK Manager… Read More »
In this post I will be telling you about how to change the default theme of ActionBar with our own custom One. Here I will be changing the background color, textColor and alpha of default ActionBar. Let’s see how it is done. By Checking out the styles.xml you will find that by default it looks… Read More »
Here is a simple example in which we will save or retain the state of the progress using fragments. Note : We have handle a configuration by another way – by ignoring the change i.e using this property in the activity tag android:configChanges=”” By using this android ignores the configuration change and will never try… Read More »
Sometimes you have the need to set up some app-wide configuration information in an Android app or need to create a class that can be used in multiple projects with a generic way of setting configuration values. This is particularly useful for things like API keys that will probably be different across apps but should… Read More »
Hello all we all know what are content providers right? Those who are unaware of content providers please visit this link http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html In a breif content Providers are Content providers manage access to a structured set of data. They encapsulate the data, and provide mechanisms for defining data security. Content providers are the standard interface… Read More »
Here are Galaxy note 3 specs. General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 4G Network LTE SIM Micro-SIM Announced 2013, September Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2013, September Body Dimensions 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33… Read More »
WI-Fi Direct 1080p video recording for stock Android devices Improved error correction on the keyboard You can directly access the apps from the lock screen Upgraded copy and paste functionality Support for the WebP image format Hardware acceleration of the universal Interface Soft buttons from Android 3.x are now available for use on phones Widgets… Read More »