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How to read a serialized object from a file in the raw folder in android?

By | May 12, 2013

In my previous post I showed how to serialize an object and save it in sdcard in a file and retrieve it. Pull out the file from the sdcard and then create a folder named “raw” inside the “res” folder and copy it. This example shows how to retreive it when it is in the… Read More »

How to make a http call repeatedly from a service in android?

By | July 20, 2012

We may have applications in which we may have to make repeated calls to a webservice. At that time services may be useful. This is such an example in which we will be creating a Service in android to create a repeated call to a webservice in a time delay of some seconds or milliseconds.… Read More »

Saving TextFile to SDCARD in android?

By | June 9, 2012

Hello android lovers, In today’s tutorial I will show you how to 1. Create a text file and save a textfile in your SDCARD in your preferred path. 2. Read the contents from the same file and show it in a TextView. For writing a file we use the FileWriter class and for reading the… Read More »

How to create a custom layout for your camera in Android?

By | July 10, 2013

Hello everyone, Today’s example shows how to create a custom layout for your camera preview, that is if you want a custom layout while your camera is opening. This example helps you to achieve this. First create a fresh project and name it CameraCustomLayout and copy this code to CameraCustomLayout.java file. After that create an… Read More »

Parsing XML in Android a simple example

By | December 24, 2011

This is a simple example showing how to parse an xml in Androi. In this method the xml file is stored in res/xml folder. First create a folder named “xml” inside the raw folder. Then create an xml file named test.xml and copy the contents into it. This is the XML file we are going… Read More »

How to take screenshot of application and store it in SDCARD?

By | May 31, 2012

The first part is explained in this Tutorial, that is taking the screenshot of the application (View). The second part is storing it in the SDCARD. This is possible by compressing the image bitmap to bytes and then store. Finally dont forgot to put the following permission in the manifest file.

How to set wallpaper in ANDROID?

By | September 20, 2012

Following example shows how to set a Bitmap as wallpaper in ANDROID. After running this code your wallpaper on the ANDROID phone will change. Make sure that you have an image named ‘my_wallpaper’ in your drawable folder. And You have to set this permission in the Manifest.