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Android Custom SMS popup - Part One : The BroadcastReceiver

Here's a concrete and mildly useful Android application illustrating the use of some of Android fundamental concepts: Broadcast receivers, Intents, Services,...

0 replies - 7371 views - 03/24/12 by Tony Siciliani in Articles

Android AIDL and Remote Client

Here's a concrete example of a client using Android Interface Definition language (AIDL) for Inter-Process communication (IPC) with a Service setup in...

0 replies - 7081 views - 03/07/12 by Tony Siciliani in Articles

Detailed Overview of Chrome for Android

Quick look If you have an Android 4.0 device, go to the Market and download it so you can try it yourself. Chrome for Android is a big step for the whole...

1 replies - 5557 views - 02/08/12 by Maximiliano Firtman in News

Android Interface Definition Language (AIDL) and Remote Service

In a previous article, we looked at Android Inter Process Communication (IPC) and introduced containers for fast IPC called Parcels. We also mentioned...

0 replies - 5582 views - 02/08/12 by Tony Siciliani in Articles

Using the Android Parcel

A short definition of an Android Parcel would be that of a message container for lightweight, high-performance Inter-process communication (IPC). On Android,...

0 replies - 6804 views - 02/04/12 by Tony Siciliani in Articles

Setting Custom Wallpaper with Android

Wallpapers are a nice way to customize your homescreen. There are many applications that allow you to change your wallpaper and they have huge databases...

2 replies - 5549 views - 01/27/12 by Mark Mooibroek in Articles

Best Design Tools for Android

Which are the best tools for designing for Android? I have my favorites but I'd really love to hear about tools you use and your experiences with them....

1 replies - 5698 views - 01/25/12 by Juhani Lehtimaki in Articles

Looking Back – My Recent Nine Months as an Indie Developer

Some of you might remember how I started my indie-career earlier this year. With the new year ahead I guess its time for a little retrospect / post mortem /...

3 replies - 4396 views - 01/20/12 by Jörg Winterstein in Articles

Squeezing Python into an Android with a Single APK

While the use of Python on Android has been made possible for some time now through SL4A, the Python for Android project has set out to make things even...

0 replies - 6350 views - 01/10/12 by Chris Smith in Articles

Connect pictures on Android (Jigsaw puzzle example)

Few tips how to make pictures on Android more realistic and connect to each other smoothly. I want to share some experince what I got from my work with...

0 replies - 5481 views - 12/27/11 by Alex Kizub in News

ProGuard 4.7 released

ProGuard is a free Java class file shrinker, optimizer, obfuscator, and preverifier. It detects and removes unused classes, fields, methods, and ...

0 replies - 1455 views - 12/21/11 by Eric Lafortune in Announcements

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1 replies - 1027 views - 12/15/11 by Serg Mr in Uncategorized

One Click PhoneGap Build to Android Device Script

I've been fooling around with PhoneGap Build, and I really love it. I love that I don't need to fire up Eclipse or XCode to start fooling around with an...

1 replies - 6200 views - 12/10/11 by Terrence Ryan in Articles

Flex, GraniteDS and the Future of RIA

After the recent announcements from Adobe regarding the future of the Flex framework (see, for example, this blog post) and, unofficially, from Microsoft...

1 replies - 4329 views - 12/10/11 by Franck Wolff in Articles

Empty Drawable Rectangle In Android

0 replies - 2441 views - 12/02/11 by Snippets Manager in Uncategorized