Android is Google's open source OS and system for smart phones and tablets. For user questions, see http://android.stackexchange.com
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Need Expert Advices C# Java [duplicate]
I've found this on Xamarin website: Eight Reasons C# is the Best Language for Mobile Development and I wanted to know if it was true especially point 6? In short, they are explaining why C# is the ...
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Get data from JSON Nested loop in Andorid [migrated]
I tried this... but getting error in for loop optJSONObject(i)
{
"response": {
"code": 1,
"message": "success"
},
"data": {
"updates": [
{
...
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How can I access my Handler/runnable class from all my other classes in Android?
I am trying to create a class which allows me to do something every 5 seconds and I want to be able to start and stop this from running from any of the other classes. Here is my Timer class:
public ...
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Does Android Development Tool run well under Windows 8 [closed]
All the while, I'm running ADT (Android Development Tool) without problem in my 32 bits Vista and 64 bits Windows 7. Recently, I was planning to purchase a new 64 bits Windows 8 laptop. I was ...
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LSD - Line Segment Detector / Android? [migrated]
What is LSD? It is a linear-time Line Segment Detector giving subpixel accurate results. It is designed to work on any digital image without parameter tuning. It controls its own number of false ...
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Android Security Issues [closed]
Android is open source, open source always has security issues how does Android overcome it?
As i am not so much aware of internal android structure and till now i haven't face any such problem. So ...
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Is it possible to offer an affiliate program for your iOS or Android app?
Independent of the App Store or Google Play, is there a way to track where new downloads or paying customers came from? For example, if an app advertises my app in theirs - is there a way for me to ...
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Efficiently compute distance of location to POIs?
I want to write an android application that holds information where (climbing) rocks are located in a wider area. I want to display all rocks nearby my current location (say below 500m) and may be ...
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Creating Own Android Market
I wanted to know what is the process to create my own Android Market.
Previously I had created a separate Market for Apple using the APNS and MDM commands protocol. Wanted to know if Google provides ...
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.Net application on Android OS
I am Database Administrator, but now I need to know something about android applications.
I need to run an existing .Net application in Android Operating System, while surfing on the internet I came ...
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Can I set the IMEI of a blustacks virtual device?
Using an app "Get My IMEI" I was able to retrieve an invalid IMEI for my bluestack emulator however I can't see how I can change it.
The guys at XDA developers forum are talking about it, but it's an ...
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How to develop a login/register system for Android? [closed]
How would it be possible to develop a login/register system for Android?
I have 0 experience with Android or general network programming but I do have a server running MySQL and anything else I may ...
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Running Android Virtual Machine in Windows 8? [closed]
Is it possible to run Android Virtual Machine in Windows 8. I have been inactive in Android programming for quite a few month - during which time frame I upgraded my computer from Windows 7 to Windows ...
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Tool to administrate software projects [closed]
I'm an Android developer and on larger projects I tend to lose track on what happens where, what Activity is started from which other Activity, my class and variable names, the dependencies between ...
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I want to publish an android app, but I'm afraid of software patents
I wrote an application that helps you to save energy. Actually it is very simple. I check the current location of the phone and I make some changes to the configuration like "sound off, dark display, ...
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Pros and cons of sending data from android to php in string and/or json
I have seen some tutorials and some stackoverflow discussions on how to send data from android to php page. most of the cases i have seen people sending data in string format but returning in json ...
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Android coding standard [closed]
Can anyone give me the coding standards in android?
I have been referred to this resource:
http://source.android.com/source/code-style.html#limit-variable-scope
Can you confirm this the right link?
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Which GUI framework for a GUI newbie but expert C++ developer? [closed]
I have an API that streams short event messages for a human audience. I wish to display this in a beautiful dynamic display to users.
What GUI framework would work best with this data? I'm assuming ...
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Android & iPhone apps design methodologies [closed]
When designing mobile applications for iPhone and Android, I find it difficult to maintain the graphic resources for both platforms (ldpi, mdpi, hdpi, xhdpi, non-retina, retina). To simplify this ...
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Compile GPL-code into a JNI-capable shared library and use it in commercial software [closed]
I am developing an application for Android in JAVA which calls GPLed C-code via JNI.
I have modified & capsulated a GPL-software under a JNI-interface and compile it as a shared library (.so) ...
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“Public APIs are forever: Only one chance to get it right”?
In an OS book I just read that, "Public APIs are forever: Only one chance to get it right". Is it true? Is it applicable only in APIs of Operating Systems or other APIs too? For example, will this be ...
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Java Xml intraction in Android
I'm working on Android application development. There is a question that always comes to my mind that: How XML interacts with Java code?. I mean Button inside XML is a view, but Button inside Java is ...
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Why Android created emulator rather simulator?
From http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4544588/difference-between-iphone-simulator-and-android-emulator
The difference between emulators and simulators is that emulators mimic the software and ...
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Is tracking Android OS.Buid/Manufacturer info a privacy issue?
On the Android operating system details about the phone are available via the Android.OS.Build class. These details include things such as the phone manufacturer, model, version, etc. The customer may ...
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Handle invalid text on server or fix on client in Client-Server application
I have developed a protocol for a Client-Server application and developed it in conjunction with another developer. The client application at this moment is written for the mobile phone.
The ...
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What is the best way I can prepare for a career in computer programming, resume-wise? [closed]
I am a programmer graduating from high school. I'm planning to attend college to acquire a B.S. in comp sci. I've been looking at comp sci job offers and whatnot to plan for the future, but it seems ...
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What will be the better way for data retrieval on application that needs to handle limited amount of data?
Just moved this question from Stack Overflow. Since, adding my code snippets itself would make this question really long. Instead, I am pretty interested in knowing a better ways for data retrieval on ...
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Sync as paid feature [closed]
I'm finishing an management app for Android, which was based in a school project I made and as I'm wrapping this up, I'm thinking how I could sell it in Android.
The usage of this application ...
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Any good (free) ebook recommendations on Android Development? [closed]
I'm looking for a decent e-book about Android Development (preferably free) that I can flick through on the train and at work each day... any recommendations?
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Prerequisites for coding android apps? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a sequence to read through the Android developer site for a user new to Android?
I have electronics background I know C, C++. I want to develop apps for ...
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Realtime (almost) bidrectional communication in Java
I will explain the context of the problem first. For a University project I'm going to implement an Android application. The Android application (and others) will be able to send data to a remote ...
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Restrict access to backend
This might be one of those "not answerable" or "just opinions"-questions but I thought I'd give it a shot.
I'm developing an app with health care information with a friend who's a doctor. The basics ...
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What are the cons of using XML for GUI development? [closed]
I'm hoping this question fits within the scope of Programmers SE and that it's not too open ended.
I've always hated GUI design. I don't mean to offend anyone, but I've hated CSS/HTML, I've hated ...
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Is the meaning and usage of the term “ROM” different in different devices?
ROM - Read Only Memory
Does this term mean the memory which should only be read and not written to , or the memory which can only be read ?
"ROM in PC's and laptops are usually seperate chips in the ...
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Multi-platform Mobile Development?
So my question is this:
Is there any easy way for a single developer to release an app on iOS and Android?
I am a web developer that primarily plays in PHP, Node, Ruby, AS, and JS. I have dabbled a ...
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Unit Testing DatabaseOpenHelper class in Android
I've wrote several unit tests for already existing DatabaseOpenHelper class. I covered creation scenario and migration from old schema to new one. Unfortunately I don't fill that my tests are good. ...
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Proper workaround for multiple inheritence in Java (Android)
I have a conceptual problem with a proper implementation of code which seems require multiple inheritance, that would not be a problem in many OO languages, but as the project is for Android, there ...
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how to develop a common pool of functions? [closed]
I need to develop an application which runs on the web as well as on mobile platform. I want to make something like a directory where i hold my common functions in respect to web and mobile platform. ...
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What are the ways to start making actual/real-world programs using Java/C++ to excel my Programming Skills? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I improve my coding skills?
How I do become a better programmer as a junior developer
The programming that we learn at university is not that vast, like those ...
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Useful design patterns for working with FragmentManager on Android
When working with fragments, I have been using a class composed of static methods that define actions on fragments. For any given project, I might have a class called FragmentActions, which contains ...
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In which cases Robolectric is a relevant solution?
As you may now, Robolectric is a framework that provides stubs for Android objects, in order to make tests runnable outside the Dalvik environment.
My concern is that, by doing this, one can fake a ...
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Easy to use JSON Web Service Hosts?
I saw this being used by someone in a college class once and cannot find anything that is analogous to it. I am not sure if this is the right place to ask about something like this, but hopefully I ...
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Necessitas or Java for android application development [closed]
I'm a Qt/C++ developer for Windows and Linux. Now I need to switch to Android OS and program for this operating system. I'm wondering whether it is reasonable to stay with Qt and use Necessitas ...
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Can I use a project code which has New BSD license but uses a GPL license library?
I want to use the ICSOpenVpn project source code in my commercial application.
If we see the ICSOpenVpn project, it states that its license is New BSD but the libopenvpn.so library it uses is under ...
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How do people deal with Android fragmentation?
I've spent the past few years working on iOS apps, and I'm now giving some serious consideration to creating an Android port of one of my apps.
I'm sure that complaints about fragmentation are a ...
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Android Card Game Database for Deck Building
I am making a card game for Android where a player can choose from a selection of cards to build a deck that would contain around 60 cards. Currently, I have the entire database of cards created that ...
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Android Application(Client) and Server(C#.Net) Communication
I am confused which approach to choose - Poll (which waste battery), GCM or any other approach which suits best?
Scenario is: my client is Android and server is C#.Net. Server sends Invitation to ...
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Is it important to know C/C++ for Android development?
Is it possible to use only Java (without C++ /NDK) for building good, fast, beautiful Android apps (including 3D development)?
When I look for Android developer position requirements (vacancies), I ...
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Supporting early versions of Android
What policy do developers have when it comes to supporting earlier versions of Android? I still support , but this means that I am unable to use features such as the action bar. Over 40% of my users ...
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Is it required to start a business to sell Android Apps (US)?
I know you can sell apps using your own personal tax information, but what if there are several people working on the app? Our plan is to just have one of us register for the Google Merchant account ...
