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Continue with Java for pc or go to android? [on hold]

so I have been learning java from Deitel's learn java 9th edition. I am up to GUI's and a have a pretty good grasp on OOP etc. I want to go straight to the mobile app development scene, I believe I ...
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How to animate the opacity of android gridLayout?

Actually, I got a little problem while building my Android App. I want to create a mini-game in my app. It will works like this: At the begining an image appears then the app ask the user to ...
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Why does Android's Bundle API accept ArrayLists rather than Lists

I'm new to Android and while going through a tutorial on saving Activity state to a Bundle, I noticed that instead of accepting the more generic List interface, Bundle's put methods are expecting ...
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Benefits to using fragments in Android projects

I am learning Android programming and right now and i'm reading about fragments. I understand what fragments are, but either the tutorial is missing some steps or i'm missing something. So my question ...
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setSoftInputMode versus InputMethodManager

I have seen and used both of the methods to hide the on screen keyboard while coding Android: getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN); and: ...
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Android design advice - services & broadcast receivers

I'm in the process of learning the Android SDK and creating some projects to get a grasp on the system. The current project I'm working with works just fine but I'd like to get some advice about ...
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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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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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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 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 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 ...
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Does it make sense to use ORM in Android development?

Does it make sense to use an ORM in Android development or is the framework optimized for a tighter coupling between the UI and the DB layer? Background: I've just started with Android development, ...
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Do I need an IDE to develop Android apps?

After reading some articles on Google, I decided to start working on Android apps since it's an open source platform from Google. So I wanted to create some apps.I have Android 2.2 Os So I just ...
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What skills does it take to develop an Android app? [closed]

What knowledge does it take to develop an Android app? How easy is it to publish one in the app market? I was thinking of trying one once I have a more firm grasp on Java. What skills should I ...
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What I miss from not diving into Android world? [closed]

Nowadays you hear the word Android even from your mom (as a big feature of her new-bought cell phone), and you see its ads on many websites. I'm a web developer, from Windows application development ...