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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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In Android, is there any reason to set up a content provider for a local database?
I have an android application with a custom content provider set up to load data asychonously. The database is a local file so I'm not sure if I needed to set up a content provider at all. Sometimes I ...
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Syncing chat on android device with web application
I am trying to make a chat application in android. Just a one on one chat. However I also want the chat to be synced with the web app that runs on the browser. I am confused about how to go about it. ...
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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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using dbus on Android
I would like to know if it is possible to use DBUS on Android using Java. From what I have been searching till now it appears like there is no DBUS programming support on Android. But then bluetooth ...
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Capturing mobile device system (output) audio
I'm trying to figure out a way to capture the system audio of an Android and/or Windows Phone. The idea is to provide a stream based on the music I'm currently playing on my phone.
What I'm not sure ...
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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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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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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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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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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 ...
