Used to tag questions related to android programming and new development features. Android is a platform and complete development stack from the Operating System to the APIs. developer.android.com is a best site to learn about android development.
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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 implement gestures to a toolbar made from custom view in Android or is it recommended approach?
I would like to develop a re-usable component of horizontal Slidable tool bar.
I would like to try to develop a custom view instead of ActionBar.
My Custom-View extends VieGroup contains and custom ...
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What to do when request is sent to server and while waiting for response internet connectivity lost?
I am sending a huge amount of data to server. Now while I have sent the data and waiting for server response, suddenly my android device gets internet connection lost.
So what I used to do is, showing ...
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C# or Java for building app for Android [closed]
I wanted to build app for Android. I do not have any experience in coding. Some people said it is possible to build an app for Android using C# or Java. Which language should I choose?
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Can you help me understand this design pattern made by Java expert?
I inherited the project from a very experienced Java developer. The project is Android app and the guy who coded is is very experienced in coding regular Java apps. He introduced some file structures ...
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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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1answer
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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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Starting android Development [closed]
I am considering learning android development. I have some basic knowledge in C++. I downloaded the ADT plugin and eclipse. Now while starting from http://developers.android.com I see the codes were ...
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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 ...
