Android Design Anti-Patterns and Common Pitfalls
Designing for mobile is as much about meeting user expectation as it is about screen sizes. Joyce looks at the most common Android design anti-patterns.
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Bluetooth Beacon Enabled Apps with BlueCats and PhoneGap
Patrick Catanzariti explains how to bring in BLE beacon functionality to a mobile app using BlueCats and PhoneGap.
How to Test for Internet Explorer on Android, iOS, and Mac OS X
Microsoft's Rey Bango explains how to test for Internet Explorer using the devices you have, from Android to iOS to Mac OS X.
Push your Drupal Site’s Events to your Phone with Pushover
A tutorial by Danny Sipos on pushing the status/events of your website to your phone by means of a service/app called Pushover
Using Android’s Content Providers to Manage App Data
Content Providers in Android help you manage App Data through a central repository of data. Aldo Ziflaj demonstrates how to use them with a ToDo App.
Android L: Developers Enjoy Unprecedented Freedom
The forthcoming iteration of Android has developers excited. Not just an update, L is a foundation on which Google plans to continue building in the future.
Google I/O 2014 Roundup
Google I/O 2014 has wrapped up, what do the latest round of announcements mean for developers? We take a quick look.
No Sloppy Seconds: 4 Android UX Design Tips
The biggest pitfall many developers fall into is designing for iOS and porting their apps. Read our four UX tips on how to design properly for Android.
A Brief Guide to Rooting Android
Our guide to rooting your Android device to enable you to perform any administrative action and have full control of your phone or tablet.
Hands On with the Android Wear Developer SDK
Hands on with the Android Wear Developer SDK, Google's tools for creating wearable experiences for existing apps that may appear on Android wearables.
Localizing Android Apps
Learn how to localize your android app for language, screen orientation and much more.
Scheduling Background Tasks in Android
An introductory guide on how to schedule background tasks in Android app development.
Better User Interfaces with the Android Action Bar
This article shows how the Android Action Bar can be used to help create elegant user interfaces.
5 App Best Replacements for Your Smartphone’s Calendar
In this article, here are the 5 best calendar apps for the year 2014.
What’s New in Chrome 28
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Build Menus in Android with Java and XML: Introduction
The menus can be defined as resources in XML files, which makes it very easy for us to change the menu items if needed.
Understanding the Life Cycle of Activities in Android
An Android activity goes through several different states during its lifetime. Understanding the states and the events will help you to code your app in a more efficient, responsive way for your users.
An Interview With The Co-founder of TheAppBuilder
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Mobile Security Showdown: Android vs. iPhone
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Mastering Database Storage and Retrieval in Android
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Achieve Work/Life Balance on Your Android Phone with Divide
Divide allows any business to allow their employees to manage their business activities in a secure window on virtually any Android device.
6 of the Best Free Web Development Apps for Android
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Master Mobile-Friendly Image Manipulation: Emboss Images Using Android’s Renderscript API
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X-plore Dual Pane File Manager for Google Android
You may already have a file manager on your Android device, but X-plore File Manager by Lonely Cat Games is likely much more robust.
Parse StackMob and Kinvey at WAR
Comparing the BaaS providers: Parse, StackMob, Kinvey on their offerings. Helping you choose one for your next app
Store User Data Using Simple Text Files and APIs in Android
Android APIs provide good support for developers who want to share persistent data between two different sessions of an Android application.
Auto Memory Manager: The Smart Task Killer for Android
With Auto Memory Manager, this process is automated. When the available memory falls behind defined thresholds, it will start closing apps.
Five Fortune 500 Companies With Superb Mobile Apps
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Create Beautiful Collages With Photo Grid for Android
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Understanding and Utilizing Threads in Android
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