DroidTips Archive

  • Ever received an .apk attachment via gmail?  As an application reviewer, I most certainly have. For the longest I’ve wished I could directly open the .apk from gmail and install...

    Droidtip: Install e-mailed .apk files via tAttachApkInstaller

    Ever received an .apk attachment via gmail?  As an application reviewer, I most certainly have. For the longest I’ve wished I could directly open the .apk from gmail and install...

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  • It has come to my attention that there are HTC Droid Eris phonesets out there in the world that have yet to upgrade to Android 2.1.  This is plain unaccetable....

    Force Upgrade your HTC Droid Eris to 2.1

    It has come to my attention that there are HTC Droid Eris phonesets out there in the world that have yet to upgrade to Android 2.1.  This is plain unaccetable....

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  • Bear with me through a hypothetical for a second. Your friend has sent you a .zip file containing the code to his latest Android Application and he wants you to...

    Importing Source Code into an Android Project

    Bear with me through a hypothetical for a second. Your friend has sent you a .zip file containing the code to his latest Android Application and he wants you to...

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  • So you have a Motorola Droid (not to be confused with the Droid Eris or Droid Incredible… or the upcoming Droid bad-ass), and you’re wanting to make it do cooler...

    Installing Droidmod on Your Droid [Pre 2.1 (2.0.1.)]

    So you have a Motorola Droid (not to be confused with the Droid Eris or Droid Incredible… or the upcoming Droid bad-ass), and you’re wanting to make it do cooler...

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  • So your Android device has begun to act weirdly . . . you’re freaking out . . . what to do?  Have no fear; Droidweb is here with some troubleshooting...

    Troubleshooting Your Android Device

    So your Android device has begun to act weirdly . . . you’re freaking out . . . what to do?  Have no fear; Droidweb is here with some troubleshooting...

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  • Courtesy of AllDroid via Dark Reading. Want to get root access on your Motorola Droid device?  Then you’re in luck, thanks to an exploit on Android 2.0 and 2.01. The...

    How to manually install Android 2.0.1 and Root Your Motorola Droid

    Courtesy of AllDroid via Dark Reading. Want to get root access on your Motorola Droid device?  Then you’re in luck, thanks to an exploit on Android 2.0 and 2.01. The...

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  • Now that you’ve got your development environment setup, you need to be able to connect your Android powered device to your computer.  This will allow you to install .apk files...

    Controlling Your Android Device via ADB and a USB Connection

    Now that you’ve got your development environment setup, you need to be able to connect your Android powered device to your computer.  This will allow you to install .apk files...

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  • The newest buzz in the world of Android is the whole Google vs. Cyanogen business.  What’s going on?  Where do we go from here?  In the next few paragraphs, I...

    The Cyanogen Debacle: Where to From Now?

    The newest buzz in the world of Android is the whole Google vs. Cyanogen business.  What’s going on?  Where do we go from here?  In the next few paragraphs, I...

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  • This tutorial coming to you from 350 Nice Blog via Tactel US Developer Corner. Strangely, the Android framework does not include a widget which allows multiple selections in Preference Screens....

    Developer Tip #9: Enabling MultiChoice CheckBox Menus in Your Android Progra

    This tutorial coming to you from 350 Nice Blog via Tactel US Developer Corner. Strangely, the Android framework does not include a widget which allows multiple selections in Preference Screens....

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  • As a developer, I sometimes run into dead ends in doing simple things. One such situation was trying to get two emulators to directly communicate with each other. Following my...

    Developers Tip #7: Android Emulator Networking

    As a developer, I sometimes run into dead ends in doing simple things. One such situation was trying to get two emulators to directly communicate with each other. Following my...

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