DroidTips Archive

  • Here’s a little low-level tutorial that I think will make your lives easier.  What the use in enabling your SD card in a development environment, if you don’t know how...

    Developer Tip #6: Programmatically Reading and Writing From SD Card

    Here’s a little low-level tutorial that I think will make your lives easier.  What the use in enabling your SD card in a development environment, if you don’t know how...

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  • Recently I’ve been working on an application that makes use of a user’s contact book.  While it is simple to download the application to my physical device and test it...

    Developer Tip #5: Sync Sample Address Book in Android Simulator

    Recently I’ve been working on an application that makes use of a user’s contact book.  While it is simple to download the application to my physical device and test it...

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  • I’ve had my Android Developers Phone almost since they first came out, so I’ve been carrying around my G1 for approximately 7 months now, which is longer than I can...

    DroidTips #5: Tips for enjoying your Android Device

    I’ve had my Android Developers Phone almost since they first came out, so I’ve been carrying around my G1 for approximately 7 months now, which is longer than I can...

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  • Here’s something that’s come up recent for me as a developer.  How do you emulate a SD card on a emulator.  Since the upgrade to SDK version 1.5, this has...

    Developer Tip #4: Enabling SD Card on Emulator

    Here’s something that’s come up recent for me as a developer.  How do you emulate a SD card on a emulator.  Since the upgrade to SDK version 1.5, this has...

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  • Personally I am a music finatic.  I have to keep my music wherever I go, hence why I have large collections of music on my work computer / my portable...

    DroidTip #4: Syncing Music to Android Device

    Personally I am a music finatic.  I have to keep my music wherever I go, hence why I have large collections of music on my work computer / my portable...

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  • Being an Android develop myself, I know developers want to drive as much traffic as possible to their application. In an attempt to help with this, I shall share some...

    Developer Tip #3: Effectively Publicize your Android Apps

    Being an Android develop myself, I know developers want to drive as much traffic as possible to their application. In an attempt to help with this, I shall share some...

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  • If you have an ADP1 phone and are ready to upgrade to the new 1.5 update, now’s your chance. HTC has explicit instructions on their website on how to upgrade...

    Cupcake update ready for ADP1 Phones

    If you have an ADP1 phone and are ready to upgrade to the new 1.5 update, now’s your chance. HTC has explicit instructions on their website on how to upgrade...

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  • I like music.  So much so that I have several playlists linked to my left-most Desktop.  When I wanted to consolidate and save Desktop space (sorry Flashlight app… I don’t...

    DroidTip #2: Rename Folders

    I like music.  So much so that I have several playlists linked to my left-most Desktop.  When I wanted to consolidate and save Desktop space (sorry Flashlight app… I don’t...

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