developer tips Archive

  • Developers rejoice! One of my favorite Android libraries to date has recently been upgraded to becoming evenmore awesome than before. Jake Wharton’s ActionBarSherlock library has been updated! ActionBarSherlock is an...

    ActionBarSherlock Compatibility Library upgraded to v. 3.5.0

    Developers rejoice! One of my favorite Android libraries to date has recently been upgraded to becoming evenmore awesome than before. Jake Wharton’s ActionBarSherlock library has been updated! ActionBarSherlock is an...

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  • In Part One of Starting Android Development, we discussed setting up your project in Eclipse.  Now it’s time to explain exactly what’s going on and how Android development works.  This...

    Starting Android Development Part 2: Project Structure

    In Part One of Starting Android Development, we discussed setting up your project in Eclipse.  Now it’s time to explain exactly what’s going on and how Android development works.  This...

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  • So, you’ve got an Android Device.  You’ve got the SDK set up.  Now what?  In the next few posts, I’m going to walk you though creating your very own Android...

    Starting Android Development Part 1: Setting Up a Project in Eclipse

    So, you’ve got an Android Device.  You’ve got the SDK set up.  Now what?  In the next few posts, I’m going to walk you though creating your very own Android...

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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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  • 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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