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  • 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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  • Let’s be honest.  Sometimes creating icons for you Android Application can be a bit tedious.  There are three different resolutions you have to shoot for (mdpi, ldpi, and hdpi), and...

    Create Icons for your Application using Android Asset Studio

    Let’s be honest.  Sometimes creating icons for you Android Application can be a bit tedious.  There are three different resolutions you have to shoot for (mdpi, ldpi, and hdpi), and...

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  • Here’s an interesting powerpoint presentation series I’ve been watching lately that thoroughly covers Android from the bottom up. Ranging from 30 min presentations to 90 min sessions, these presentations are...

    Android Builders Summit Presentations

    Here’s an interesting powerpoint presentation series I’ve been watching lately that thoroughly covers Android from the bottom up. Ranging from 30 min presentations to 90 min sessions, these presentations are...

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  • Android development is partially about having a set of tools in your UI toolbox that you bring out when appropriate in the design and implementation phases of the project.  I’m...

    Implement a SwipeView in Android

    Android development is partially about having a set of tools in your UI toolbox that you bring out when appropriate in the design and implementation phases of the project.  I’m...

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  • Now that we’ve got some planning underway, let’s get to work.  The first piece is the homescreen of the app.  Let’s take a look at that mock-up we drew earlier:...

    Introduction to Android Application Development Part 2: Homescreen Layout Design

    Now that we’ve got some planning underway, let’s get to work.  The first piece is the homescreen of the app.  Let’s take a look at that mock-up we drew earlier:...

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  • development, android, planning, tutorial, HGI Many people ask me how to get started in Android application development. As a result, I’ve always wanted to write a tutorial for Android beginners to help them accomplish that. ...

    Introduction to Android Application Development Part 1: Planning

    development, android, planning, tutorial, HGI Many people ask me how to get started in Android application development. As a result, I’ve always wanted to write a tutorial for Android beginners to help them accomplish that. ...

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  • At Google I/O today, Android 2.2 (FroYo) was announced. News about the software and its features have been leaking for a little while now, so the move came as no...

    Android 2.2 Annoucned at Google I/O: What it Means for You

    At Google I/O today, Android 2.2 (FroYo) was announced. News about the software and its features have been leaking for a little while now, so the move came as no...

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  • As promised, here’s part two of my coverage on layouts in Android.  Lets pick up where we left off, namely we just created a main.xml file for layout of our...

    Starting Android Development Part 3: Layout Tutorial 2

    As promised, here’s part two of my coverage on layouts in Android.  Lets pick up where we left off, namely we just created a main.xml file for layout of our...

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  • Now that I’ve bored you to death with details about how Android programming works, lets actually put something together, shall we?  This post will deal mainly with creating layouts in...

    Starting Android Development Part 3: Layout Tutorial 1

    Now that I’ve bored you to death with details about how Android programming works, lets actually put something together, shall we?  This post will deal mainly with creating layouts in...

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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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