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Tag: Android
Adapting to Empty Views
Android has a pretty flexible framework for displaying data from a database, array, or other list structure using classes called Adapters. There are plenty of great tutorials...
9-Patches Explained
One of Android's most well-known points to consider in application development is the requirement to support a variety of different screen sizes and orientations in an...
Android Layout Relationships
Developing UI layouts for Android is an experience unlike any other. I have developed for both desktop and mobile on a variety of platforms, and the XML structure that Android...
Android Lifecycle Callbacks
I hear people say a lot that the lifecycle callback functions in an Android Activity are confusing. Their names address the events that can occur from a memory management...
Editorial: Your Reviews May Be Hurting You
Normally I target developers in my posts, but today I had a special message that I wanted to send out to the user community. I've noticed a trend over the past year that...
Android Dialog, or is it?
We're all familiar with the concept of providing a temporary modal view to the user in an application for the purposes of notification or basic data entry. In the Android...
Editorial: Why Android Deserves Your Attention
I've read an increasing number of articles on the web recently from people who fervently believe that the Android platform is dead before it ever really got started. The...
Android Layouts Supporting Orientation
It's been my experience that most developers don't want to deal with screen rotation in their applications. They will either specifically code the app not to respond to...
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