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NFC Programming in Android
By Chunyen Liu
| Article Published March 25, 2013
Learn the key aspects of Near Field Communication (NFC) in Android development.
Tags : radio frequency identification, Android, RFID, NFC, near field communication
Connecting Your Android Device to Eclipse
By Jessica Thornsby
| Article Published February 18, 2013
The Android Emulator is a useful tool for previewing your mobile app, but it can never give you the same experience as running and debugging your app on a real device.
Tags : Android development, Android, Eclipse
How to Build Mobile Apps with Android Sensors
By Keith Vance
| Article Published January 28, 2013
Android sensors are a great way to make Android developed applications smart.
Tags : Android, Android App development, sensor support, mobile apps
Mastering Eclipse Content Assist for Android
By Jessica Thornsby
| Article Published September 26, 2012
Eclipse Content Assist for Android can significantly speed up Android app development -- if you understand how to use the function correctly.
Tags : Eclipse, Android
Supercharge Your Slow Android Emulator
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published August 29, 2012
The Android emulator has traditionally been a necessary but frustratingly slow tool for Android developers. Learn how you can boost your Android emulator speed to real device performance levels -- or even faster.
Tags : emulation, Android, testing
Feds Shut Down Android App Pirates
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published August 22, 2012
For the first time ever, the FBI has seized three domains because of alleged mobile app copyright infringement.
Tags : piracy, Android, apps, mobile development, FBI, Justice Department
Survey Hints That Android Tablets Could Become More Popular Than iPads
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published August 07, 2012
IT pros say their next tablet will run Android, not iOS.
Tags : survey, mobile development, iPad, Android, tablet
"Middle Class" App Developers Are Earning More
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published August 01, 2012
Apps that aren't on top 100 charts are accounting for a higher percentage of revenue.
Tags : Android, app development, mobile development, IOS, revenue
New Google Play Policy Hopes to Eliminate Copycat Apps
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published August 01, 2012
The new Android developer policy also includes provisions regarding email, billing and in-app ads.
Tags : Google Play, mobile development, Android, policies
Report: Android U.S. Market Share Drops 5 Percent
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 30, 2012
Strategy Analytics says the mobile platform may have reached its peak.
Tags : market share, smartphone, Android, IOS
Developer Releases of Android and iOS Attract Equal Attention
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 30, 2012
An analyst firm believes Android developer interest could eventually surpass iOS interest.
Tags : mobile development, developers, downloads, IOS, Android
Apple Continues to Fight for the App Store Name
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 27, 2012
The company is demanding more evidence in its trademark battle with Amazon.
Tags : Amazon, appstore, Apple, trademark, lawsuit, app store, Android
The Secrets to Making Money on the Amazon Appstore
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 26, 2012
More expensive in-app purchases are more popular than cheaper ones.
Tags : in-app billing, Amazon Appstore, mobile development, Android
Survey: iOS Has the Lead in Mobile Enterprise Application Development
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 24, 2012
Developers are "cautiously optimistic" about Windows 8.
Tags : enterprise development, apps, mobile development, Android, IOS, IDC, survey, cloud computing, Windows 8, Appcelerator
iOS Apps Command Higher Ad Rates Than Android Apps
By Datamation.com Staff
| Article Published July 23, 2012
Apple's platform continues to be very lucrative for developers.
Tags : apps, Google, Android, Apple, IOS, mobile development
See What You Missed at I/O
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 11, 2012
Google has posted online videos from its developer event.
Tags : I/O, videos, Android, Google, mobile development
.NET Development (Mono) for Android
By Paul Ferrill
| Article Published July 05, 2012
The recent release of Mono for Android 4.2 brings with it new support for building a user interface (UI) in the form of the Xamarin Designer. Paul Ferrill reviews both MonoDevelop and Visual Studio 2010 on 32- and 64-bit Windows 7.
Tags : Mono, mobile, Android, .NET
Adobe Won't Make a Flash Player for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 02, 2012
Flash is all but dead on mobile platforms.
Tags : Android, Adobe, Flash, Jelly Bean, HTML5
What Was New for Developers at the Google I/O Keynote
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published June 28, 2012
Google unveiled the next version of Android, updates to Google Play, a new tablet and Nexus Q for TV.
Tags : Google, I/O, tablet, developers, Android, Jelly Bean, Nexus Q, Nexus 7
Multi-Platform Mobile Developers Prefer iOS
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published June 20, 2012
Survey finds that developers believe they will make more with Apple's platform than with Android.
Tags : survey, IOS, Android, apps, mobile development
Developers Still Building Twice as Many iOS Apps as Android Apps
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published June 08, 2012
Concerns about fragmentation and low money-making potential keep many developers away from Android.
Tags : IOS, Apple, mobile development, fragmentation, Google, Android, apps
Report: Top Apps Publish on Multiple Platforms
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published June 04, 2012
About a third of iOS apps are also available for Android.
Tags : IOS, Android, mobile development, app development
Why Don't Android Apps Look As Good as iOS Apps?
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published April 30, 2012
Fragmentation and poor documentation are part of the problem for Android.
Tags : mobile development, IOS, Android, apps
Can You Copyright a Programming Language?
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published April 16, 2012
Google says no; Oracle says yes.
Tags : Java, Google, Android, programming language, Oracle
RIM Shuts Down Android App Sideloading on the PlayBook
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published April 09, 2012
The move should help combat app piracy.
Tags : apps, Google Play, RIM Playbook, Android
Android Users Sue Over App Refund Policies
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published March 16, 2012
Plaintiffs say that 15 minutes isn't enough time to discover if an app is faulty.
Tags : Google, lawsuit, Android
Android Also Gives Devs Access to User Photos
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published March 02, 2012
Any Android app with permission to access the Internet can secretly copy users' photos.
Tags : Android, mobile development
iOS Apps Crash More Often Android Apps, Study Says
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published February 07, 2012
A new study flies in the face of the conventional wisdom about the stability of mobile development platforms.
Tags : IOS, Android, apps, mobile development
Writing Native Android Code: NDK vs. RenderScript
By Shane Conder & Lauren Darcey
| Article Published February 07, 2012
You're creating an Android app to run code natively. You can use the Native Development Kit or RenderScript. Choose wisely.
Tags : Android, C++, Android App development
Create Your Own Android Live Wallpaper
By Shane Conder & Lauren Darcey
| Article Published January 25, 2012
With a little RenderScript and some helper files from the Android Open Source Project, you can create a dazzling Android live wallpaper.
Tags : Android, Android development
Report: Android to Become Mobile Development Platform of Choice
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published January 24, 2012
Most devs will write apps for more than one mobile OS.
Tags : Android, mobile development
Android Developers Get a Style Guide
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published January 16, 2012
Google launches a new website aimed at improving the design of Android apps.
Tags : Android, mobile development
Google Launches Android Training Program
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published December 16, 2011
The online course materials are designed to help mobile developers create better apps.
Tags : mobile development skills, Android
Flurry: Developers Making 3x More iOS Apps than Android Apps
By Cynthia Harvey
| Article Published December 14, 2011
Even though Android has more users, devs earn more off iOS apps.
Tags : IOS, mobile app developer, Android
Exploring the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android
By Vipul Patel
| Article Published November 28, 2011
Microsoft is working hard to improve adoption of its cloud computing platform. To tap into non-Windows markets, it has released toolkits for both iOS and Android. In this article, we explore the offerings of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android.
Tags : Android, Windows Azure Toolkit, tutorial, Windows Azure
Google Open Sources Ice Cream Sandwich Code
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published November 15, 2011
The Honeycomb source code is also now available for download.
Tags : Android
Free eBook: Android App Development from A to Z
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published November 10, 2011
Discover how to start developing for the Android platform with this free comprehensive guide, which provides a complete reference for the Android platform as well as a step-by-step guide for building your first Android application. Download Now!
Tags : Android
Android Intents: Developer Best Practices for App Integration
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published October 24, 2011
Android intents are the foundation for the powerful application integration system that helps set Android apart from competing platforms.
Tags : android apps, Android, Android App development
Enable a Fingerprint Scanner for Android on the Motorola ATRIX 4G
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published September 26, 2011
Motorola recently released a special API that Android developers can use to integrate the ATRIX fingerprint reader into their Android apps. Learn how to use it!
Tags : Android App development, Android, fingerprint readers
Google Offers Ice Cream Sandwich Guidance
By Cynthia Harvey
| Article Published September 22, 2011
Developers can start getting ready for the next version of Android.
Tags : Android SDK, Android development, Android
A Crash Course in Android Web Applications
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published September 06, 2011
Web developers can tailor the user experiences for Android, who generally consume web content on small screens, slower cellular networks, and resource constrained devices.
Tags : Android, mobile web development
Exploring Android SDK Support for SIP
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published August 30, 2011
Android developers can now write exciting new softphone applications using Android SIP APIs. Find out what the SIP APIs can do, how they work, and which devices support them.  
Tags : Android, SIP
Building Android Apps with Scala
By Cynthia Harvey
| Article Published August 29, 2011
The Scala programming language provides Android developers with a good alternative to Java and C++.
Tags : Android, Scala
Linus Torvalds' Take on Android
By Cynthia Harvey
| Article Published August 19, 2011
The Linux creator says that Android and Linux will eventually "come together."
Tags : Linus Torvalds, Android
Getting Started with JUnit on Android
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published August 16, 2011
JUnit is a great unit testing platform for Java applications and now it offers special APIs for Android developers. Learn how to get started with JUnit on Android.
Tags : Unit Testing, Android
Majority of Android Devs Have 100+ Apps
By Cynthia Harvey
| Article Published August 11, 2011
iPhone and iPad developers are more likely to have created fewer apps.
Tags : Android
Android Developers Say Google Isn't Paying What It Owes
By Cynthia Harvey
| Article Published August 04, 2011
Google says it is looking into the problem.
Tags : Android
Android Application Testing: An Overview
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published August 02, 2011
Explore the quality assurance options in the Android SDK's testing tools and APIs.
Tags : Android
The Android Emulator Survival Guide
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published July 26, 2011
The Android emulator is an essential tool for app developers. Learn how to use it effectively to develop and test your applications.
Tags : Android
More Freelance Projects Available for Android Developers
By Cynthia Harvey
| Article Published July 14, 2011
Freelance.com says Android and iPhone postings are up, but Blackberry projects are decreasing.
Tags : jobs, Android
Create Flexible Android UIs with Fragments
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published June 06, 2011
The Android Fragment API enables developers to create flexible user interfaces for different screen sizes and provide screen workflow alternatives. Learn how to use this API.
Tags : UI, Android
BlueStacks New Hypervisor Allows Google Android apps to Run on Windows
By Mike Houghton
| Article Published June 05, 2011
BlueStacks, a start-up company created back in March of 2008, releases a new product allowing Android apps to run on PCs.
Tags : Android, Windows, hypervisor
Android Hardware: Developing for the Galaxy Tab
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published May 31, 2011
The line-up of Samsung Galaxy Tabs introduce many development opportunities. Learn how to target this diverse set of devices for fun and profit.
Tags : Galaxy Tab, Android
App Discovery Is Google's Biggest Problem Right Now
By Mike Houghton
| Article Published May 16, 2011
The Android OS has seen massive growth over the past three years, managing this growth has become a massive issue for Google.
Tags : Android
Top 7 Android Accessibility Features
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published May 16, 2011
Accessibility is often one of the first casualties of rapid release schedules. Android, however, has broad support for accessibility. Learn about the top accessibility features of the Android SDK.
Tags : accessibility, Android
Azure Toolkits Coming for Mobile Devices
By Stuart J. Johnston
| Article Published May 09, 2011
Microsoft releases toolkits to help Windows Phone, iPhone, and Android developers create apps that work with its Windows Azure cloud services.
Tags : Azure, iPhone, Windows 7 Phone, Android
Google Rolls Out Talk Video Chat to Android
By Mike Houghton
| Article Published May 03, 2011
Android 2.3 and higher devices to recieve the latest Voice and Chat endeavor by Google.
Tags : Android, Google, chat
Add Text-To-Speech and Speech Recognition to Your Android Applications
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published April 29, 2011
Incorporate Android text-to-speech and speech recognition features to make your Android applications accessible to many more users.  
Tags : Android, speech recognition, speech-to-text
Where to Sell Your Android Killer App
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published April 19, 2011
Learn about the most popular publishing channels to get your killer Android applications in front of consumers.
Tags : Android, app stores, Android Market
10 Must-Have Android Tools for Developers
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published April 08, 2011
The Android SDK ships with dozens of tools. These 10 are the most important for Android developers to know.
Tags : Eclipse, Android
Novell Mono Port Brings .NET to Android
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published April 07, 2011
Mono for Android adds a new mobile target for .NET developers.
Tags : Mono, .NET, Android
Google Extends Honeycomb API to Combat Android Fragmentation
By Michelle Megna
| Article Published March 07, 2011
With the updated Fragmentation API in its Android 3.0 release, Google allows developers to create backwards compatible Android applications that can run on tablets and smartphones.
Tags : Android, Honeycomb
Android Development 101: Tools Review of Android SDK
By Chris Bennett
| Article Published February 25, 2011
Chris Bennett demonstrates the Android development tools provided with the Google Android SDK in this concise video.
Tags : Android, SDK
Protect Your Android Applications from Software Piracy
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published February 24, 2011
With ProGuard support in the Eclipse ADT plugin, Android developers can maintain a level of protection in their Android application code.
Tags : obfuscation, Android
Google Says Android Gingerbread and Honeycomb to Be Merged
By Keith Vance
| Article Published February 23, 2011
The differences between Gingerbread and Honeycomb are not grand. The name for the new Android was not announced, but rumors suggest "Ice cream."
Tags : Honeycomb, Android, Gingerbread
Managing Battery Life for Android Devices: Tips for Users and Developers
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published February 16, 2011
Here are techniques for Android device users to lengthen battery life and for Android developers to ensure their applications manage power efficiently.
Tags : Android
Android Builders Summit 2011
By Keith Vance
| Article Published February 16, 2011
The Android Builders Summit provides an intimate forum for collaboration at the systems level and discussion of core issues and opportunities when designing Android devices.
Tags : Android
The Pros and Cons of Writing to Different Android SDKs
By Lauren Darcey & Shane Conder
| Article Published February 08, 2011
Choosing which Android SDKs your application will support is a decision with far-reaching ramifications.
Tags : Android
Spring Android: Bringing Spring Components to Your Android Apps
By Chris King
| Article Published February 02, 2011
Spring Android helps unify the worlds of enterprise and Android development, offering a simple framework for accessing RESTful resources.
Tags : Spring, Android
Linux Foundation Announces Android and MeeGo Development Courses
By Keith Vance
| Article Published February 01, 2011
To help fill demand for Linux-based smartphone and tablet developers, The Linux Foundation is offering six training courses on Android and MeeGo.
Tags : Linux, MeeGo, Android, training
Android Development 101: 'Hello World' in Four Minutes Flat
By Chris Bennett
| Article Published January 31, 2011
In this four-minute episode of the Android Development 101 video series, Chris Bennett demonstrates how to create your first Android 'Hello World' application.
Tags : Android
Google Forks Android with Tablet-specific Offering
By Keith Vance
| Article Published January 27, 2011
Android 3.0 Honeycomb is designed specifically for tablets.
Tags : tablet computing, Android
Motorola Unveils New Android Devices at CES
By Keith Vance
| Article Published January 06, 2011
At the Consumer Electronics Show this year Motorola announced four new Android devices including the Xoom tablet, Droid Bionic, Cliq 2 and the Atrix smartphone.
Tags : Droid, CES, Android
Android Users Angry About 6-month-old Texting Bug
By Keith Vance
| Article Published January 04, 2011
An Android bug first reported in June 2010 causes Android to send text messages randomly to the wrong recipient. It's still not fixed.
Tags : bugs, Android
Open Source Android Closing Gap on Apple's iOS
By Keith Vance
| Article Published January 03, 2011
Both Apple and Android are gaining market share while BlackBerry continues to lose, but open source Android appears to be gaining ground on Apple's iOS.
Tags : smartphone OS, IOS, Android
Android Is Closer to Windows Phone 7 Than Developers May Think
By Glen Kunene
| Article Published December 01, 2010
The differences between Android and Windows Phone 7 are mostly skin deep, so enterprising Android developers can port their current apps over to Windows Phone 7.
Tags : Java, Android, Windows Phone 7, C#
The 9 Most Anticipated Features in Android Gingerbread 2.3
By Keith Vance
| Article Published November 22, 2010
What features will Android application developers need to support in version 2.3, aka Gingerbread? Here are the nine most anticipated features the rumor mill expects to be included.
Tags : Android
Google to Oracle: If Android Violates Copyright, It's Not Our Fault
By Keith Vance
| Article Published November 15, 2010
If anyone violated anybody's copyrights, Google says it must have been a third-party because they have no idea what Oracle's talking about.
Tags : Google, Android, Oracle
Samsung Releases Galaxy Tab's Open Source Code
By Keith Vance
| Article Published November 15, 2010
Embracing the ideals of open source software development, Samsung has made Galaxy Tab's source code available for download.
Tags : Android, Samsung, tablet PC
Security Experts Find 359 Defects in Android Kernel
By Keith Vance
| Article Published November 04, 2010
Despite the number of bugs, this security audit of Android is good news for Google and potentially for open source software.
Tags : Android, security, vulnerabilities
Apple Hurls Patent Lawsuit at Motorola Over Android
By Keith Vance
| Article Published November 01, 2010
The patent war continues with Apple leveling a patent lawsuit against Motorola and its Android devices.
Tags : patent infringement, Apple, Motorola, Android
Matt Asay Says Microsoft Open Source Threats Will Fail
By Keith Vance
| Article Published October 29, 2010
Matt Asay warns Microsoft against continuing the company's current strategy of threatening lawsuits to crush open source software.
Tags : Google, Microsoft, Android, open source
Build Your First PHP for Android Application
By Keith Vance
| Article Published September 20, 2010
Getting started with PHP for Android and the Scripting Layer for Android is easy with this step-by-step guide, complete with a demo application.
Tags : PHP, Android
Working with NinePatch Stretchable Graphics in Android
By Lauren Darcey
| Article Published June 22, 2010
NinePatch graphics are an indispensable tool for Android developers looking to support the variety of device screen sizes and orientations.
Tags : Mobile tools, Android, graphics
Android 2.2 and Its Previous Versions: A Sweet Developer Review
By Lauren Darcey
| Article Published May 28, 2010
Two veteran mobile app developers compare Android 2.2 (aka Froyo) with older versions and highlight the areas where the platform has grown the most.
Tags : mobile platform, mobile, Android 2.2, Android, Android Marketplace
Top 10 Android 2.2 Features Developers Can't Wait to Use
By Lauren Darcey
| Article Published May 24, 2010
Android 2.2 (Froyo) provides developers with some much-anticipated features for a minor SDK release. Here are the top ten features developers cannot wait to get their hands on.
Tags : Android Marketplace, Android, android apps, Android 2.2
An Android Developer's Top 10 Gripes
By Chris Haseman
| Article Published January 11, 2010
A veteran mobile application developer vents his frustration with a list of 10 things he loves to hate about Android.
Tags : open source, fragmentation, Google, mobile developer, Android
Implement Automatic Discovery in Your Java Code with Annotations
By Jason Morris
| Article Published December 16, 2009
Learn how to use Java annotations to discover code automatically at runtime with a ServiceLoader. This useful technique will make your life easier.
Tags : open source, Google, Device, Android, fragmentation
Working with Images in Your Android App Development
By Chunyen Liu
| Article Published May 21, 2008
Google's new mobile platform, Android, has become increasingly popular among developers even without hardware available on the market yet. Discover where to get the right software APIs and documentation as well as what technologies are supported. Then, you will focus on the technologies for images by working through an example.
Tags : Android App development, Android
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