When you think about an app that lets you voice and video chat with your friends over an Internet connection, Skype undoubtedly comes to mind. The service gained popularity on…
When you think about an app that lets you voice and video chat with your friends over an Internet connection, Skype undoubtedly comes to mind. The service gained popularity on…
User interface has become more and more important as mobile applications become more and more advanced. Android as a platform provides a great GUI toolkit for Android developers to use…
Most of the time, note-taking is an urgent, spur-of-the-moment activity that demands a fast and efficient approach. For this, a smartphone app has to be simple enough so that the…
Lesson 7: Develop Apps with Eclipse Although it’s not too demanding to develop simple Android apps (e.g., Lesson 3’s W2A app) at the command line, you will probably find it…
The great thing about the Android OS is that there’s no limit to how far it can be customized. LauncherPro is one of several launchers available on the Android Market that can change the look and functionality of your homescreens and app drawer. Let’s have a closer look and see what makes it a winner.
Lesson 6: Install and Run Your First App Lesson 3 introduced you to an app named W2A and showed you how to build this app. Now that you’ve learned to…
In March 2012, Google made a bold move with the creation of a new digital content service called Google Play. Google Play combines the Android Market, Google Music, Google Movies, and Google books into one service which can be accessed from the web and from any Android-powered device. However, they will still have to go a long way to ensure current users that Google Play is more than the sum of its parts.
Lesson 5: Launching the Android Virtual Device An Android Virtual Device (AVD) is a device configuration that is run within the Android emulator. It works with the emulator to provide…
Camera ZOOM FX is just one of several photography apps for the Android operating system, but it does a lot more than just add filters to photos. Let’s take a closer look and see what really makes this app shine.
When Instagram first launched in October 2010, it was an instant success. Their popularity has largely been because of their vibrant community of iOS users. Now Android users can join in the photo-sharing fun with the recently launched Instagram app available on Google Play. Let’s take a look and see how Instagram on Android works.
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