Used to tag questions related to android programming and new development features. Android is a platform and complete development stack from the Operating System to the APIs. developer.android.com is a best site to learn about android development.
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Is there a sequence to read through the Android developer site for a user new to Android?
To summarize: I can buy a book, people say "Just read the developer site", I like to be spoon-fed the early learning piece for a technology, what path through the developer site will give me that ...
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2answers
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Does it make sense to use ORM in Android development?
Does it make sense to use an ORM in Android development or is the framework optimized for a tighter coupling between the UI and the DB layer?
Background: I've just started with Android development, ...
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2answers
497 views
How do people deal with Android fragmentation?
I've spent the past few years working on iOS apps, and I'm now giving some serious consideration to creating an Android port of one of my apps.
I'm sure that complaints about fragmentation are a ...
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6answers
4k views
Do I need an IDE to develop Android apps?
After reading some articles on Google, I decided to start working on Android apps since it's an open source platform from Google.
So I wanted to create some apps.I have Android 2.2 Os So I just ...
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2answers
324 views
Is it required to start a business to sell Android Apps (US)?
I know you can sell apps using your own personal tax information, but what if there are several people working on the app? Our plan is to just have one of us register for the Google Merchant account ...
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5answers
8k views
What skills does it take to develop an Android app?
What knowledge does it take to develop an Android app?
How easy is it to publish one in the app market?
I was thinking of trying one once I have a more firm grasp on Java. What skills should I ...
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2answers
341 views
Android: Not able to experiment on own?
I have just started learning Android App Development a few days ago, with prior knowledge of C/C++, HTML and CSS.
This is the situation I am facing Repeatedly:
I am learning from a Video Tutorial ...
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4answers
222 views
What I miss from not diving into Android world? [closed]
Nowadays you hear the word Android even from your mom (as a big feature of her new-bought cell phone), and you see its ads on many websites.
I'm a web developer, from Windows application development ...
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1answer
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setSoftInputMode versus InputMethodManager
I have seen and used both of the methods to hide the on screen keyboard while coding Android:
getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);
and:
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1answer
439 views
Android Application(Client) and Server(C#.Net) Communication
I am confused which approach to choose - Poll (which waste battery), GCM or any other approach which suits best?
Scenario is: my client is Android and server is C#.Net. Server sends Invitation to ...
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0answers
90 views
Android design advice - services & broadcast receivers
I'm in the process of learning the Android SDK and creating some projects to get a grasp on the system. The current project I'm working with works just fine but I'd like to get some advice about ...
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0answers
855 views
Running Android Virtual Machine in Windows 8? [closed]
Is it possible to run Android Virtual Machine in Windows 8. I have been inactive in Android programming for quite a few month - during which time frame I upgraded my computer from Windows 7 to Windows ...
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0answers
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Can I set the IMEI of a blustacks virtual device?
Using an app "Get My IMEI" I was able to retrieve an invalid IMEI for my bluestack emulator however I can't see how I can change it.
The guys at XDA developers forum are talking about it, but it's an ...
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0answers
1k views
Why to use FragmentManager inside Activity?
Why to use FragmentManager inside Activity as all the components can be accessed using findViewById() method?
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1answer
146 views
How can I go from a beginner to next level as an Android Developer? [closed]
I would like to be a good Mobile App developer. I would like to master the two leading mobile platforms IOS and Android. So I started with Android as my core is Java.
I am good ...
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votes
1answer
342 views
Best IDE for Linux (Ubunutu) [closed]
I would like to have my default OS as Linux. But the reason I'm still using windows is because of Eclipse IDE. I have installed Eclipse IDE in Ubunutu but it is not showing any auto suggestion when I ...
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2answers
157 views
Developing website that will have mobile app in future should be in PHP or JSP? [closed]
I am developing a web solution that I ultimately want to be available on each mobile platform as mobile app (not a mobile website at all). I am in great confusion to choose between PHP or JSP to ...
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1answer
67 views
How to build android app for a pdf book [closed]
I want to create an android app for a pdf book.
I am beginner in the area of building android apps. Could anyone suggest to me what to learn to build this android app and how to start this and what ...
