Android Background Image Resolutions
A reference to what size an image background should be set to for various screen sizes.
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Practical AndroidOS tutorials, troubleshooting notes and implementation guides from real projects.
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Android OS: Add GoogleMap as fragment
A sequel to my article "Basic Android App using Google Maps and Current Location", this article suggests how to add Map as a sub activity. Note that this article is based on a new blank project which does not include code from the previous example but you can still build this over the previous example (as I did).
Android: Function to let user take photo or choose existing
A quick article on a function to allow the user to take a photo using their built-in camera or to choose an existing photo from their gallery.
Android: Replace return key with done, go, send...
A quick article on how to replace the return key on a soft keyboard (software based) on a touch-device.
Android: Keytool and Google Maps displaying grey
The article below serves as a checklist to ensure I don't release an app that only displays maps to myself (again).
Android Java: Remove first two entries from Google News feed in SimpleRssReader
A quick article on how to remove the first two entries from a RSS feed produced by a bunch of java files collectively known as "SimpleRssReader.
Two icons created on Android
If you're installing an app and it creates two icons:
MessageBox or AlertDialog in Android Java
A quick article on how to display a OK/Cancel popup which I use as a message to the user for debug purposes.
Basic Android App using Google Maps and Current Location
I am writing an app for a tablet running Android and wanted to include a Google Map. The following exercise focuses solely on creating an app which opens Google Maps at your current location. How? I couldn't find any instructions using the tools I had (Android Studio) which is why I've written this article.
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