Android code is just like any Java system, you need to write tests and have automated code review checks. CheckStyle is a way of double checking your Java code. Checkstyle is a development tool to…
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[TUT] Networking off the UI thread – SOLID Architecture
Hi guys, this is a Tutorial Request to show how to architect an app in a S.O.L.I.D design to complete networking tasks. Now I am not an expert at this, but I believe the example…
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[TUT] ASyncTaskLoader using Support Library
I’ve just started learning about Loaders, they’re a way to handle doing tasks off the UI thread. The benefits include having a listener that will inform your fragment/activity when the data your monitoring is changed.…
[TUT] Twitter Feed on an App Widget
Hi guys, this is a Tutorial Request to show how to create an Android widget that shows a Twitter feed when you give it a search term. The first line of the widget shows the…
[TUT] Generic One Option Dialog Fragment (with data)
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a dialog fragment that can be used for general purpose dialogs where you want to show the user a message and just have one option for…
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[TUT] Switching Android build constants using Ant
When you want to create two different builds/configurations for your development environment and your live build, it can be really annoying having to change all those constants; or you don’t have them as constants and…
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[TUT] Set a notification for a user chosen time
Here we will set a notification to be popped up at a specific time in the future that the user has chosen. We will follow on from the Basic Date Picker Tutorial to use this…
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