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How to Dissect an Android Application

Tutorial • Intermediate

Every time you download an Android app, you are actually downloading an APK. Have you ever wondered how the APK is created and what's inside it? In this...

Ashraff Hathibelagal • 1 Apr 2016
Design Patterns

An Introduction to Model View Presenter on Android

Tutorial • Intermediate

In this tutorial, I discuss and emphasize the importance of a well designed project and why Android's standard architecture isn't always sufficient. We...

Tin Megali • 30 Mar 2016
Android Development

How to Use Bottom Sheets With the Design Support Library

Tutorial • Beginner

Bottom sheets provide a great way to display additional information to your users without getting in the way. In this article, you learn how to leverage the...

Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz • 23 Mar 2016
Tools

Android From Scratch: Setting Up the Development Environment

Tutorial • Beginner

So you've decided to take your first steps into learning about Android app development. Great choice. Android is currently the most widely used smartphone...

Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz • 21 Mar 2016
Android Development

Google Fit for Android: History API

Tutorial • Beginner

Google Fit is a platform that allows developers to build applications that are focused on user fitness data. One of the tools Google has provided is Google...

Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz • 16 Mar 2016
Android Development

Android From Scratch: An Overview of Android Application Development

Tutorial • Beginner

The Android operating system and its development tools have changed tremendously over the years. Early adopters, like myself, can't help but marvel at how...

Ashraff Hathibelagal • 14 Mar 2016
Android Development

Introducing Brillo and Weave

Tutorial • Beginner

Though they were announced at the 2015 Google I/O conference, Brillo and Weave are two new technologies from Google that are still a bit of a mystery to the...

Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz • 26 Feb 2016
Android Development

Google Fit for Android: Recording API

Tutorial • Beginner

In this tutorial, you learn how to use Google Fit to create low-power background subscriptions for sensor data. We explore how to leverage Google Play...

Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz • 17 Feb 2016
Tools

How to Get Started With Push Notifications On Android

Tutorial • Intermediate

Using push notifications is a great way to re-engage your application's users. In this tutorial, you learn how to use the Google Cloud Messaging service to...

Ashraff Hathibelagal • 15 Feb 2016
Android Development

Google Fit for Android: Reading Sensor Data

Tutorial • Beginner

Google Fit is a platform that allows developers to build applications that are focused on user fitness data. One of the tools Google has provided is Google...

Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz • 8 Feb 2016
Android Development

How to Recognize User Activity With Activity Recognition

Tutorial • Beginner

Making an application context-aware is one of the best ways to offer useful services to your users. There are a few ways to do this, including building...

Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz • 3 Feb 2016
Corona

How to Create a To-Do List App With Polymer and Cordova

Tutorial • Beginner

If you've been tasked with developing an Android app on a very short deadline, then using hybrid technologies might be the best thing to do. Though hybrid...

Ashraff Hathibelagal • 15 Jan 2016