BarCode Reader Application – Using ZXing Library
In this tutorial, I will show you how to use the ZXing Library to implement barcode scanning within an Android app. We will use the resources of this open source library in our app, and retrieve and...
View ArticleIndexed Table Views In Swift
Let’s start creating a new project in Xcode. We will start with Single View Application Template. In Xcode go File->New-Project in the menu and choose a Single View Application template. Fill in...
View ArticleCheck Bluetooth Status Using Bluetooth Adapter
This example will explain how to check if Bluetooth is supported in running device and whether its ON or OFF. In the example below we will call startActivityForResult() with Intent of...
View ArticleAndroid Components – The Activity
This blog post will give you an introduction to Android Application Components and detailed description on one of the component i.e. Activity Basically we have five major components that are used to...
View ArticleImplementing ListView With Search
Today I will be going to explain how to add search functionality in list view. The android ListView contains many features that make ListView a powerful tool. Let’s see the steps on how to perform...
View ArticleCurried Functions In SWIFT
Currying can be a difficult concept to grasp. Let’s start with a simple example. That’s easy and straightforward sum function. If we just look at type of function sum, we can see that it has a type of...
View ArticleStep Counter App With Android KitKat 4.4
Today I will write a simple app for you that utilizes the step counter. This is a sample app same like the pedometer app which will register the sensor events when it starts, and update the UI with the...
View ArticleStorage Access Framework
Storage Access Framework (SAF) was introduced with the release of Android 4.4 (API level 19). However the new selector UI provides the user an easy way to access files stored on their device and in the...
View ArticleAnimations In Android KitKat
With the introduction of Android KitKat, Google has brought a number of new additions to Android. In this tutorial I will focus on one of those additions i.e. transition framework. Time by time with...
View ArticleExtracting Colors In Android 5.0 –“The Palette API”
Before the new update of Palette’s API in android 5.0 developers were allowed to extract colors from images. Now with the release of Android Lollipop, the Palette class makes easy to extract prominent...
View ArticleFlip Your Views (Image, Button,Text, etc.)
Flipping a view makes a nice effect on your game or app. Sometimes it’s a bit hard to find a good implementation on the internet that explains exactly what you want. But today I will show you how to...
View ArticleLearn How to Position the Toast Message
Today in this tutorial, we will discuss about how to position the toast message in Android applications. Although I assume you must know what is Toast in android, but for beginners, I will define it in...
View ArticleAndroid Language Highlights A Developers Perspective
Although Web applications are important and widely used these days, but there are several reasons why native applications are sometimes preferable for mobile apps. You can use graphics and UI...
View Article5 Most Used Android Testing Frameworks
As time goes by, Google’s Android environment continues to grow. As we can observe, new mobile OEMs are being launched in different locations on the globe, with different screen sizes, chipsets,...
View ArticleAndroid KitKat Development
Printing Framework [crayon-55cdda606d936229616289/] You can check what printers are supported HERE on the Google’s page SMS Provider The Manifest [crayon-55cdda606d940482910407/] Activity should...
View ArticleApplying MediaCodec On An Open Source Android Audio Player
OpenMax (in short OMX) is a royalty free, non-proprietary, and a cross platform set of routines. It targets the interfaces of multimedia processing. This was designed with efficiency that makes large...
View ArticleThe Official Android Remote Control Namely KORE
Once again a new fully working Android remote was released. This remote was started by a developer, Synced Synapse. Kodi Team liked the the simplicity, design and most of all, the fact that it is...
View ArticleServices – An Android Component
As an android developer you must have know the major components of android in very detailed manner. If not don’t worry!! Today I am writing here to help you guys to get through one of the major...
View ArticleAndroid Studio Introduction
Starting with the Android, android is a mobile operating system initially developed by android Inc. It was bought by Google in the year 2005. It is based on a modified version of Linux kernel. It...
View ArticleSwift Arrays
The following is an excerpt from a book I’m writing on iOS 9 development. An array is a collection of elements, all of the same type, each of which has an index. Elements in an array are therefore...
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