This video is part 1 of two of a short series of tips and tricks for Android Studio. I’ll show you how to quickly navigate quickly between files, create string resouces on the fly, create entire resources (such as dimens.xml) on the fly. This is the third video of a multi part series on Android… Continue Reading
In this video I talk about how the Android SDK is actually stored in a different location than previous Android installations and how you can use Android Studio to set up and start an emulator for development. Enjoy! This video is part 2 of a multi part series on Android Studio Part 1: Getting Started… Continue Reading
Since Google announced an IDE that was based on IntelliJ for Android Development I’ve received various emails, texts and calls regarding this app and whether folks should use it. My consensus: YES! USE IT! (If you’re not already using IntelliJ) I’ve been developing Android applications with IntelliJ for 2+ years now and I’m very excited that Google… Continue Reading
Sometimes in Android you connect to a third party API and you need to download gobs of JSON data. One of my current clients has an API endpoint that is used for syncing data to the device. One API call returns hundreds of thousands of lines of JSON resulting in a JSON file (when saved)… Continue Reading
I was recently interviewed by InfoWorld for a segment on Android Fragmentation. Seeing that I get asked about this a lot I figured I’d post my thoughts about why a lot of Android fragmentation occurs in the Android ecosystem. The content below is an edited version of an email conversation I had with an editor… Continue Reading
