Tag Archive: android

Building an Android Notification Bubble

This is a simple post in which I’m going to show you how you can create a simple notification on top of an existing button that looks just like an iOS/OSX notification, as shown below: Concept I want to do this WITHOUT any 9 patch images whatsoever. If you look closely, you’ll see that the…

Android Validation with EditText

Here’s a quick tip to spice up your Android applications. A lot of people perform Android input validation when a button is pressed and display the validation message in a dialog as shown below. However, there’s a much easier (and elegant way) to do this by using the built in setError construct of the EditText…

What’s New in Android Development Slides

If you attended the “Whats new in Android Tablet” development class this morning at AnDevCon then THANK YOU. Below are the slides that are from the class. Enjoy!   Download slides

AnDevCon Tablet Programming Workshop Presentation

For those of you who attended todays workshop at AnDevCon II, here is the PDF of the presentation that we covered today.   Enjoy!

Android Tablet Programming Class at AnDevCon II

This post is for anyone attending the  Hands-On Android Tablet Programming class at AnDevCon. Below are the details about the class that should get you up to date.   Intermediate Level Please note, this class is not an introduction to Android. It is a intermediate level class in which I expect that you have a…