Android

In Mobile app development you will come across many situations wherein you will have to send data from one activity to another. It is one of the most challenging part in the mobile application development. This tutorial describes how you can transfer data between activities in Android application. In this sample app I will be …

As we have discussed in one of our previous posts Layouts in android layouts are the containers that hold the components of UI that you want to display in your application. When you compile your application,each xml layout file is compiled into a View resource. This tutorial describes how you can add a layout file to a newly …

In order to develop a mobile application which has many windows we need to create an activity for each window which extends activity class. When you create a simple helloworld application the first activity will be automatically created. You might be thinking how to add a new activity to your already developed helloworld application. In This …

This tutorial explains you how to debug a simple helloworld application with LogCat. In my previous post i have explained you about how to create a helloworld application. Let us now discuss how to debug that application with LogCat. Unlike Java, Android doesn’t display its runtime exceptions in its console. It displays it using its LogCat. …

AndroidManifest.xml is the central configuration file for the android Application. Android Manifest presents essential information about the application to the Android system.There will be only one manifest file per application and it is the required file for any android application placed in its root directory. In my previous articles I have explained about setting up …

In my previous article I have explained about how to set up the android environment. This article shows you how you can create a simple Android Application using eclipse. This example assumes that you have already set up the android environment and ready for the development. If you have any questions, please post it in …

Android Layout acts as a container of UI elements. It decides how the different UI elements are arranged and rendered to the user. This article explores the various types of layouts available in the Android development with examples. If you have issues on Android programming, please post it in the comments section. Declaring Layouts Layouts …

This tutorial describes how you can set up a development environment for building Android applications in Eclipse IDE. In my future articles, I will be writing about the various programming techniques and features available in the Android development. Android is the leading Operating System in the smartphone market. This makes android is the most popular …