Android
Modernising old Android …
I recently needed to make minor code changes to an Android app that was part of the code examples collection from the Android Cookbook. I found, to no great surprise, that the build tool configuration files were too old for the modern Android Studio (any version beginning 2021 or later) to …
Migrating an AVD
This post is of interest to Android developers only!
There are several reasons you might need to copy an Android Emulator (AVD). One is you may have loaded an emulator with a lot of files and need to make that available on a new machine, or to a new developer, etc. Another reason is to test …
Ian's Books
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I have a number of books in print, one or two out of print, and some not yet in print. You can see a full list on Amazon. Here are details on some of the main ones. |
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O’Reilly Java Cookbook, updated from time to time. My favorite book; my magnum … |
Google I/0 2015
Here are some notes from the I/O 2015 Keynote, supplemented a bit from some of the sessions. Thanks to Pivotal Labs for the space and Amin for organizing the Toronto viewing.
Android Auto GM (13 Chevy models), VW, Ford, numerous others releasing in 2016 Android M Preview - David Burke 1 …
Medly, A Medical App
Medly is the medical app I built part of. I wrote the first production Android version of the Medly mobile app around 2013, and hired most of the team that maintained it after I left employment there. In late 2021, Medly was adapted to work on Amazon devices with Alexa (scroll down to …
AnDevCon Coming to a …
This year, BZ Media is holding an East-Coast AnDevCon in Boston. I'm always glad when I don't have to travel all the way across the continent to get to a show.
Check out the program at https://www.andevcon.com/AnDevCon_Boston/.
Don't Tell Me About How …
I have grown tired of hearing how Apple is so much more noble than Android because Apple always provides OS support for older devices. I really don't want to hear this argument anymore, because it's a load of you-know-what.
Case in point. I paid for a license to Keynote, Apple's wonderful slide …
Android Apps
A friend who just got an Android phone asked me what Apps I use. Here's an edited version of what I wrote back.
The phone comes with an adequate set of apps to start, but you'll want to download many more using the built-in Market app. Of the built in apps, unsurprisingly I use phone, contacts and …
It's Official; O'Reilly …
We've officially opened the site for Android developers to help build the world's best Android how-to site, If you've written any Android apps, please share what you've learned with your fellow developers, at androidcookbook.oreilly.com Sorry for the long name; if you're typing it longhand use …
Android on newer devices
The Freerunner is OK for its age, but it lacks a keyboard, a camera, 3G, and support from the official Android Market. Plus, it runs Android 1.6, whereas all the current phones run 2.0.1 or 2.1. So with considerable trepidation at the move to somewhat less-open open source, I broke down and bought …