Android Learnings In the previous article we looked at getting our ListView scrolling smooth by optimising the operations that we are performing in the getView() method of our Adapter. In this article we’ll look at adding images to each ListView item and consider the performance implications of doing that.
Google Maps provides Android developers with localization tools that can be included within your own app interfaces. In this series, we are creating a basic Android application with Google Maps and Google Places integration. In this part, we will access the Google Places API to retrieve information about places of interest near the user’s current location. We will use the returned data to present markers for each place on the map in the final part of this tutorial series. We will also set the application to update the map markers when the user’s location changes….
In the previous article we got an ArrayAdapter and a slightly more complex SimpleAdapter working, but suggested that we could also achieve the same result as the SimpleAdapter using an ArrayAdapter. In this article we’ll look at how to do this, but also explore some performance issues which we need to be aware of when working with Adapters…
With the Google Maps Android API, you can build apps with localization features. In this series, we are creating an Android app in which the user’s location is presented on a map, as are nearby places of interest. In this part we will use the GoogleMap class to show the user location and also to control how the map presents itself to the user. We will also create custom map markers!…
In the previous article we began our look at Adapters by connecting up the List Navigation Spinner in our ActionBar. In this article we’ll look at applying an Adapter to a ListView…
The Google Maps API for Android provides developers with the means to create apps with localization functionality. Version 2 of the Maps API was released at the end of 2012 and it introduced a range of new features including 3D, improved caching, and vector tiles. In this tutorial series, we will create an app that uses Google Maps for Android V2 in conjunction with the Google Places API. The app will present a map to the user, mark their current location and nearby places of interest, and will update when the user moves…
Recently there was a comment on the article on Text Shadows asking how to fill text with a gradient. In this article we’ll look at a simple technique for doing precisely that.
The LayoutTransition class (added in Android 3.0) enables easy fade/move/resize animations when items are added to or removed from a ViewGroup, usually with just one line of code. This video shows how this works and also shows the new ability added in JellyBean (Android 4.1) to animate other changes to the layout as well, not limited to items being added or removed…..
http://graphics-geek.blogspot.in/2013/03/devbytes-layout-transitions.html
In the previous article we got a basic app set up and got our images set up ready to create an image in which part of the colour could change depending on the values of three SeekBars representing the red, green, and blue components. In this article we’ll look at how we actually apply those colour values and create the required image…
And today, I have finally updated the Android UI Design Kit PSD to version 4.2, with the size of Nexus 4 screen resolution (768×1280), as requested by many supporters. Besides the resolution update, I have also added a few new UI elements into the Design Kit:…
