Episode #5 – Using Radio Buttons
In this episode we will take a look at radio buttons and how to use them to create a simple color-switching application. Additionally you will learn more layout related stuff, which is always a good...
View ArticleEpisode #6 – Notification & Long Clicks
In this episode we will take a look at how to notify the user by using Toast messages. These messages are small, unobstrusive notifications that can be used in all kinds of different situations. They...
View ArticleEpisode #7 – Using Basic Lists
In this episode we will take a first glance at lists and how to create them. This is the first episode on lists and due to the fact that lists are a very important and versatile content element, we...
View ArticleEpisode #8 – The Alert Dialog
In this episode we will take a look at the Alert Dialog. This dialog lets the user interact with your application and the great thing is, that it is also very easy to implement. You can use this...
View ArticleEpisode #9 – Lists: Item Clicks
In this tutorial we will take a look at how to use ItemClickListeners within ListViews. For this episode we will extend the application we created in episode #7. When the user short-clicks on a list...
View ArticleAndroid SDK 1.6 (a.k.a Donut): How to Update
If you are new to Android development and you want to install all necessary software to get started, you can of course follow episode #1 in our tutorial series. Watching that video should get you up...
View ArticleEpisode #10 – Intents: An Introduction
It is usually not very satisfying to have an application that consists of just one lonely activity. To start another activity you can use so-called Intents. In this tutorial I want to give you a brief...
View ArticleHow to Update Your Development Environment to Android SDK 2.0
If you want to use the exciting new features that come with Android SDK 2.0 a.k.a. ‘Eclair’, you will have to update your development environment. Now if you are still on Android 1.5 you can simply...
View ArticleHow to Solve Update Errors
If you are on a Windows machine and you are updating your installation of the Android SDK through the AVD Manager in Eclipse, you may have come across an annoying error, that says the installation...
View ArticleEpisode #11 – Intents: Multi Activity Applications
In this episode we pick off right where we left last time. So far we developed small applications that had one single activity. In the last tutorial we had a look at how to call other activities that...
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