In this tutorial I provide an Android Material Design sliding tab example program and cover ViewPager and FragmentPagerAdapter. You are going to need these 2 files SlidingTabLayout.java and SlidingTabStrip.java.

This will allow us to use the newest form of sliding tabs that is also backwards compatible. I did my best to keep everything as simple as possible so that you can use this code in your applications immediately. The code follows the video below. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 27 →

In this tutorial I’ll create an Android Tab Layout example program. It will show how easy it is to create the tabs and then open new fragments on screen when they are clicked. Everything works easily when we use the callback interface TabListener.

In the next video we’ll make it so we can swipe through our fragments. All of the code used can be found below under the video. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 26 →

In this part of my Android tutorial I’ll cover many questions brought up after my last Android Google Maps tutorial. This time I’ll cover how to set numerous markers, how to get latitude and longitude data and how to call for a Google Map that shows directions between 2 locations.

I’ll be reusing some of the code from the previous tutorial. All of the new code covered in this video can be found below. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 24 →

In this tutorial we’ll make an Android Google Map example program. Along with that I’ll also show how to create a splash screen and how to sign your APKs so you can distribute your app.

If you combine what I cover here with my Android ActionBar tutorial you’ll be able to add more functionality to your Google Map quite easily. All of the code used can be found after the video below. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 23 →

In this part of my Android tutorial we will cover using SQLite. We’ll create the database, verify its creation, add data, delete data, display data and delete the database. We’ll also explore Cursors and more.

I structured the app so that it is both very easy to understand and so you’ll be able to cut and paste out the features you need for your apps. I also have an SQLite tutorial that you’ll find very useful. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 20 →

In this part of my Android video tutorial I’ll cover the NotificationManager, TaskStackBuilder, PendingIntent, AlarmManager and more on Intents.

The focus this time is on being able to notify the user of events even if my app isn’t running. The code is set up so that you can easily copy and paste out the capabilities you need directly into your app. All of the code follows the video below with a ton of comments to help. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 19 →

In this part of my Android tutorial we cover how to use Intent Services, Broadcasts, Broadcast Receivers, Intent Filters and how to download, save and read files.

I did my best to keep all of the code separated so that you can easily copy and paste out the functionality you need with your Android apps. All of the code follows the video with a ton of comments. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 18 →

In this part of my Android tutorial I cover 3 ways to save data. We’ll look at Bundles, onSaveInstanceState, SharedPreferences, and PreferenceActivity. We’ll also be reviewing working with components, Intents, click listeners, onActivityResult and a bunch of other topics.

This will begin a series of tutorials in which I cover everything about Android that I have previously not covered. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 17 →

In this tutorial I will cover pretty much everything there is to know about how to make Android apps. Videos will focus on explaining the major topics in easy to understand ways. I’ll also make a bunch of apps.

Every article can be found below with a description. The videos are structured so that the videos will work on their own, but also as courseware that provides a complete understanding of Android. Continue reading Android Studio Tutorials So Far →

In this video I’ll take the Android Translation app I made in part 14 and now get it to parse XML data. I’m also going to add the ability to provide XML from the web service I made in part 5 of my web services tutorial.

This is an example of the techniques I use to make a professional app. We need to use multiple languages like Java, PHP and MySQL. All of the code in the video follows below. Feel free to do anything with it. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 15 →

I have one more Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch left to give away. I decided I’d let everyone vote on what the last contest should be. I’d like it to be a skill based contest so that the prize doesn’t go to somebody randomly though.

I’ve had videos based on app design, artistic skills, app design and funny videos. It has been a lot of fun having these contests. Thank you for everyone that has participated.

Please leave your suggestions in the comment section below. The final contest will be based on what ever you all vote for.

Everyone on Earth has the opportunity to enter as long as I can get the prize to you. I pay for shipping and everything else. Feel free to share this opportunity with others. [googleplusone]

In this video I announce the Android App Contest Winner! I received over 34 apps for this contest and they were awesome. Thank you 🙂

I decided to focus on the top 5 apps in this video which are available for download here : Fort King Math, Balance, Button Tap Challenge, Peg Board Game, and someone put all of my tutorials in one app! These were great! The winner gets a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and a Samsung Galaxy Gear Smart watch thanks to the wonderful people at Samsung. Continue reading Android App Contest Winner →