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Android Development Tutorial

SQLite3 Tutorial

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SQLite3 TutorialWelcome to my SQLite3 Tutorial! This tutorial is part of my Android Development Tutorial, so my Android tutorial is not over. I have many more videos on Android coming.

In this video I explain how to install SQLite3 on both Mac and Windows. I also cover how to use SQLite3 using the console. SQLite is an embedded relational database that doesn’t require a dedicated database management system. The database is part of your code and not an outside resource. The reason for creating SQLite was to provide a self contained database that was easy to use, could travel with the program using it and run on any machine with no other required software. Continue reading SQLite3 Tutorial →

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Android Development Tutorial 9

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Android XmlPullParser TutorialWelcome to part 9 of my Android Development tutorial. Here is the complete package for my Android Stock Quote Picker.

In this tutorial I will focus on using the Android XmlPullParser for parsing an xml file. I’ll be getting data from the Yahoo Web Service just like last time. Google recommends the XmlPullParser over all others because it is fast, requires the least amount of memory and helps maintain battery life. With the video below and the code that follows you should have no problem using it in your own Android apps. Continue reading Android Development Tutorial 9 →

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Android Development Tutorial 8

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android xml parserWelcome to part 8 of my Android development tutorial. Today I’m going to show you how to make an android xml parser using the DOM. I’ll cover XmlPullParser next time.

I also cover numerous other topics including : How to use AsyncTask to execute threads in the background : How to write to the GUI from a thread : How to use Log.d : How to connect to a web service : Much more…

The code & video below will help you learn this stuff completely. Continue reading Android Development Tutorial 8 →

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Android Development Tutorial 7

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Android Development TutorialWelcome to part 7 of my Android Development Tutorial! Today I will continue what I started in the last Android tutorial.

I cover how to do all of the following: Pass values between activities : Save key value pairs : Use OnClickListeners : Retrieve saved data : Use ScrollViews : Use Alert Dialog Boxes : Use Intents to Open Applications : Use Intents to Open Activities : Force Close the Keyboard : Much More… Download all the code here Continue reading Android Development Tutorial 7 →

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Android Development Tutorial 6

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Android Development TutorialWelcome to part 6 of my Android Development Tutorial! Over the next few videos I will cover a tremendous amount of information. You can get the whole app right now if you can’t wait here Android Stock Quote App.

Here are just a few of the things I’ll cover over the next few videos: The TableLayout : Dynamically Fill ScrollViews : Save Key / Value Pairs : Review of ClickListeners : Using Intents to Open other Applications : Alert Dialog Boxes : Start other Activities and Pass in Information : Yahoo Web Service : YQL : AsyncTask : Threads : Parsing XML  Continue reading Android Development Tutorial 6 →

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Android Development Tutorial 5

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android event listenerWelcome to part 5 of my Android Development Tutorial! In this tutorial, I completely finish the tip app that I have been making. If you want to learn about the Android event listener you are in the right place.

I will cover how to both get values from and change values in Android components.I also cover how to use changeListener, OnCheckedChangeListener, setOnCheckedChangeListener, OnItemSelectedListener, setOnItemSelectedListener, onItemSelected, setOnClickListener, and also how to turn a chronometer into a stop watch. Continue reading Android Development Tutorial 5 →

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Android Development Tutorial 4

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Android Development Tutorial 4Welcome to part 4 of my Android Development Tutorial. In the last part, I showed you how to put together an Android User Interface. This time I will add to that app in a big way!

Over the course of this tutorial and the next I will cover RadioButtons, RadioGroups, CheckBoxes, DropDows (Spinners), Buttons, Chronometers, ChangeListeners, ItemSelectedListeners, onClickListeners and much more. All of the code below should help you along. Continue reading Android Development Tutorial 4 →

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Android Development Tutorial 3

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Android User InterfaceIn this part of my Android Development Tutorial, I will build an Android user interface.

I cover how to do numerous things: How to use the Android Visual Layout Editor, How to edit the GUI layout by editing the XML, How to use TextView, EditText and the SeekBar, How to catch events, How to save the apps state with onSaveInstanceState(), How to get values from components and how to change the values. The video and code below will teach you all you need to start making apps. Continue reading Android Development Tutorial 3 →

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Android Development Tutorial 2

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Android Development Tutorial 2In this tutorial, I decided to cover all of the topics I would need, so that in every tutorial that follows I can just make apps. Don’t try to memorize everything! Here I’m just covering a bunch of things you need to be familiar with.

We’ll cover the lifecycle of an Android activity completely. We’ll then look at how to make an app support many languages. We’ll look at how to grab string resources and how to pull them into java and xml files. Finally, we’ll look at the AndroidManifest.xml file in detail. Continue reading Android Development Tutorial 2 →

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Android Development Tutorial

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Android Development TutorialIn a previous tutorial, I showed you how to Install the Android Development Tools. In this first part of my Android Development Tutorial I’m going to describe almost every file and folder used to develop an Android app.

I’ll walk through every single file and explain how it is used. I’ll explain the whole file system. We’ll also make an app and as I create it, I’ll explain every single step and what everything means. I have never seen anyone try to teach this much in one video. I hope you enjoy it. All of the commented code is available below. Continue reading Android Development Tutorial →

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Solving Android SDK Problems

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Solving Android SDK ProblemsIn my last tutorial, I showed you how to install the Android development tools. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to solve many of the Android SDK Problems you have recently sent me.

We’ll look at: How to speed up the emulator. Solve the problem in which the Android SDK Manager could not find packages. Solve the Android SDK parse error problems. Solve the issue in which the emulator doesn’t execute your program. If you have any other problems leave a comment below and I’ll solve them. Continue reading Solving Android SDK Problems →