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How to Make Android Apps 10

Android Fragment TutorialIn this few parts of my Android tutorial I’ll focus on a Android Fragment Tutorial. I’ll start off slow here by showing you how to switch fragments based on screen orientation, which is very commonly used.

I’ll specifically cover the basics of fragments, layout fragments, FragmentManager, FragmentTransaction, committing fragment replacements, LayoutInflator, Configuration and more. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 10

How to Make Android Apps 9

Android Styles and ThemesIn this part of my Android tutorial I will focus on Android Styles and Themes. A style specifies a collection of properties that specify how a widget looks. A theme is a series of styles that are applied to an Activity.

We’ll make different styles for different versions of Android. We’ll create styles to apply to single and multiple widgets. We’ll cover inheriting styles, default themes, applying themes and much more. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 9

How to Make Android Apps 8

Android App UML DiagramsIn this tutorial we take it to the next level. In the last video we designed the interface for our Android conversion app. This time we will create the whole backend and finish the app.

The goal of this tutorial is to show you how to make an entire app in one video. We’ll cover use case descriptions, activity diagrams, class diagrams, flexible ways to solve our conversion problem, dynamically changing classes and much more. If you don’t understand everything don’t worry about it. This tutorial is all about seeing it all so you’ll grasp what is coming next. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 8

How to Make Android Apps 7

Android Spinner TutorialIn this tutorial we’ll start making a useful Android unit conversion app. I’ll show you everything this time because I on purpose didn’t pre-plan anything.

I’ll cover relative layouts, grid layouts, array resources, Array Adapters, Spinners, and more. In the next video I’ll finish the entire app. Like always all the code follows the video below. If it is still the month of July 2014, don’t forget to sign up to win a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in my current contest. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 7

How to Make Android Apps 6

Fix Android Studio ErrorsIn this tutorial I’ll show you how to fix Android Studio errors that you guys are having trouble with. I’ll also show how to pass objects between screens in Android.

I show how to set up Android Studio 0.8, show the files you need to install in the SDK Manager, and how to set up a working Android Virtual Device. I’ll also show how to fix the UIDs are inconsistent error. You can download Android Studio here. All the code used follows the tutorial below. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 6

How to Make Android Apps 5

Passing Data between ActivitiesIn this tutorial I’ll show you how to create multiple Android Activities and then how you’d go about passing data between Android Activities. I also cover Intents.

I’ll specifically cover creating multiple Activity layouts, setting up the manifest file, sending data to an Activity when you open it, retrieving data when an Activity closes and what Intents are. All of the code can be found below and it is heavily commented to help you learn. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 5

How to Make Android Apps 4

How to Make Android AppsIn this video tutorial I will cover how to make menus and dialog popups. I’ll specifically cover laying out menus in main.xml, DialogFragment, AlertDialog, Action Bars, Option Menus and more.

If you missed the first videos they are here How to Make Android apps 1, 2, and 3. Definitely watch them first. All of the code follows the video below. It is heavily commented to help you learn. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 4

Make an App and Win a Phone

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 GiveawayIt is time to give away another Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and a Galaxy Gear smart watch!!!

To get an opportunity to win, you have between now and July the 31st, 2014 to enter. The rules are very simple and I’ll list them below. I was able to perform these contests because of the wonderful people at the Samsung Developers Program. I decided to hold off for a bit because my site was starting to look like a contest site, but I’m ready to go again. I wish everyone the best of luck. Continue reading Make an App and Win a Phone

How to Make Android Apps 3

How to Make Android Apps Android ListViewsIn this part of the tutorial I’ll cover Android ListViews, ArrayAdapters, Custom Array Adapters, ListAdapter, LayoutInflator, ImageView, and a great deal about terminology that confuses people.

To learn how Android Studio works look here at my Android Studio tutorial. If you missed the first part of this tutorial it is here How to Make Android Apps. All of the code used follows the video below. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 3

How to Make Android Apps 2

How to Make Android Apps 2In this part of my how to make Android apps tutorial I will cover the following topics : strings.xml, Linear Layouts, Toasts, Event Handling, Excepting User Input, Translation, EditText, Button and a whole bunch of other topics.

If you missed part 1 of this series, or if you need to install Android Studio I have you covered with these links. For translation you’ll need the ISO 639-1 Codes as well. All of the code from the video can be found below. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps 2

How to Make Android Apps

How to Make Android AppsIn this video I start my new Android tutorial. The last Android tutorial I made is still very popular, but I’m going to try and improve on it here.

If you are a beginner to Android and don’t know Java you may prefer my Android tutorial for beginners. I’ll be using Android Studio in this tutorial and I show how to install Android Studio here. All of the code follows the tutorial below. Continue reading How to Make Android Apps

Android for Beginners

Android Development for BeginnersRecently I made a tutorial on how to make Android apps if you don’t have any programming experience. I hope I’m not ruining the secret, but all along I’m actually teaching how to make Java Android apps and by the end you’ll be surprised by how easy making Android apps is.

In these videos we make apps that quickly teach you many of the capabilities of a tool called App Inventor. We make professional weather and  paint apps. We cover how to parse JSON, work with databases and PHP code on your server. I hope you enjoy it. Continue reading Android for Beginners

Java Programming

Java ProgrammingIn this Java programming Tutorial I’ll teach you all of the core knowledge needed to write Java code in 30 minutes. This is the most popular request from everyone.

I specifically cover the following topics: primitive data types, comments, class, import, Scanner, final, Strings, static, private, protected, public, constructors, math, hasNextLine, nextLine, getters, setters, method overloading, Random, casting, toString, conversion from Strings to primitives, converting from primitives to Strings, if, else, else if, print, println, printf, logical operators, comparison operators, ternary operator, switch, for, while, break, continue, do while, polymorphism, arrays, for each, multidimensional arrays and more. Continue reading Java Programming

Android Studio Tutorial

Android Studio TutorialI have been getting Android Studio requests for a while now so I decided to make one. In my opinion Android Studio is finally better then Eclipse for developing Android apps. It is also very easy to install.

We’ll look at how to install it on Windows and Mac OSX. Then well configure everything properly to make sure we handle the potential errors. We set up gitHub and go over how to push to remote repositories. We then look at Gradle, the interface and much more. Continue reading Android Studio Tutorial

Convert App Inventor to Java 2

Convert App Inventor to Java 2In this video I will finish up converting my App Inventor app into regular Java. If you missed the first video you must watch it first.

Not only will we finish the app, but I’ll also show how to install Ai2LiveComplete, which is a version of App Inventor that adds a ton of additional functionality and also doesn’t require an internet connection. The full list of what we will learn and the code follows the video below. Continue reading Convert App Inventor to Java 2

Convert App Inventor to Java

Convert App Inventor to JavaIf you have been following my App Inventor video tutorial I have been keeping a secret from you!!! You actually know how to make Java Android tutorials, but you didn’t know it until now.

In the next 2 tutorials I will convert one of my most complicated App Inventor apps, being the Zombie app into a Java Android app. And, guess what? You’ll understand it. All of the assets used can be found below along with all the code. Have Fun 🙂 Continue reading Convert App Inventor to Java

App Inventor Canvas Game

App Inventor Canvas GameIn this part of my App Inventor video tutorial I make a App Inventor canvas game. The game is a simple paddle ball game.

You’ll learn about image sprites, how App Inventor animation works and all the cool built in features included with AI. With Image Sprite, Ball and Canvas you can make some pretty nice games. I keep everything simple so that it is easy to understand. All of the blocks follow the video below. Continue reading App Inventor Canvas Game

Connect App Inventor to MySQL Database

Connect App Inventor to MySQLIn this tutorial I want to show you how to connect App Inventor to a MySQL database using PHP. I tried to keep everything as simple as possible while at the same time teaching enough so that you can do anything.

You’ll be able to submit to, update and then receive a CSV file from the database using the PHP files below. You’ll also be able to limit access to data simply by creating a different PHP file for each person that would need to access the database. Everything you need can be found below. Continue reading Connect App Inventor to MySQL Database

Android Development for Beginners 21

App Inventor Paint App ExampleIn this video tutorial I will provide you with an App Inventor Paint App example tutorial. I make the entire app in this one video.

Specifically we’ll look at what we can do with the canvas component. It allows you to draw curves, straight lines, circles, text and text on an angle. We’ll make a palette of colors, provide for the ability to load and save files to a database. All of the blocks used follow the video below. Here is the finished app for download. Continue reading Android Development for Beginners 21

Git Video Tutorial 4

Git Video Tutorial 4In this part of my git video tutorial I will answer a bunch of questions I have received. We’ll cover how to generate and use SSH keys locally as well as on GitHub. We’ll then look at how to set up multiple GitHub accounts on one computer. Through this you’ll easily be able to change accounts with one simple command. Then we’ll look at some examples on how the Fork & Pull workflow works on GitHub.

A transcript / cheat sheet follows the video below. Continue reading Git Video Tutorial 4