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 →