Near Field Communication (NFC) BIZ
The NFC (Near Field Communication) is a set of short range wireless communication technologies that enable the receiver to be a simple tag or a sticker without any power source. The Android platform built-in support for NFC sets the foundation for new breed of applications. According to rumors, the support for NFC shall be added […]
The Notification.Builder Class PRO
The Android 3.0 platform includes the Notification.Builder class that assists with the creation of user notification. Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(NotificationBuilderDemo.this) .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.icon_noti) .setAutoCancel(true) .setTicker(“Hello Bonga!”) .setContentText(“La La La BONGA”) .setContentIntent(intent); NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE); manager.notify(text.hashCode(), builder.getNotification()); The Notification.Builder class introduces a clear implementation for the Builder design pattern. The Android 3.0 Tablets UI course I […]
Android 3.0 Action Bar PRO
The action bar is a widget shown on top of the screen. It includes the application logo on its left side together with items available from the options menu on the right. We can select which items of the options menu will be displayed as action bar items. The action bar is very similar to the menu bar […]
Android 3.0 Widgets PRO
The Android 3.0 platform introduces new widgets we can use when developing Java applications for it. The following video clips present some of them. You can find the source code as well as the slides that explain these new widgets available for free personal usage at www.abelski.com.