PIN Screen Library for Android
Here’s a simple and easy implementation for adding PIN lock support for your Android apps. The library can be themed with your app theme colors. It has smooth animations and… Read more »
Category: Android
New Sensors in Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
I found a few non-documented sensors on Lollipop (Android 5.0) on a Nexus 5. Tried looking for them, but could’t find any documentation on them on. Looks like they are… Read more »
Easy Swipe to Refresh in Android
Recently, Google released a new version of the Support Library, which has an interesting component. It’s called SwipeRefreshLayout. With that, it’s become a child’s play to implement a quick Swipe-to-Refresh… Read more »
Step Detector and Step Counter Sensors on Android
Android KitKat has added a few more hardware sensors to it’s API list. Step Sensors are one of them, which looks very promising. Although, not a lot of phones yet… Read more »
Making your Android apps crash-proof
Image courtesy: Crittercism Website Do you have an android app on the Play Store, and get lots of negative comments/feedback? Most of the time, apps crash on the first interaction… Read more »
Easy Video Chooser Library for Android
After I wrote the “Easy Image Chooser library for Android“, I thought I could easily extend this library to handle other things as well. For now, I have implemented the… Read more »
Easy Image Chooser Library for Android
In almost all the Android apps that I have worked on, there has been a requirement for choosing an image or taking a snap and using the device’s camera. Taking… Read more »
Google Maps API v2 on Android
The Splash Screen I don’t even remember when was the last time I did something with MapView on Android. I was aware of the new version 2 of the Google… Read more »
Easier Bug Reporting on 4.2
With the recent release of an updated Jelly Bean version, i.e, 4.2, there have been quite some new things to awe you. These are two things that could probably make… Read more »
Check orientation of images/captures
A lot of times, you would need your app to either pick an image from the gallery or use the device’s camera for capturing a picture that your app could… Read more »