Android Toolbar widget is one of the new UI components available in AppCompat v21. This widget works just like an ActionBar, the only difference is, it can be placed any where on screen. The Android… Read More »Android Action Bar In A Dialog Using ToolBar
As you might be aware, Bluetooth technology has been one of the most used technology when a connection has to be established with a remote device. But this technology also has a major limitation, i.e.… Read More »Android Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Example
Now days when building business apps, or fitness apps, one of the common UI component used is a chart. But drawing a chart through graphics could take a lot of time and would slow down… Read More »Android Chart Example: MP Android Chart library
A new API was released for Android, by the name of Google Places API. This API offers easy to use methods, through which Google Places data can be accessed on Android. The main advantage of… Read More »Android Places API: Autocomplete with getPlaceByID
While developing a calender related Android app, selection of a date range is one of the most basic things one can think of. But sadly, with Android’s native date picker we cannot select a range… Read More »Android Date Range Picker
One of the most recent developments in the world of Android has been the release of Google Places API for Android. This new API gives us the full access to Google’s database for 100 million… Read More »Using the New Google Places API for Android
To access APIs in Android from Google API console you need to generate an API Key. This same API key can me used for accessing multiple APIs under the same project. To generate an API… Read More »Obtaining SHA1 Fingerprint from Android Keystore
One of the most basic design component in any Android app is a button. Google released a new design pattern lately by the name of Material Design. With material design, Google released new standards for… Read More »Android Material Design Buttons – Best Approach
Even though I am an Android developer, sometimes I feel, a lot of new concepts in Android are released in a jiffy. Take for an example, Android material design. It greatly emphasizes on the usage… Read More »Floating Action Buttons In Android
Now-days almost every Android app uses a REST web API for data transfer. This makes me think what are the best practices to parse data and images from a REST web service. Earlier I used… Read More »Android Volley vs Retrofit | Better Approach?