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How to use the gridlayout to fit screen size http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10347846/how-to-use-the-gridlayout-to-fit-screen-size twice the length of those squares. However it is certainly possible if you build your layout programmatically. All you..
HTTP doesn't work in Android emulator http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11277734/http-doesnt-work-in-android-emulator performing network operations on the main thread and I'd certainly agree with them. So rather than changing the policy to make..
MediaButtonIntentReceiver not working in Android 4.0+ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13257982/mediabuttonintentreceiver-not-working-in-android-4-0 filter receiver Still no luck. What am I missing here It's certainly a 4.0 ICS JellyBean issue... This is being done in a service..
Using VideoView for streaming or progressive-download video http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2058945/using-videoview-for-streaming-or-progressive-download-video as in VideoViewDemo in the API samples It should. It certainly works with MediaPlayer and VideoView is just a ~200 line wrapper..
How can I update information in an Android Activity from a background Service http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2468874/how-can-i-update-information-in-an-android-activity-from-a-background-service for the latest data. IMHO this option sucks but it's certainly possible. Callbacks. Per jax's answer the Activity registers..
Change the background color of the options menu http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2944244/change-the-background-color-of-the-options-menu topics ui menus.html#options menu this hack will almost certainly do nothing no harm and no good on 3.X tablets. STATEMENT OF..
How to capture the android device screen content? [duplicate] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3067586/how-to-capture-the-android-device-screen-content
Android: change default Home Application http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3836215/android-change-default-home-application do the trick but no answer for the developer that might certainly be busy. EDIT I found this on the web http www.mail archive.com..
Share SQLite database between 2 android apps? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7053809/share-sqlite-database-between-2-android-apps sqlite sharing share improve this question You certainly can share a single database between 2 apps. In order to share..
Android: How to declare global variables? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/708012/android-how-to-declare-global-variables of what should be independent application logic. This is certainly not incorrect but this is not a reason for choosing Singleton..
Java 7 language features with Android http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7153989/java-7-language-features-with-android share improve this question A small part of Java 7 can certainly be used with Android note I have only tested on 4.1 . First..
Multiple screen resolution http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7156752/multiple-screen-resolution way of Handling Multiple Screen Resolutions . You could certainly avoid this problem by setting LayoutParams at run time in terms..
Programatically Hide/Show Android Soft Keyboard [duplicate] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7200281/programatically-hide-show-android-soft-keyboard looked neat so I decided to stick with it..But first one certainly works. Also @Dyarish's answer contain a clever hack of using..
Android JDBC not working: ClassNotFoundException on driver http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7221620/android-jdbc-not-working-classnotfoundexception-on-driver with Android JDBC is infrequently used on Android and I certainly would not recommend it. IMHO JDBC is designed for high bandwidth..
When to call activity context OR application context? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7298731/when-to-call-activity-context-or-application-context which they retrieve via getApplicationContext . That's certainly possible. I prefer static data members if for no other reason..
Using MessagePack with Android http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7529522/using-messagepack-with-android a rebuild of msgpack. Here's what I did you can almost certainly skip Steps 5 and 8 but I haven't tried it that way Download..
How to implement yearly and monthly repeating alarms? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7568233/how-to-implement-yearly-and-monthly-repeating-alarms Alarms will survive reboots of your phone that will most certainly happen during such a long period of time. I advice that you..
Android - change custom title view at run time http://stackoverflow.com/questions/820398/android-change-custom-title-view-at-run-time the current setFeatureInt behaviour is intended but it is certainly not documented one way or the other which is why I'll take this..
Overlapping Views in Android http://stackoverflow.com/questions/961944/overlapping-views-in-android a partially transparent ImageView in front of a Gallery is certainly possible. If you're having problems it may be related to either..
How to use the gridlayout to fit screen size http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10347846/how-to-use-the-gridlayout-to-fit-screen-size the tiles like in the Google Play app to 'squares' or 'rectangles' twice the length of those squares. However it is certainly possible if you build your layout programmatically. All you really need to know in order two accomplish that is the device's..
HTTP doesn't work in Android emulator http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11277734/http-doesnt-work-in-android-emulator at the statement in the Android docs. They heavily discourage performing network operations on the main thread and I'd certainly agree with them. So rather than changing the policy to make it legal you might consider changing your code so that your..
MediaButtonIntentReceiver not working in Android 4.0+ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13257982/mediabuttonintentreceiver-not-working-in-android-4-0 android name android.intent.action.MEDIA_BUTTON intent filter receiver Still no luck. What am I missing here It's certainly a 4.0 ICS JellyBean issue... This is being done in a service not an activity. android android intent media player android..
Using VideoView for streaming or progressive-download video http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2058945/using-videoview-for-streaming-or-progressive-download-video or by streaming simply by using setVideoPath or setVideoURI as in VideoViewDemo in the API samples It should. It certainly works with MediaPlayer and VideoView is just a ~200 line wrapper around MediaPlayer and a SurfaceView . The VideoViewDemo..
How can I update information in an Android Activity from a background Service http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2468874/how-can-i-update-information-in-an-android-activity-from-a-background-service as I see it Polling. The Activity periodically asks the Service for the latest data. IMHO this option sucks but it's certainly possible. Callbacks. Per jax's answer the Activity registers a callback object observer with the Service . The Service invokes..
Change the background color of the options menu http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2944244/change-the-background-color-of-the-options-menu Menus as explained here http developer.android.com guide topics ui menus.html#options menu this hack will almost certainly do nothing no harm and no good on 3.X tablets. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM read this before trigger replying with a negative..
How to capture the android device screen content? [duplicate] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3067586/how-to-capture-the-android-device-screen-content
Android: change default Home Application http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3836215/android-change-default-home-application no answers at all. I have seen HomeSwitcher in the Market that do the trick but no answer for the developer that might certainly be busy. EDIT I found this on the web http www.mail archive.com android developers@googlegroups.com msg74167.html But I..
Share SQLite database between 2 android apps? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7053809/share-sqlite-database-between-2-android-apps when I create the database on either app Thanks. android database sqlite sharing share improve this question You certainly can share a single database between 2 apps. In order to share data between apps provided they are issued by the same publisher..
Android: How to declare global variables? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/708012/android-how-to-declare-global-variables find your Application object becoming this big tangled mess of what should be independent application logic. This is certainly not incorrect but this is not a reason for choosing Singleton over Application subclass. In fact it is telling to me that..
Java 7 language features with Android http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7153989/java-7-language-features-with-android the bytecode of Java 7 java android bytecode jdk7 share improve this question A small part of Java 7 can certainly be used with Android note I have only tested on 4.1 . First of all you could not use Eclipse's ADT because it is hard coded..
Multiple screen resolution http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7156752/multiple-screen-resolution share improve this question I have implemented my own way of Handling Multiple Screen Resolutions . You could certainly avoid this problem by setting LayoutParams at run time in terms of Percentage The Problem occurs only with Views Layouts..
Programatically Hide/Show Android Soft Keyboard [duplicate] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7200281/programatically-hide-show-android-soft-keyboard For me the second solution looked neat so I decided to stick with it..But first one certainly works. Also @Dyarish's answer contain a clever hack of using a ScrollView below EditText to give EditText the focus..But..
Android JDBC not working: ClassNotFoundException on driver http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7221620/android-jdbc-not-working-classnotfoundexception-on-driver mysql jdbc share improve this question Does JDBC not work with Android JDBC is infrequently used on Android and I certainly would not recommend it. IMHO JDBC is designed for high bandwidth low latency highly reliable network connections e.g. desktop..
When to call activity context OR application context? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7298731/when-to-call-activity-context-or-application-context use custom subclasses of Application for their own global data which they retrieve via getApplicationContext . That's certainly possible. I prefer static data members if for no other reason than you can only have one custom Application object. I built..
Using MessagePack with Android http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7529522/using-messagepack-with-android is outlined here . Unfortunately in our case it requires a rebuild of msgpack. Here's what I did you can almost certainly skip Steps 5 and 8 but I haven't tried it that way Download the MessagePack source from https github.com msgpack msgpack..
How to implement yearly and monthly repeating alarms? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7568233/how-to-implement-yearly-and-monthly-repeating-alarms number of millis will overflow the argument I do not think Alarms will survive reboots of your phone that will most certainly happen during such a long period of time. I advice that you store each alarm in a safe place and use a combination of AlarmManager..
Android - change custom title view at run time http://stackoverflow.com/questions/820398/android-change-custom-title-view-at-run-time ex whatever you want to do here.. I'm not sure whether the current setFeatureInt behaviour is intended but it is certainly not documented one way or the other which is why I'll take this to the android devs EDIT As pointed out in the comments..
Overlapping Views in Android http://stackoverflow.com/questions/961944/overlapping-views-in-android including PNG images natively so the scenario you describe a partially transparent ImageView in front of a Gallery is certainly possible. If you're having problems it may be related to either the layout or your image. I've replicated the layout you..
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