Android App Development: Hardware and Sensors
I’m back with another article on Android application development. This time, we will discuss how to access some of the phone’s hardware components like the camera flash, accelerometer, etc, with two simple applications…
Build Android Apps Using HTML with PhoneGap
With all the hubbub around Android, it’s tempting to make an app yourself. But considerations like, “I don’t know Java,” or “I’m just a Web developer and haven’t ever done app development,” hold…
Android Application Development: CLI Tools
This article on Android application development introduces you to the command line utilities that come packaged with the Android SDK, all of which are extensively used to create an Android Application. When using…
My Own Phone Dialler, Only on Android
So you want to build a custom phone dialler for your cell phone? In the case of a typical mobile OS, to intercept core areas like the contact book or the dialler itself is not only difficult but also needs in-depth knowledge of the phone’s OS. Unlike that, Android has an extremely modular architecture based on the Linux kernel. In this article, we’ll learn how to harness the power of one such API in Android.




