Since the early days of the OS, widgets for Android have allowed users to engage with their favourite apps, from the comfort of their homescreen. So how do you create an Android widget? For the ...

There are many different ways that you can use location data in your Android apps. Previously, we’ve seen how you can display the user’s location on a Google Map; reverse geocode coordinates into a ...

Interested in developing your own Android app? We’ll walk you through getting your computer set up for app development and how to get started. Image: Peter Holden/TalkAndroid Editorial Note: Talk ...

In today’s digital world, mobile applications have become the glue that connects people with both information and just about every kind of service. In many ways, they are at the core of business ...

Developing apps for the Android platform allows you to handle various media types users have on mobile devices, including image files. With a few additions to the Java code for an Android app, you can ...

In each Android app, a heap size is dynamically created to take care of the new objects you create in the Android program. You have the option to create your own heap size using the ...