January 6, 2015
Solution: Right Click project name, select “Properties”. Next select “Java Compiler” from the list on left and uncheck “Enable project specific settings”
June 17, 2013
The android multimedia frameworks performs a remarkable job with recording and playing a variety of media files. By using this scalable framework you can enrich your applications with audio integration. Depending on your device hardware, you can use the MediaRecorder API to record audio stream from mic. Recording of audio […]
June 3, 2013
SMS messaging has become an integral part of every mobile phone and for the past decade every mobile device be it a smartphone or a simple mobile phone has come with an sms messaging feature. Understanding how this application works can open new horizons and opportunities for android developers. Today […]
May 29, 2013
Android is remarkable good in supporting various screen sizes, it allows various drawable directories for particular screens and layout configurations using density-independent pixel (dp) instructions. Android also allows using 9 patch images as backgrounds for buttons and application content. In a 9 patch image 4 corners remain unscaled, but the […]
November 28, 2012
First you need to have user permissions to access WiFi state and change it. To do so add following XML nodes in your app’s Manifest XML file under root node. <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"></uses-permission> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE"></uses-permission> Next we need to declare a method toggleWIFI() which will be responsible for WiFi […]
May 19, 2012
There are multiple ways to customize title bar in android application. Today, I am going to show a way in which we’ll completely change the looks of title bar and add extra views to it.
April 24, 2012
You may face certain scenario where you want to input single value from user and that value is not simple text. let’s say you want to display a custom widget. In such cases, instead of creating a new activity or dialog, you may show a popup window containing a widget. […]
April 23, 2012
You can use the setRingerMode() method of AudioManager class. AudioManager audiomanage = (AudioManager)getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE); audiomanage.setRingerMode(AudioManager.RINGER_MODE_SILENT); The value that you pass to the method should be one of RINGER_MODE_NORMAL, RINGER_MODE_SILENT, or RINGER_MODE_VIBRATE Also note that you have to add following permission to the manifest file android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
