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You might be the desire to know something why these requirements are important for  Android development . Why you can’t jump directly to Android Google Documentation? The answer is just simple most Android development tutorials are made up of a Java flavor . If you don’t have sufficient knowledge of Java you can’t build a perfect android app. Basic concepts you should know before starting with Android development. Learn Java core concepts will give you much confidence to learn android quickly . Spending few hours on Java basics will act as a great wavemaker to learn Android. Click for more to know Essential concepts for Android Happy Learning !!

There are essentially two kinds of search in Android: local search and global search Local search enables users to search content of the currently visible app. Local search is appropriate for nearly every type of app. A recipe app could offer users to search for words in the title of the recipes or within the list of ingredients. Local search is strictly limited to the app offering it and it’s results are not visible outside of the app. Global search on the other hand makes the content also accessible from within the Quick Search Box on the home screen. Android uses multiple data source for global search and your app can be one of it. In the next screen taken on a tablet you can see the results of a Google search on the left and some results from apps or for app titles on the right. Quick Links Android device manager –Track your phone via internet Best Coding Practices forAndroid Development The user experience for local and global search is a ...

A job interview proves extremely critical to a fresher. The fact that he has no prior experience working in the industry makes his interview process very important. The interviewers select a set of questions to gauge the candidate for the industry. The questions are devised to evaluate the knowledge and confidence of the candidate.  Here we have made a list of common job interview questions that a fresher may be asked during his job interview. The following mentioned are few general interview questions asked in an interview to freshers and also few interview advice and job interview tips for freshers. 1. Why have you chosen this field?   There are many people who select their profession after assessing their likes, dislikes and knowledge in different fields. But this is not the case with all students. There are youngsters who lack direction in life. These are individuals who are unable to identify their strengths early. They may choose a field just because it ap...

In Android, Simple and computerized tickers are utilized to indicate time in android application .  The AnalogClock is a two-gave clock, one is hour marker and the another is minute pointer. The DigitalClock is resemble your typical computerized which show hours, watch available, minutes and seconds in advanced configuration. Both AnalogClock and DigitalClock Can't alter the time, in the event that you need to change the time, utilize "TimePicker." Example, We should get begin by making a project in Eclipse IDE . Make another venture in Shroud by exploring to File⇒ New Android ⇒ Application Project  and fill required points of interest. (I kept my fundamental movement name as MainActivity.java) Make a format petition for MainActivtiy.java under res ⇒ layout folder. I named the format record as activity_main.xml. In this design i had taken one Simple and one Computerized Clock. <RelativeLayout xmlns:androclass=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res...

Android Spinner  is like the combox box of AWT or Swing. It can be used to display the multiple options to the user in which only one item can be selected by the user.Android spinner is like the drop down menu with multiple values from which the end user can select only one value. Android spinner is associated with AdapterView. So you need to use one of the adapter classes with spinner. String.Xml < RelativeLayout   xmlns:androclass = "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"         xmlns:tools = "http://schemas.android.com/tools"         android:layout_width = "match_parent"         android:layout_height = "match_parent"         tools:context = ".MainActivity"   >            < Spinner             android:id = "@+id/spinner1"           ...

Job Title       :    Android Developer (SDK) Experience :    3 to 4 years Location      :    Bangalore Skills            :      Android Roles and Responsibilities: 3 – 4 years of relevant experience in Android development Has released a few application on Android & has Solid understanding of the Android platform,  Android SDK Knowledge and experience in at least one object oriented programming language and related framework Shown success as an individual contributor as well as team player. Have consistently demonstrated ability and commitment to deliver on major releases. Exercised exemplary development practices including design specification, coding standards, unit testing, and code reviews. Willingness to "go the extra mile" when needed. Exposure to Google Maps API’s a plus Development of Android based applications using Andri...

Mobile phone users in India may need to wait until Diwali to get their hands on a smartphone based on the just-announced Android Go platform, Google’s latest attempt at tapping the low-cost or entry-level segment. Industry experts and analysts said unlike the failed Android One system, Android Go doesn’t dictate hardware standards, allowing Google’s partner handset makers to differentiate their devices from products of rivals on price and experience even while using the same OS. Indian handset vendors Micromax, Lava and Karbonn, which are major players in the mass market segment that Google wants to target and were also its partners for  Android  One, said Thursday they are looking forward to working with the US company’s new OS. However, analysts said they may be wary about committing investments for creating another set of Android devices on top of the existing ones, having tasted failure once. “Android Go could come to India around Diwali. I...

Skills and Responsibilities you need to be an Android Devleoper It is a wonderful time to be an  Android developer . The technology is evolving and exciting, new devices are  popping up  all over the place and there is a very high demand for developers. With hundreds of millions of users around the world, the possibilities for  gainful employment  seem endless. Who is Android Developer? Android developer  is responsible for developing applications for device powered by the  Android operating system . An Android developer must pay special attention to the application’s compatibility with multiple versions of Android and device types. They must also have a strong understanding of the  patterns  and  practices  that revolve around such a platform. The mobile apps we use every day have changed the way we conduct business, the way we  communicate  and  consume entertainment , the way we learn things about ...

Android update will always hikes up the expectation of every single Android user, This time it looks tremendous because of the huge expectation on the upcoming latest update from Android family. The latest update is named as Android O This new mobile operating system is set to be released in the month of May 2017, as the 11th annual conference going to take place in that time at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Design of Android O Android O is particularly designed providing high priority to batter life and to increase the interactive performance of the device. To do this they planned to reduce the number of background applications which runs behind the screen without any knowledge of the user which sucks more amount of battery power. Features you need to know in Android O Notifications Channels Many of the new features regard notifications, and in Android O we will see user-customisable notification channels whereby alerts are grouped by t...

Android App Development is one of the hottest career options available today.Country’s booming mobile phone industry in India will require about 20 million application developers by 2020,according to Internet & Mobile Association of India(IAMAI)President Subho Ray . “Presently there are between 50-70 thousand professional mobile app developers in India.This number is absolutely insufficient.By 2020 we will have over billion phones connected on internet.My estimate is that we will need 20 million app developers at that time, He said that 20 million is a rough estimate and IAMAI is refining the number which will be released soon. The report ‘An Inquiry Into The Impact of India’s App Economy’ estimates direct employment in app industry to range between 1,51,230 and 1,59,010 by 2016 that account for 75,000 jobs in India at present.The study estimated mobile app industry in the country to be around Rs. 1,964 crore in 2016. Accordingly the report estimated the increase...

Android provides solid support for the development of UI-based applications. Android provides a variety of widgets that the application programmer can use to create a desired layout and interface. These layout elements can be created via the programming language directly, or through XML layout files. In this article, we are going to show you both methods and highlight their differences. Types of Layouts as they are going to be needed in every Android Application Project we create. Android provides the following standard layouts (viewgroups) that can be used in you Android application.The Standard Layouts are LinearLayout RelativeLayout AbsoluteLayout FrameLayout TableLayout Listview  Grid view Click Here,To explore each one of them in detail

Definition, An emulator is hardware or software that enables one computer system (know as the host) to behave like another computer system (know as the guest) What is an Emulator in Android? An Android emulator is an Android Virtual Device (AVD) that represents a specific Android device. You can use an Android emulator as a target platform to run and test your Android applications on your PC It uses an open source processor emulator technology called   QEMU . Run your app on the emulator To use the Android Emulator, you must create an Android Virtual Device (AVD) using Android Studio. First, we need to create an AVD with the same device configurations as real device, then launch this AVD from AVD manager. 1.       In Command Line, navigate to android_sdk/tools/  and  start the Emulator  by specifying your AVD             emulator -avd avd_name ...