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From the experts: Debugging an Android application like a boss

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 2 Dec 2012 7:04 am
Developer options
Remember how you can tap things and do a little voodoo to enable developer options in Android 4.2? Most of us still won't need to enable any of these other than USB debugging, but folks who are developers have some serious tools at their disposal in there. That's why we're fine with them being hidden for more normal users. Out of sight, out of mind, and the folks who need them know where to look...

Intel releases x86 system image for Android emulator

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 23 May 2012 8:57 pm
x86 system image
Intel has released the long awaited x86 system image of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Android SDK and emulator. This will allow the Android emulator (long plagued with slow and buggy performance) to run at native speed on computers using the Intel x86 architecture.  Grabbing it is easy enough, just refresh the SDK Manager and grab it under the Android 4.0.3 tree. Of course, it seems like everyone...

Google launches new developer site, kicks it off with the Google+ API

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 15 Sep 2011 3:36 pm
Google developer
Google has launched a new developer portal where it can share news about events and updates, as well as offer examples and use cases for developers of all their products -- including Android.  To get things started, Google just released the Google+ API and has shared a couple methods to retrieve public data from Google+.  Initially, the API will only collect public data, which should alleviate...

Android 3.2 SDK now available for download

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Posted by Bla1ze on 15 Jul 2011 6:59 pm
Android 3.2 SDK
Developers -- time to fire up your Android SDK installation and grab the new Android 3.2 SDK. The Android development has let everyone know the update is now available to all.Here are some of the highlights of Android 3.2:Optimizations for a wider range of tablets. A variety of refinements across the system ensure a great user experience on a wider range of tablet devices.Compatibility zoom for...