Saturday, January 31, 2015

How To Use Button In Android

Introduction:-
In this tutorial I'll show you how to use normal button, add a click listener , when user click on button open an URl on your android's browser.

Video Demo:-



Implementation:-

Create New Android Project 
1. Click File > New > Android Application Project 




  • Add button in your activity_main.xml file 

<Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="200dp"
        android:text="@string/button" />

  • Add listener in your MainActivity.java file
private Button button;

// Add button listener
button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri
.parse("http://www.androidfriction.blogspot.com"));
startActivity(browserIntent);
}
});

2. MainActivity.java (Paste this code in your MainActivity.java)


package com.example.buttoneample;

import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;

public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
private Button button;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

// Add button listener
button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri
.parse("http://www.androidfriction.blogspot.com"));
startActivity(browserIntent);
}
});
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}

3. activity_main.xml (Paste this code in your activity_main.xml)

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context="com.example.buttoneample.MainActivity" >

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="200dp"
        android:text="@string/button" />

</RelativeLayout>

4. string.xml (Paste this code in your string.xml)

<resources>

    <string name="app_name">ButtonEample</string>
    <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
    <string name="action_settings">Settings</string>
    <string name="button">Click Button</string>
</resources>

5. AndroidMenifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.buttoneample"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="21" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

Output:-




You can also download full source code with .zip file.

OR you can also download .apk file.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

How to develop wallpapers application

If you are photographer, And want to become famous over the world by showing your photography skills through android application.

But the problem is how to/who will create android application...??

Just relax i will create android application and provide you fully published brand new android application in Google play store just for you.
App name :- As you want (like : example_name's photography)
Data(photos):- What ever you want to show to the user.

Application Details:-
  • This application will be an photography application.
  • In this application only you can show your images/photos.
  • You can also categorized your images like :- Animals, Cars, Foods etc. 
  • I will provide you unique "ID" and "password" for application. 
  • Application content can only modified by owner of the application(who have the unique ID and password).
Sample Application:-
(Your application will look alike this)
Sample App OR 

(But the application name, icon and categories will not the same , it will different(as you want))

Some Screen Shots:-









Video:-




For more details contact us ;)


HD Wallpapers

Make your home screen more beautiful and more attractive by using HD Wallpapers application.
Which provides you more than 10,000 high resolution wallpaper absolutely free without any charge

Check out "HD Wallpapers" - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dev.hdwallpapers

If any one is interested to share his content with this application Please contact us. :-)

Video:-



Screen Shots:-































































Tuesday, January 27, 2015

How to develop android appliation

This tutorial is very short and only for Android Beginners. In this tutorial I'll explain how to develop simple mobile android app and how to use TextView in android app.

Before starting this tutorial make sure you have knowledge about following concept:-
>> Basic Knowledge of Java concepts 
>> Basic knowledge of XML concepts

Prerequisites
 Before you start this tutorial, be sure you have your development environment set up. You need to :-
1. Download Android Studio.
2. After downloading Android Studio you will get an .exe(name: android-studio-bundle-          135.1641136.exe) file in the Download folder.
3. Run .exe file and install Android Studio.
4. Download the latest SDK tools and Platforms using the SDK Manager.
5. Now start Android Studio.
1.Create New Project

  • Open File
  • New Project 

  • Choose Application Name



  • Select the form factors your app will run on

  • Select an activity



  • Choose file name for your new file


Then click finish, 
After click finish your screen will look similar to that screen:-



2.Anatomy of an Android Application
First, note the various files that make up an Android project. Lets see what we have and their importance.

  • Java:- Contains the .java source files for your project. In this tutorial, there is one file, MainActivity.java. The MainActivity.java file is the source file for your activity. You will write the code for your application in this file.
  • AndroidManifest.xml:- This is the manifest file for your Android application. Here you specify the permissions needed by your application, as well as other features (such as intent-filters, receivers, etc. ).
  • res:- This folder contains all the resources used in your application. It also contains a few other sub-folders: drawable-<resolution>, layout, and values.
3. Java
  • MainActivity

package com.dev.myapplication;


import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;


public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    }


    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();

        //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }

        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}

4. res
  • activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <TextView android:text="@string/hello_world" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</RelativeLayout>

Here we are using an TextView and Its attributes. Attributes help to define TextView height, width, id, text(what you want to show).

5. AndroidMenifest.xml
  • AndroidMenifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.dev.myapplication" >

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

6. Values 
  • string.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

    <string name="app_name">My Application</string>
    <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
    <string name="action_settings">Settings</string>

</resources>

Here we define all the text values.

7. Now run your app
You can run your sample app in Android Virtual Device(Emulator) and also in your android device.
How to create Android Virtual Device(Emulator):-
  • Click on AVD icon 
  • Create virtual device

  • Select hardware

  • Select system image

  • Verify configuration

  • And, then click finish
How to use my android device as Emulator:- 
  • Go to your settings
  • Click on about phone 
  • Then, click on "Build number" multiple time till the developer option available on your settings 
  • Click on developer options and check USB debugging.

































Note:- if you want to run your sample application in android device make sure you have connected you device through usb and all the necessary drivers are installed in your system.

After click on run you will get output screen:-



If you want change the output  from "Hello world" to "example_name" make some changes in your string.xml file.
  • Go to values folder 
  • Open string.xml
string.xml
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

    <string name="app_name">My Application</string>
    <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
    <string name="action_settings">Settings</string>

</resources>
  • Make some changes
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

    <string name="app_name">My Application</string>
    <string name="hello_world">Example_Name</string>
    <string name="action_settings">Settings</string>

</resources>

Output:-

You can also download complete project with source code from here:-
Download .zip

Monday, January 26, 2015

Battery Calibration

If you want better and long battery life so don't wait just download this application.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dev.batterycalibrator

This application help to protect your android phone's battery from
**over charging**
**over heat**
** over voltage**
 it will indicate you when ever happen something bad with your battery.
This application basically help to increase the battery life.
This Application shows you phone's Actual Battery Level, Battery health, Charging status, Battery voltage, Battery Temperature, Battery Plugged Type, and Battery Technology.

How To Use:-
1.) First charge your device 100%(when Battery Level: 100%).
2.) Press the button "Calibration".
3.) After Calibration reboot your device.
4.) and at last let the battery completely discharge.

Features:-
It will show Actual Information about your device like:-
**Battery Level**
**Battery Health**
**Battery Voltage**
**Battery Temperature**
**Show Battery Level on status bar**
**Set alarm when Battery Level reaches at 100%**
**Lots of theme available**
**Alert on Battery low**
**Alert on very low battery**
**If you want get battery battery UI(user interface) experience  and more interactive themes upgrade to pro version**

For free version
"Battery Calibration"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dev.batterycalibrator

Pro version (If you want get battery battery UI(user interface) experience  and more themes upgrade to pro version).
"Battery Calibration Pro"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dev.batterycalibrationpro

Screen Shots:-






Video:-




Friday, January 2, 2015

Android Blog

Hello everyone ,this is my first blog which is related to android development. Here I will discuss my  knowledge about android application development.