Android foreground service is an android service object. It always runs in the foreground, this can avoid service objects being recycled by the android system when android os does not have enough resources. Android foreground service can interact with users through notification. It is usually used in a music player, file downloader, etc which user […]
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The previous article Android Pick Multiple Image From Gallery Example has told us how to browse an image gallery to select and show images use Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT intent. In that example, we save all user-selected images android file path URI in a list. Then we display those images one by one.
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After you installed android studio, you still need to configure some android SDK environment variables then you can use them easily. This article will tell you how to correctly configure Android SDK environment variables such as ANDROID_HOME, PATH on both Windows and macOS.
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ADB is a powerful tool, it is an abbreviation of Android Debug Bridge. It is located in %ANDROID_HOME%\platform-tools like C:\Users\Jerry\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools. It provides a lot of useful subcommands for android developers to operate between android physical or virtual devices and computers. It can be used to copy files, install apps, or execute Linux commands on an android device directly.
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This article will tell you how to use ADB ( Android Debug Bridge) to install or uninstall apk file on android devices. You can read the article How To Use Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to learn more if you do not know about android ADB.
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When I run an android studio on mac os for the first time after installing it, it popup a dialog with the error message Unable To Access Android Sdk Add-on List. This article will tell you how to fix this issue.
This article will tell you how to install and run the android studio on Linux. It is not similar to Windows and macOS. If you are a beginner to the android studio, this is very helpful to you.
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When you develop an android app and test the app on your mobile phone, you may want to mirror the android device screen to your working machine like Mac or PC. In that way, you can operate the android phone on the Mac or PC monitor instead of touch the mobile device screen repeatedly. This
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This example will show you how to use various android.graphics.Canvas class’s methods to draw text, point, line, circle, rectangle, oval, arc, and self-defined shapes. 1. Android Graphics Canvas Draw Method Example. If you can not watch the above video, you can see it on the youtube URL https://youtu.be/HtR0yY0kCcI The above example demo video shows that
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android.view.SurfaceView is a sub-class of android.view.View. It is used to create custom views in android game development. It does not have the onDraw method, but you can get and use the android.view.SurfaceHolder object to get and lock the view canvas, and then paint on it. This example will show you how to use it.
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