Android UI

Although ActionBar provides users with a globally unified interface style and operation, it doesn’t mean that all applications’ ActionBars have to be exactly the same. If you need to modify the style of your Action Bar to better match your application, you can make it very simple by using Android styles and themes.

This example will show you how to use android.support.v7.widget.SearchView class to add a search box and implement autocomplete function for the search box. It also demos how to use android.support.v7.widget.ShareActionProvider to open the share application list for your android application. You can see the example demo video at the end of this article.

Notification is a message that can be displayed outside the normal user interface of an android application. When the notification is issued, it first appears in the notification area of the status bar. Then users can click it to see the notification details.

The android.app.DatePickerDialog and android.app.TimePickerDialog class are widgets that can pop up a dialog for users to choose date and time. This article will show you examples of how to use them.

The android.widget.PopupWindow class is another class that provides a popup window function besides AlertDialog. There is something different between them. This example will show you how to use the android.widget.PopupWindow in the android application.

If you have read the article Android Alert Dialog Example, you must know how to create and use AlertDialog basically. This article will show you two advanced examples about how to add custom list items and custom view objects in android Alert Dialog.

android.widget.Gallery is subclass of AbsSpinner. It displays items in horizontal direction. This example will show you how to use android.widget.Gallery and ImageSwitcher to implement an android image gallery application.

android.widget.TabHost is a widget that can add more tabs in android app. Each tab can has it’s own content. This article will show you examples about how to use it.

android.widget.ListView is widely used in android mobile app. It displays all the list items in the form of a vertical list. This article will show you examples about how to create ListView and how to add item data in it.

Shape, selector, and layer-list are usually used to create custom drawable resources in android development. Those three XML elements can save a lot of UI resources and time if being used properly. This article will show you how to use them correctly.