Re: [android-developers] custom fonts without hassle?

2012-06-29 Thread Mark Murphy
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 10:47 AM, bob b...@coolfone.comze.com wrote: Is there a way to use a custom font in Android without doing any programming? No, sorry. You can only refer to custom fonts from Java. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http

Re: [android-developers] play a pre recorded file into the incoming call in android

2012-06-29 Thread Mark Murphy
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Aashish kumar testchetu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, Is it possible to play audio over an active phone call, so the other end can hear it? Only if the device is in speakerphone mode. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http

Re: [android-developers] Re: Need help - hidden GPS monitoring app

2012-06-29 Thread Mark Murphy
the service start-up settings? They can simply uninstall your app. The only way to stop this would be custom firmware. And of course: can the service open the 3G/GPRS connection at any time without generating additional dialogs? Yes, for some definitions of open the 3G/GPRS connection. -- Mark Murphy

Re: [android-developers] Re: about the communication channels between android apps

2012-06-29 Thread Mark Murphy
-- see http://source.android.com to learn about the Android firmware. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You

Re: [android-developers] Remote database for users' game data - Best Practices

2012-06-29 Thread Mark Murphy
in-app purchasing, I would hope there is some sort of verification mechanism you can use for that which is part of their system. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide

Re: [android-developers] about the number of processes in Android app

2012-06-29 Thread Mark Murphy
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:57 PM, M xuetao@gmail.com wrote: Is this case true that one single Android app has multiple processes Not normally. and each process has multiple threads? Yes. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http

Re: [android-developers] Remote database for users' game data - Best Practices

2012-06-29 Thread Mark Murphy
have already spent more time worrying about it than it is worth, but that's just me. Or, as Kristopher pointed out, if you can detect this condition during game play, nuke 'em from orbit. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog

Re: [android-developers] Re: prevent your app from showing in defautl app selection

2012-06-29 Thread Mark Murphy
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 1:58 PM, rayk raym...@kecklers.com wrote: I am puttting this out there again.  I have not been able to take my app off the chooser lis. Get rid of the intent-filter that is causing it to be an option in the chooser. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com

Re: [android-developers] Re: about the number of processes in Android app

2012-06-29 Thread Mark Murphy
processes. weird to me. The kernel system calls are off-topic for this list. Please visit the Community tab on http://source.android.com. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy

Re: [android-developers] When can we get chrome4android and JellyBean Browser sourcecode?

2012-06-28 Thread Mark Murphy
of Chrome will be open-sourced, I would not count on it, as Chrome itself is not open-sourced (*Chromium* is). -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android

Re: [android-developers] Facebook application, with custom device.

2012-06-28 Thread Mark Murphy
line to improve  look and feel as original Facebook application? That would be a question for Facebook. I doubt that they are monitoring this Google Group for such questions. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http

Re: [android-developers] Re: new look for the android app developers website

2012-06-28 Thread Mark Murphy
need an offline copy of the 4.1 docs. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you

Re: [android-developers] bug: emulator-x86 + kvm triggers an endless loop in qemu-setup.c

2012-06-28 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Sandwich situation

2012-06-28 Thread Mark Murphy
entering into a 2 year contract? Buy a tablet (e.g., Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, 250 USD). Or, buy an unlocked phone and just use it on WiFi. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy

Re: [android-developers] Access to phone's built-in OpenSSL?

2012-06-28 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Where have all the tutorials gone ?

2012-06-28 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Booting IOS 4 on android phone

2012-06-28 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] How can i launch my app using power button?

2012-06-27 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] I cant start Google Play .... It closed immediately after i pressed it ,,,,

2012-06-27 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] new look for the android app developers website

2012-06-27 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] How to get battery percentage

2012-06-27 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Querying for system capabilities

2012-06-27 Thread Mark Murphy
on a tel: Uri will work, create an Intent for it and call resolveActivity() on PackageManager. If it returns null, you know that a startActivity() call will fail on that same Intent. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog

Re: [android-developers] dpi checking

2012-06-27 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Google I/O 2012 ~ Where's the video?

2012-06-27 Thread Mark Murphy
and the volume of videos to be posted. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you

Re: [android-developers] How can I execute Javascript on already loaded webpage in Android Webview

2012-06-26 Thread Mark Murphy
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 1:06 AM, VP ims.proje...@gmail.com wrote: I want to execute a javascript on already loaded webpage in Webview. loadUrl(javascript:...), where ... is your JavaScript source, just like a bookmarklet. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http

Re: [android-developers] Phone getting crashed sometimes when using Euro2012 application

2012-06-26 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Customized Soft keyboard

2012-06-26 Thread Mark Murphy
to give keys which we wants to show No, you do not. You supply a *request* of a *general category* of what you want the input method editor to offer in the way of keys. It is up to the IME to honor or ignore your request, as decided by the IME's developer. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http

Re: [android-developers] Customized Soft keyboard

2012-06-26 Thread Mark Murphy
users to use your IME. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in DC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [android-developers] Distributing Multiple APKs for Medical App

2012-06-26 Thread Mark Murphy
Store or if you will then have to do this yourself.  Is there a way to bundle two .apks together and have them distributed together on Play? There is nothing specific about the Play Store that supports your model. Is there a way to do this outside of the Play? See above. -- Mark Murphy

Re: [android-developers] Distributing Multiple APKs for Medical App

2012-06-26 Thread Mark Murphy
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Matt Wright miwrig...@gmail.com wrote: This method would require install from unknown sources? Yes. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android

Re: [android-developers] Re: Instantiating (but not attaching!) a View from a non-UI thread

2012-06-26 Thread Mark Murphy
: Fix the real problem. For example, if the real problem is too many views, find ways to consolidate them (e.g., compound drawables in TextViews, RelativeLayout or GridLayout instead of nested LinearLayouts). -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http

Re: [android-developers] Getting time-period when the home screen remains active

2012-06-25 Thread Mark Murphy
period (between closing the app or opening another app) for which the home screen remains active. Q.1) Is it possible? If your own app is the home screen, then yes. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com

Re: [android-developers] With ICS, EditText with PasswordTransformation has visible content in landscape mode (extracted UI)

2012-06-25 Thread Mark Murphy
. Thanks for pointing this out! -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you

Re: [android-developers] How to highlight a ListView element without touching it

2012-06-25 Thread Mark Murphy
of which can be done in the foreground (e.g., making a formerly-invisible icon visible) without harming the users mentioned above. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training

Re: [android-developers] Defining a TableLayout

2012-06-24 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Getting list of apps using battery

2012-06-24 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Getting list of apps using battery

2012-06-24 Thread Mark Murphy
that sort of thing. My response was more thinking about the data in the Battery section of the Settings app, for which I recommended an API be added a couple of years ago. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http

Re: [android-developers] Replacement of Home screen

2012-06-23 Thread Mark Murphy
Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Mark Murphy

Re: Re: [android-developers] android audio route

2012-06-23 Thread Mark Murphy
the SDK. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [android-developers] How can I create my own PID/VID driver

2012-06-22 Thread Mark Murphy
://source.android.com Step #2: Click on the Community tab Step #3: Find a Google Group relevant to your question Step #4: Ask there -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide

Re: [android-developers] android audio route

2012-06-22 Thread Mark Murphy
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 7:10 AM, Smartfire smartf...@126.com wrote: i don't know  how to route media playback into an active telephone call , please anyone can show me a way ? Other than using speakerphone mode, this is not supported. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com

Re: [android-developers] Please Help...Android 4.0.3 WebView Crash...

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Murphy
On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Tommy Hartz droi...@gmail.com wrote: There is no force close. It just closes to the main home screen :: shrug :: Don't know what to tell you. If you can create a sample app that demonstrates this problem, upload the source somewhere. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons

Re: [android-developers] App Android Architecture

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Murphy
to be the controller in aggregate, and the model to be whatever the app needs (POJOs, database, etc.). But, that's just my take on it. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in DC: http

Re: [android-developers] problem

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] any one help me please..

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] button

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] ListView inside a tabhost not displaying content initially

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Murphy
per tab. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in DC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [android-developers] button

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Murphy
On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Kristopher Micinski krismicin...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: Or take a peek at ToggleButton, or create your own CompoundButton. BTW, we are assuming that by pressed you mean a persistent status

Re: [android-developers] What are the mandatory application available on the Android Tablet.

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Murphy
will see that the requirement is not so much for *apps*, but rather Intent filters. Device manufacturers can replace whatever apps they want, but certain public Intent filters must be maintained. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http

Re: [android-developers] hierarchy viewer shows nothing/AVDs not being reused

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Murphy
the adb daemon (adb kill-server, followed by adb start-server). -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received

Re: [android-developers] charging paused issue on ice cream sandwitch

2012-06-19 Thread Mark Murphy
?hl=en -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [android-developers] How can I create my own PID/VID driver

2012-06-19 Thread Mark Murphy
group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Mark Murphy

Re: [android-developers] Web App

2012-06-19 Thread Mark Murphy
have a choice in the matter. The only way to determine if an Android device is requesting your Web page is to examine the User-Agent header, see if it says that it is an Android device, and then hope nobody is spoofing the header. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http

Re: [android-developers] Anyone know How can I use vold to mount mmcblk0p8 as sdcard automatically?

2012-06-19 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Android Certification

2012-06-19 Thread Mark Murphy
may provide training? That would be a question for qualified legal counsel familiar with the laws of your country. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in NYC: http

Re: [android-developers] Please Help...Android 4.0.3 WebView Crash...

2012-06-19 Thread Mark Murphy
decided to name your app com.android.launcher, this message is not from your app and may have nothing to do with your problem. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in NYC

Re: [android-developers] Error in a Spinner

2012-06-19 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Please Help...Android 4.0.3 WebView Crash...

2012-06-19 Thread Mark Murphy
: android-developers@googlegroups.com [mailto:android-developers@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Murphy Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 3:54 PM To: android-developers@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [android-developers] Please Help...Android 4.0.3 WebView Crash... On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 1:47

Re: [android-developers] Using custom Content Providers

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Question on launching activity from notification

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Murphy
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Yezersky robornmir...@gmail.com wrote: what's happened? follow Android SDK, singleTask is same as FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP, but I get different result here? IMHO, singleTask is closer to FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP|FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP. -- Mark Murphy

Re: [android-developers] Permissions for System Apps (not in /data/system/packages.xml?)

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Murphy
or signatureOrSystem permissions and actually get them. You can find those by sifting through: https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/master/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog

Re: [android-developers] Ho clean-up filesystem when remove an application

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Murphy
. Is there a way to remove them programmatically when the app is unistalled? Store them in internal storage, in getExternalFilesDir(), or in getExternalCacheDir(). -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com

Re: [android-developers] Recover Certificate from APK

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Murphy
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 6:41 AM, Saurav to.saurav.mukher...@gmail.com wrote: Anyways, as you all said, I have put my new keystore in my git repo. Um, I really hope that's a private repo. Backed up does not mean published for the world to see. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http

Re: [android-developers] Re: Permissions for System Apps (not in /data/system/packages.xml?)

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Murphy
application. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [android-developers] Using custom Content Providers

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Murphy
I would need something like that to access a custom ContentProvider Best regards Per-Jarle On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: You do not need to have a uses-permission element to use that ContentProvider. I do not know what other uses tag you

Re: [android-developers] Recover Certificate from APK

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Murphy
account hack away from having their apps replaced by malware-ridden ones on the Play Store. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7

Re: [android-developers] Re: Permissions for System Apps (not in /data/system/packages.xml?)

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Murphy
application. What exactly do you mean by asking? By uses-permission in the manifest, just like any other SDK app. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android

Re: [android-developers] Re: Permissions for System Apps (not in /data/system/packages.xml?)

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Murphy
. On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Jason Meyer jasonmeyer...@yahoo.de wrote: Well, sure, if they request it, just like any other SDK app. I am not quite sure what you mean by request it. As far as I know, there is no API

Re: [android-developers] Re: Where to save data on devices without an sdcard?

2012-06-17 Thread Mark Murphy
a problem with this device. I will point HTC to this thread; hopefully we will be able to get to the bottom of this. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in DC: http://marakana.com

Re: [android-developers] Re: Where to save data on devices without an sdcard?

2012-06-17 Thread Mark Murphy
when you plug the device into a host machine via a USB cable, etc. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in DC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ -- You received

Re: [android-developers] Re: Where to save data on devices without an sdcard?

2012-06-17 Thread Mark Murphy
to things that are beyond the SDK. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in DC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [android-developers] Re: Where to save data on devices without an sdcard?

2012-06-17 Thread Mark Murphy
saving pictures on the sdcard (on /mngt/sdcard/DCIM/100MEDIA. That means your device is behaving within normal parameters. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in DC: http

Re: [android-developers] Re: Where to save data on devices without an sdcard?

2012-06-17 Thread Mark Murphy
, the carrier's issue, or simply a hiccup with your individual device, I cannot say. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in DC: http://marakana.com/training/android

Re: [android-developers] Where to save data on devices without an sdcard?

2012-06-16 Thread Mark Murphy
. You could always fail over to saving to internal storage, though space may be an issue. For devices which emulate the sdcard (in case it is unmounted), there often (?) seem to exist a directory /mnt/emmc I presume that by often you mean not often. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http

Re: [android-developers] Re: Where to save data on devices without an sdcard?

2012-06-16 Thread Mark Murphy
, insofar as the preferred directory concept implies that the user has access to the files, and they don't have access to internal storage except via your app (or except via rooting their phone). You get your internal files directory via a call to getFilesDir() on any Context. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons

Re: [android-developers] C2DM in Android 2.1

2012-06-16 Thread Mark Murphy
On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Kobi krasnoff.k...@gmail.com wrote: Is the any way to implement C2DM in Android 2.1 or earlier versions? No, sorry. It requires firmware bits that did not show up until Android 2.2, and then only on devices supporting the Play Store infrastructure. -- Mark

Re: [android-developers] build non-stub version of android.jar

2012-06-14 Thread Mark Murphy
OS source code, I mean Android library code)? This list is for developing applications using the Android SDK. You can learn more about the Android source code at http://source.android.com. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com

Re: [android-developers] Java 1.7

2012-06-14 Thread Mark Murphy
options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training... At Your Office: http://commonsware.com/training

Re: [android-developers] Exception

2012-06-14 Thread Mark Murphy
to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy

Re: [android-developers] Re: AppWidget disappears after updating app and moving code into a library

2012-06-14 Thread Mark Murphy
leave the activity name as .MyActivity and it will reference my.package.core.MyActivity? No. I though that when the name begins with a ., then the application package is used. Correct. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com

Re: [android-developers] Re: AppWidget disappears after updating app and moving code into a library

2012-06-14 Thread Mark Murphy
change the public API of pretty much anything without running into issues. It'd be nice if there were a way for app widgets to be identified by a custom action string in an intent-filter, so refactoring could be easier and less risky, but that's not an available option AFAIK. -- Mark Murphy

Re: [android-developers] Recover Certificate from APK

2012-06-14 Thread Mark Murphy
AFAIK. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in DC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [android-developers] Re: AppWidget disappears after updating app and moving code into a library

2012-06-14 Thread Mark Murphy
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Dianne Hackborn hack...@android.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 6:06 AM, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: It'd be nice if there were a way for app widgets to be identified by a custom action string in an intent-filter, so refactoring could

Re: [android-developers] GridLayout cannot be found after installing android support package

2012-06-14 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] Landscape/Portrait and more... an advanced question

2012-06-13 Thread Mark Murphy
your EULA. Even for a regular device, I'd be annoyed at somebody forcing me to turn my device just to read their legal agreement. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training

Re: [android-developers] App Security

2012-06-13 Thread Mark Murphy
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 8:04 AM, sujit dubey sujit...@gmail.com wrote:   Is there a way to prevent reverse engineering on .apk file generated for app? Not really. Obfuscation with ProGuard helps a little. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy

Re: [android-developers] Recover Certificate from APK

2012-06-13 Thread Mark Murphy
something signed with that keystore. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you

Re: [android-developers] Recover Certificate from APK

2012-06-13 Thread Mark Murphy
on the subject. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [android-developers] email attachment

2012-06-13 Thread Mark Murphy
-- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android

Re: [android-developers] Play Store hijacking focus after in-app purchase dialog

2012-06-13 Thread Mark Murphy
be capable, therefore, to test this with at least one other published application, and preferably more than one. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_

Re: [android-developers] Problems with Linkify in Android 4

2012-06-13 Thread Mark Murphy
create a sample app demonstrating your problem, I would be interested in taking a look at it. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7

Re: [android-developers] Re: AsyncTask in Android 4.0

2012-06-12 Thread Mark Murphy
. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android

Re: [android-developers] Fwd: make call without intent

2012-06-12 Thread Mark Murphy
: Is it possible to simulate a speech to play a voice file (mp3, wav etc) during a call? This cannot be done at the SDK level. I am not even certain whether this can be done at the firmware level. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com

Re: [android-developers] Re: Obtaining global keyboard hook possible?

2012-06-12 Thread Mark Murphy
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 6:24 AM, vejey karthick gandier vejeykarth...@gmail.com wrote: I know its been so many years. Now, can we hook to android Keyboard? Fortunately, no, for obvious privacy and security reasons. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com

Re: [android-developers] make call without intent

2012-06-12 Thread Mark Murphy
Groups that you can choose from. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you

Re: [android-developers] Re: Installing .apk to Android Virtual Manager

2012-06-12 Thread Mark Murphy
-tools\adb install c:\This\Is\The\Path\To\Your\File.apk http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html#move -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in DC: http

Re: [android-developers] unused application permissions

2012-06-11 Thread Mark Murphy
file sites, since technically you have no idea what they might then do with the APK file, beyond (perhaps) give you the report back. While the Web site is more convenient, a locally-run tool would be more secure. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy

Re: [android-developers] finding if the device has phone support/flight mode

2012-06-11 Thread Mark Murphy
/Settings.System.html#AIRPLANE_MODE_ON -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you

Re: [android-developers] Extra menu bar in HTC One X

2012-06-11 Thread Mark Murphy
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Nathan nathan.d.mel...@gmail.com wrote: Any idea on what I might be doing wrong? http://commonsware.com/blog/2012/06/08/removing-rogue-menus.html TL;DR: Set your targetSdkVersion to 14 and test the heck out of your app. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http

Re: [android-developers] unused application permissions

2012-06-11 Thread Mark Murphy
the source someday, but currently I don't believe the source is available. OK. You've mentioned the site a couple of times, so I thought perhaps you had been in communication with the authors. Thanks! -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http

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