We use html based help in our app. It's easy to implement and maintain. Place the html page in your assets (we use assets/help) folder along with images that you want to display inside the help. While this means your help requires an app update to make changes, you don't have to be concerned with hosting it or the status of the user's internet connection.
-John Coryat On Monday, January 7, 2013 9:29:20 AM UTC-6, Jake Colman wrote: > > > I'd like to implement a simple Help page for my widget so that my users > know all the tappable areas of the widget and what will happen when they > tap. What is the best way to do this? > > Should I create an Internet-based web page and use an activity with a > WebView to display it? If so, any recommendations for where to host a > simple web page like this for free? All I need to is a Help Page; I'm > not looking to create a web presence for myself or my app (at least not > now). > > Should I create an HTML page that is included as an asset in my APK and > display it myself? That certainly has drawbacks because it means that I > cannot update the Help Page without release a new version of the app. On > the other hand, it means I don't need to find a place to host the page. > If I do go this route, can a WebView be used to view an HTML page that > is resident on the phone? > > Any recommendations or suggestions? > > TIA! > > -- > Jake Colman -- Android Tinkerer > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
