Re: [android-developers] APP2Friend ?

2012-07-31 Thread Mark Murphy
ssible to buy an app, and share it with your friends? Not ethically. And, with pending(?) changes to the Play Store to encrypt all paid apps, it will not work. Sending an email or SMS with a link to the Play Store based on an installed APK would be fine. Sending the actual APK would not be. -- Ma

Re: [android-developers] how to protect sqllite database source file in android app from Decompilation

2012-07-30 Thread Mark Murphy
de can decrypt your database, so can anyone else who wishes to try. -- 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 3.8 Available! --

Re: [android-developers] how to protect sqllite database source file in android app from Decompilation

2012-07-30 Thread Mark Murphy
d-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 _The Busy Coder

Re: [android-developers] Extract traffic information from mapview

2012-07-30 Thread Mark Murphy
en pay for some service that gives you traffic data via an API. -- 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 3.8 Available! -- Yo

Re: [android-developers] How to handle tag inside Android TextView

2012-07-29 Thread Mark Murphy
ble to do that with a WebView. -- 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 3.8 Available! -- You received this message because you

Re: [android-developers] What method gets called when a fatal exception occurs

2012-07-29 Thread Mark Murphy
tExceptionHandler() and setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler() on Thread to get control on an unhandled exception. This too is standard Java. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy C

Re: [android-developers] running into an NPE error on a setText();

2012-07-29 Thread Mark Murphy
8:42:00.360: E/AndroidRuntime(9249): at > dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegr

Re: [android-developers] Intent with geo location with no maps API installed

2012-07-27 Thread Mark Murphy
-- if that returns null (or if queryIntentActivities() returns an empty list, if you prefer), you know nothing can handle your startActivity() call with that Intent. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.c

Re: [android-developers] An issue with the added functionality of the home button (4.1)

2012-07-27 Thread Mark Murphy
want to stop the device reacting to these actions. Based on some quick scans of LogCat output, my guess is that this cannot be intercepted. It appears to be tied to a particular component. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonswar

Re: [android-developers] Licensing question

2012-07-27 Thread Mark Murphy
is > the right forum to ask, but if anyone has any insight or can point me to the > right person that would be great. http://source.android.com/faqs.html#compatibility -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | htt

Re: [android-developers] Regarding Application is not installed alert

2012-07-27 Thread Mark Murphy
gt;> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-d

Re: [android-developers] Advantage of introducing Isolatedprocess tag within Services in JellyBean[Android]

2012-07-27 Thread Mark Murphy
an app but could be exploited, such as a service using a scripting language to interpret scripts downloaded from the Internet. That being said, since it will create a second process, be judicious in its use, because it will consume extra RAM. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware

Re: [android-developers] modifying repligoreader.apk

2012-07-27 Thread Mark Murphy
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/commo

Re: [android-developers] instantiation of main activity

2012-07-27 Thread Mark Murphy
e > Groups "Android 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.go

Re: [android-developers] Jelly Bean, READ_LOGS and 'Application Lockers'

2012-07-27 Thread Mark Murphy
depends on the style of home you live in. For example, my contributions would come from a semi-secure and occasionally user-hostile condo. :-) -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Bu

Re: [android-developers] Re: Do we need images for all versions HDPI , MDPI , LDPI

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
es at different resolutions. Excellent point. Kirill Grouchnikov had a great blog post on a related topic, the old "why aren't we using vector icons everywhere" issue: http://www.pushing-pixels.org/2011/11/04/about-those-vector-icons.html -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http

Re: [android-developers] Re: Hide the virtual keyboard

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
hat sure feels like an EditText -- even the selection action mode works. Perhaps it is a subclass that overrides whatever methods would ordinarily cause the IME to appear. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http

Re: [android-developers] Arial show?

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
it The key, of course, is the first step. -- 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 3.8 Available! -- You received this message bec

Re: [android-developers] Jelly Bean, READ_LOGS and 'Application Lockers'

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
APIs are perhaps on the pipeline it would be nice. Generally speaking, you will find out about new APIs when the rest of us do, when the OS ships. (the debate on whether there should be more access to new APIs prior to the OS shipping has been held so often, it is not only beating a dead horse,

Re: [android-developers] Re: Hide the virtual keyboard

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
he behavior that you desire? The one I use (Droid48) does not use an EditText. -- 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 3.8 Ava

Re: [android-developers] Jelly Bean, READ_LOGS and 'Application Lockers'

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
ither as part of Android proper or as part of custom builds for "family-friendly" devices. -- 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] adb push is broken

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
e to this location (e.g., Kies?), though that would worry me a smidge from a security standpoint. Or, contact Samsung for further assistance regarding Samsung's device, with Samsung's firmware, that implements Samsung's permissions with respect to who can write to media in Samsung's S

Re: [android-developers] adb push is broken

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
by the new directory structure on JB, suggesting that perhaps maybe -- just maybe -- we will get SDK support for multiple "external" storage locations in an upcoming Android release. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware

Re: [android-developers] Spinner Styling - Am I Nuts??

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
ws for the rows in the pop-up list that appears when the Spinner is in the open state. That is why you need to supply two layout resources. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy C

Re: [android-developers] Notifications on 4.1 Jelly Bean: how to check they are enabled?

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
fications have been blocked. -- 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 3.8 Available! -- You received this message because you ar

Re: [android-developers] Insert data using SQLite Database with Insert + Where Clause after already entered data in next colums!

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
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Re: [android-developers] C2DM on tablets

2012-07-26 Thread Mark Murphy
om > 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 (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/common

Re: [android-developers] No event delivery in Stopped State in version 4.x?

2012-07-25 Thread Mark Murphy
On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Philippe Laporte wrote: > Is the following quote true? Yes, the quote is true. -- 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

Re: [android-developers] Device Android supports telephony

2012-07-25 Thread Mark Murphy
Manager might control this, though I have not tried 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 3.8 Available! -- You received th

Re: [android-developers] Re: List of Phone/Manufacturer/OS specific issues with Android.

2012-07-25 Thread Mark Murphy
possible that this device has things tuned that the problem occurs more frequently than on other devices, of course. -- 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://mar

Re: [android-developers] Activity on Service

2012-07-25 Thread Mark Murphy
me criteria" to the service. -- 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 subscri

Re: [android-developers] Say Hello to the Menu?

2012-07-25 Thread Mark Murphy
r all apps to use the same implementation of these things, but for things to behave basically the same for users. -- 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://mara

Re: [android-developers] Preference menu navigation without physical buttons

2012-07-24 Thread Mark Murphy
no physical buttons on the device. The user presses BACK via the affordance in the system bar. > I have added a "Return to Game" header This is not necessary. The user can press BACK. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://co

Re: [android-developers] Activity on Service

2012-07-24 Thread Mark Murphy
tActivity() is to "show the started activity to the user". If you do not want to "show the started activity to the user", do not start an activity. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twit

Re: [android-developers] PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK and Android 2.3.x

2012-07-24 Thread Mark Murphy
cribed to the Google > Groups "Android 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

Re: [android-developers] Problem getting id of a resource when using a Library project

2012-07-24 Thread Mark Murphy
n executed within the library project package, not from > the android project that links it. > > Any ideas? Have you tried using the package name of the main project, instead of the library? -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://co

Re: [android-developers] Re: Do we need images for all versions HDPI , MDPI , LDPI

2012-07-24 Thread Mark Murphy
by OEMs) -- scaling them yourself puts *you* in control over the final image look and feel. While that may be overkill for many apps, there will be some whose designers want that level of control. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commons

Re: [android-developers] Removed status bar on Android TV

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
you cannot get rid of the system bar, though you can dim it. I *think* Android 4.1 lets you actually hide it, though any touch event brings it back -- I have no idea how that would translate to a TV, I have not yet tried it, and I might be misunderstanding the documentation. -- Mark Murphy (a Commo

Re: [android-developers] minsdk and targetsdk issue

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
or none at all -- that would explain your change. -- 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 3.8 Available! -- You received this me

Re: [android-developers] Re: onSaveInstanceState() killed by OS

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Andrew wrote: > I do You are doing more than that if it takes several seconds to accomplish. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Code

Re: [android-developers] Re: onSaveInstanceState() killed by OS

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#ActivityLifecycle) -- 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 3.8 Available! --

Re: [android-developers] General dev question

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
directly from your code. Does it consistently occur at the point in time of this exception? Or was this just a random coincidence? -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder

Re: [android-developers] General dev question

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
ssions -- the exception should tell you the permission that you need. Also, many (most?) methods in the Android SDK that require a permission are documented as such, either at the method or class level, in the JavaDocs. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/com

Re: [android-developers] manage caching MapView. Is it violation of Terms?

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
ly small area of map, so > I can include this cached area in 'assets', thereby providing offline work > of MapView in my app. > > I want to know, is it legal? Is it violation of Terms? Please ask those questions of an attorney or other qualified legal counsel. -- Mark Murphy

Re: [android-developers] HtcLinkifyDispatcher.apk messing default app association

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
ther ensures that control proceeds to a preferred activity even if there are multiple choices. The whole point of HtcLinkifyDispatcher is to avoid showing a chooser, as suppressing the chooser may avoid the patent infringement. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http:/

Re: [android-developers] the pre-requisite - Android App Developer

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
Java you will want to learn: http://commonsware.com/blog/2010/08/02/java-good-parts-version.html -- 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://marakana.com/trainin

Re: [android-developers] how to download an offline api reference documents?

2012-07-23 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 --

Re: [android-developers] MapView causes my app to crash

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
uot; > android:layout_height="fill_parent" > android:apiKey="0_KT38YhEenC4phM3fr6pVM6sJP0x0GlZ2fiQCw" > /> > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > G

Re: [android-developers] GPS in android application

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Susanne wrote: > How can I force my application to take position from external gps and not > from internal? This is not supported AFAIK. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog

Re: [android-developers] Google android maps navigation with realtime traffic data in voice

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
a tile set that contains color coding for traffic. MapView does not do anything with voice. -- 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://marakana.com/training/a

Re: [android-developers] Regarding Custom Key

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
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 (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://git

Re: [android-developers] how to enable current app(supports xlarge screen only) to support "Google Nexus 7"?

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
ii) Resolution for Motorol zoom tablet and "Google Nexus 7" is same,will it > affects UI in "Google Nexus 7"? Everything will be physically smaller, as the Nexus 7 runs at a higher screen density. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/c

Re: [android-developers] Usage of DisplayMetrics

2012-07-22 Thread Mark Murphy
ew. You could have a 1080p SurfaceView. The screen size does not matter -- the SurfaceView's size does. Moreover, you are *passed* the height and width to use in surfaceChanged() of your SurfaceHolder.Callback. You do not even need to call getWidth() and getHeight() on the SurfaceView. -- Ma

Re: [android-developers] Usage of DisplayMetrics

2012-07-22 Thread Mark Murphy
y, the Camera app would be using it; otherwise the Camera app would not work. DisplayMetrics seems to be infrequently used overall in the AOSP apps, and even then is used primarily for density. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://c

Re: [android-developers] Using android.R.id.title and getParent to remove TitleBar

2012-07-22 Thread Mark Murphy
our own app's UI instead. -- 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://marakana.com/training/android/ -- You received this message because you are subscribe

Re: [android-developers] Looking for a developer for a simple widget

2012-07-21 Thread Mark Murphy
rhaps it will be added in some future release. -- 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 a

Re: [android-developers] Looking for a developer for a simple widget

2012-07-21 Thread Mark Murphy
x27;s currently connected > or not. There is no documented and supported API to do this. Whatever technique they had been using presumably no longer works as of Android 4.0, based on their product description. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsg

Re: [android-developers] onSaveInstanceState() killed by OS

2012-07-20 Thread Mark Murphy
n explicit action bar item click), and using a background thread in those places as well. For example, onSaveInstanceState() has nothing to do with a persistent data model (e.g., database). Third, as you are discovering, Android may terminate your work *anyway* if you are taking a long time on the ma

Re: [android-developers] How to get the platform signing key

2012-07-20 Thread Mark Murphy
learn how to create your own Android build with your own platform signing key, visit 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 Coder's Guide to And

Re: [android-developers] Re: File IO works on Emulator but not my snowball board

2012-07-19 Thread Mark Murphy
or. I think it may be a permissions issue when > running on my snowball board, or maybe due to a different versions of > android. You may have better luck getting help on this from a suitable list hosted at http://source.android.com, then. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware

Re: [android-developers] onSaveInstanceState() killed by OS

2012-07-19 Thread Mark Murphy
during these "several seconds", which is very bad for UX. Anything taking that amount of time needs to be done in a background thread (e.g., AsyncTask). -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.co

Re: [android-developers] setPictureSize on Droid RAZR

2012-07-19 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 _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Ver

Re: [android-developers] onSaveInstanceState() killed by OS

2012-07-19 Thread Mark Murphy
can get an ANR or other behavior. > Is this preventable? Take much less time in onSaveInstanceState(). -- 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 Devel

Re: [android-developers] Problems With The Use Of Java Native Libraries in Android !!

2012-07-19 Thread Mark Murphy
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 (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://git

Re: [android-developers] ACTION_SET_ALARM Intent seems too simple

2012-07-19 Thread Mark Murphy
implementation will support replacing an existing alarm. -- 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 be

Re: [android-developers] Re: READ_LOGS permission is not granted to 3rd party applications in Jelly Bean (api 16)

2012-07-19 Thread Mark Murphy
and/or running complicated command-line > stuff? I mean how do I do this in Jelly Bean? POWER + VOLUME-UP + VOLUME-DOWN, simultaneously pressed, should slowly generate a report that you can mail to wherever you want. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.c

Re: [android-developers] "New Android Project" not showing

2012-07-19 Thread Mark Murphy
e 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 (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.

Re: [android-developers] Re: READ_LOGS permission is not granted to 3rd party applications in Jelly Bean (api 16)

2012-07-19 Thread Mark Murphy
as an SDK application. Please create your own custom ROM for 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/training/android/ -- You received this messag

Re: [android-developers] Battery Changed

2012-07-18 Thread Mark Murphy
e you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android 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 thi

Re: [android-developers] Re: READ_LOGS permission is not granted to 3rd party applications in Jelly Bean (api 16)

2012-07-18 Thread Mark Murphy
w, is it? Use a ROM that enables adb over WiFi, or hope they add that to standard builds someday (last I checked, it only worked with Google TV). -- 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] How to build Android in Eclipse

2012-07-18 Thread Mark Murphy
for building the source you downloaded from 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 Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.8 Available! -- You

Re: [android-developers] Seeing wierd things with JB on Nexus 7 and timers/activities

2012-07-18 Thread Mark Murphy
@Mark: I will implement your suggestions when I get home and reply asap. I doubt any will impact this behavior, though they are still reasonable things to do. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsg

Re: [android-developers] Seeing wierd things with JB on Nexus 7 and timers/activities

2012-07-18 Thread Mark Murphy
developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dianne Hackborn >> Android framework engineer >> hack...@android.com >

Re: [android-developers] Re: HDMI out

2012-07-18 Thread Mark Murphy
On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 6:25 AM, RLScott wrote: > On Jul 10, 6:50 am, Mark Murphy wrote: >> HDMI out, if it supported by the device, is transparent to the app >> developer... > > Not entirely transparent. The HDMI, when connected, usually override > the sensor-determin

Re: [android-developers] Clearing a system set notification, can it be done?

2012-07-17 Thread Mark Murphy
dismiss this system set > notification? No, sorry. You cannot affect other app's (or the OS's) notifications. -- 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] New READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission breaks file:// URIs

2012-07-17 Thread Mark Murphy
will next week. > I don't know the internals well enough, but is it possible that there's a > solution that could be implemented at the platform level? That whatever > platform mechanism fulfills file:// URIs would bypass the > READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission check? That would pret

Re: [android-developers] WebView in android 4.1.1 crashes for URLs with a non-standard separation of query parameters

2012-07-17 Thread Mark Murphy
little more tolerant. > > > Best regards > > > Sven > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscr

Re: [android-developers] Re: Clearing the RAM is not closing the whole application (i.e. all the activities)

2012-07-17 Thread Mark Murphy
t are not coming into your launcher activity. -- 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 3.8 Available! -- You received this message because

Re: [android-developers] Bricked (?) ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700T

2012-07-17 Thread Mark Murphy
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 4:38 AM, t-liner wrote: > thanks for feedback. But where should I post this then? Some place that focuses on ROM mods, I imagine. xda-developers, perhaps. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/b

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to get the current top most activity?

2012-07-16 Thread Mark Murphy
for third-party activities. Android apps should neither know nor care what happens to be in the foreground, if it is not their own stuff. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Train

Re: [android-developers] Bricked (?) ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700T

2012-07-16 Thread Mark Murphy
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android 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...@googleg

Re: [android-developers] Re: Jelly bean accessibility service needing android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE. Backwards compatibility

2012-07-16 Thread Mark Murphy
his would have an impact is if they are only checking that permission for apps with targetSdkVersion 16 or higher. That's entirely possible, but it is not documented either way. Though I should have thought of that -- thanks, Streets! -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsw

Re: [android-developers] Wifi-Only tablet missing NETWORK_PROVIDER!?

2012-07-16 Thread Mark Murphy
questions for Skyhook, I imagine. I have never used their service; I just know of it by name. -- 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_ Ve

Re: [android-developers] Any Design Pattern for Android?

2012-07-15 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 --

Re: [android-developers] Jelly bean accessibility service needing android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE. Backwards compatibility

2012-07-15 Thread Mark Murphy
ation if possible, or else one points to a subclass of your existing AccessibilityService (if Android yelps about two elements for the same component). With respect to the backwards compatibility, that would not be possible in this case. However, it would have been nice if they would have

Re: [android-developers] Re: Best books for learning Android

2012-07-15 Thread Mark Murphy
chapters to write. Thanks for subscribing, and I hope you enjoy the book! Mark Murphy - mmur...@commonsware.com sent from some random Android device On Jul 15, 2012 1:39 AM, "Jason Hsu" wrote: > Thanks so much for your suggestions. As a result, I have subscribed to > Mark Murphy&#

Re: [android-developers] Keeping it fresh, back to service...

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
will have something "in the background" that can respond to key events like this, that does not work. A couple of key events will get broadcast if the foreground activity does not consume the event (e.g., ACTION_CAMERA_BUTTON). Otherwise, key events are for the use of the foreground activity an

Re: [android-developers] Keeping it fresh, back to service...

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
as you have an infinite recursion for anything other than VOLUME_DOWN, since you call your own dispatchKeyEventTake2() again in the default case. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _Th

Re: [android-developers] Wifi-Only tablet missing NETWORK_PROVIDER!?

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
s with such a service provider. -- 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 3.8 Available! -- You received this message beca

Re: [android-developers] Re: SDK 4, if I select WXGA resolution, emulator doesn't start.

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
at the current version of the tools is R20. -- 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 3.8 Available! -- You received this message beca

Re: [android-developers] Why android does not support native video calling

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
ers@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 (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://gi

Re: [android-developers] Where to start?

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
e user necessarily being in your app, please try to switch to Google Cloud Messaging. Otherwise, you would need to try to have a service running 24x7 with an open socket connection, and that will be difficult to write and easy for users to detest. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com

Re: [android-developers] sdk version Compatibility

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
ng either due to a bug in your app or due to a bug in the device. However, since you did not provide any details (e.g., stack traces, code listings), it is difficult for anyone to say specifically what may be going on. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/c

Re: [android-developers] Showing Action Bar ONLY on tablet?

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
, specifically asking for ideas for how to address your variant on this issue, and try to get Googly input on the matter that way. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Cod

Re: [android-developers] creating a progressbar programmatically

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
ecause that is a very unusual development technique, one that I imagine less than 0.1% of Android developers use for much of their UI. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Co

Re: [android-developers] Maybe I am going about this all wrong.

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Cythes wrote: > What about just writing a patch for the OS and including it in the package? > Or is that next to unheard of? If by "the package" you mean your APK, that is not supported. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | h

Re: [android-developers] Maybe I am going about this all wrong.

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
you need to look no further > then (almost) any screen on your android to see the clock ticking away. That is part of the firmware. You are certainly welcome to create your own modded Android ROM. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commo

Re: [android-developers] Showing Action Bar ONLY on tablet?

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
invoke this thing. The menu button > is no longer a guaranteed affordance. You even claim to have read what she wrote, as you replied to her message. Many well-rated finger paint applications for Android, specifically for use by "very young kids", use on-screen controls, as you can t

Re: [android-developers] Showing Action Bar ONLY on tablet?

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
t of menu button in a corner. It also does not preclude bringing up a menu based on some other trigger (certain tap sequence in a corner, certain gesture, etc.). -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/c

Re: [android-developers] Does it make sense to recycle views in a pager with not scrollable grid views?

2012-07-14 Thread Mark Murphy
ubscr...@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 _The Busy Coder's

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