[android-developers] Re: Connecting a Google Dev phone to UK Vodafone

2009-01-10 Thread Al Sutton
You can get free PAYG sim cards from T-Mobile UK from; http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/free-pay-as-you-go-sim-cards/ blindfold wrote: I'm with Vodafone in The Netherlands, and I did not need to buy a different SIM card to get my dev phone 1 registered with Google. I remember that I did have

[android-developers] Bundle getting lost after send

2009-01-10 Thread Al
I'm using a Bundle to store some info and then sending it to a Handler. Problem is the Bundle shows up empty on the other end. I've logcat-ed the Bundle before sending and after receiving on the other end, before it's sent, I see the data as expected, but once my HandleMessage gets called,

[android-developers] Re: Traceview only shows old data

2009-01-10 Thread Al
trace file? I don't use the emulator so it might be an emulator-related thing but so far the tracing works fine for me w/ the device. On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Al alcapw...@googlemail.com wrote: I ran a trace on my app using the Debug class, but it seems the new trace data isn't

[android-developers] Licensing/Protecting apps

2009-01-09 Thread Al Sutton
/AndroidPhoneApplications/licensing.jsp Al. http://andappstore.com/ -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author

[android-developers] Re: Licensing/Protecting apps

2009-01-09 Thread Al Sutton
Maybe the live URL would be useful... http://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/licensing.jsp :) Al. Al Sutton wrote: We've made an application licensing system available which will allow you to lock your apps down to a device, phone number, or expire on a date. It's currently free

[android-developers] Re: Secrity with SlideMe

2009-01-08 Thread Al Sutton
try it. Al. Shane Isbell wrote: On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Joel Knighton joel.knigh...@gmail.com mailto:joel.knigh...@gmail.com wrote: As Dianne mentioned, PacMan doesn't work. You actually can't seem to download it on the ADP1 anyway. However, I could retrieve the .apk

[android-developers] Re: Slide Views ( like Google Scoreboard app )

2009-01-08 Thread Al
Does anyone know how they implemented the part where you can drag the current screen left/right and also view part of the next screen at the same time? Was it the same way as the Home screen or is there another method for it? On Jan 8, 2:07 pm, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote:

[android-developers] Re: HELLO MODERATOR

2009-01-07 Thread Al Sutton
The moderator seems to only scan the backlog queue once a day, so a few hours isn't really long enough. Al. eags wrote: Are you backed up or are is my question about the Android Marketplace not appropriate somehow? Please let me know what is happening. I have posted the same question

[android-developers] Re: Starting application on Startup

2009-01-07 Thread Al Sutton
://code.google.com/android/reference/android/app/Service.html), they can be killed if the system wants to free up some resources, but I would suggest having another think about your app from a users perspective before you code too much. Al. javame_android wrote: Hi All, I want

[android-developers] Re: Port my iPhone game

2009-01-07 Thread Al Sutton
to the deployment restrictions. Al. Steve wrote: Hi there, I'm part of a team of developers that have recently released an iPhone/ iPodTouch game via Apple's AppStore (reasonably known as in 500,000 downloads in month, ~50,000 downloads on Christmas day alone, spent most of Christmas in Apple's top 5

[android-developers] Re: Installing a signed release apk over USB

2009-01-07 Thread Al Sutton
For accurate testing you should upload the apk to a website, and then download it from the site using the browser to go through the install procedure. adb install allows you to get away with some things that the non-adb install methods wont (e.g. signing of apps). Al. ivan wrote: How does

[android-developers] Re: Help - Android Market Suspe nds My “Blog App”!

2009-01-07 Thread Al Sutton
You mention the word Demo, do you have a Click here to pay link?, if so that'll be the problem. Apps on Market have to have all their payments handled by the (currently non-existent) Market payment processing system. Al. http://andappstore.com/ Nathan Freitas wrote: I've got a full post up

[android-developers] Re: Installing a signed release apk over USB

2009-01-07 Thread Al Sutton
Have you got the mime type correct? See http://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/publishing.jsp for some tips. Al. Sudha Gupta wrote: Hello, I have developed a signed app, i want to test this app in G1 on device anywhere. i have uploaded this app on the web server. when I am

[android-developers] Re: where can I find the source code for G1 phone's contact application

2009-01-07 Thread Al
The source code is available here: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Contacts.git;a=tree On Jan 7, 6:54 am, cindy ypu01...@yahoo.com wrote: G1 phone has a default application called contact. Where can I find the source code for that? Thanks! Cindy

[android-developers] Re: Installing a signed release apk over USB

2009-01-07 Thread Al Sutton
My mistake. Dianne is completely correct. I'd (wrongly) assumed that as eclipse can run apps on the G1 without explicitly going through a signing process adb could do the same. Al. Dianne Hackborn wrote: On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:35 AM, Al Sutton a...@funkyandroid.com mailto:a

[android-developers] Re: stopSelf() question

2009-01-07 Thread Al
During ANR, a stack trace is written to /data/anr/, I've found that file to very helpful to track down the cause. Search your package name in the file to see what was going on at the time inside your app. On Jan 6, 8:36 pm, Dianne Hackborn hack...@android.com wrote: Look at what your main

[android-developers] Re: ANR after service has been stopped.

2009-01-07 Thread Al
Check the stack trace in /data/anr which should have been written when an app stops responding. (Check logcat for the writing to / data/. message) On Jan 7, 7:46 pm, devileper devile...@gmail.com wrote: I'm receiving an Application Not Responding error for a service that has stopped.  How

[android-developers] Re: Unique problem only for the EXPERTS.

2009-01-06 Thread Al
Hi, once you read the SMS into a String, you can use the String.substring() method to find the first character of the sms. E.g, if the SMS is hello and it is stored in String foo, you would use foo.substring(0,1) for the first char. On Jan 6, 7:33 am, IPEG Student ipeg.stud...@gmail.com wrote:

[android-developers] Re: Strange error for signed .apk

2009-01-05 Thread Al
Hi, what does R.id.content represent, a LinearLayout, RelativeLayout, TextView, etc? Try making an explicit cast to the appropriate type it is. On Jan 5, 5:54 pm, focuser linto...@gmail.com wrote: anyone? On Jan 4, 9:04 pm, focuser linto...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have an app that runs

[android-developers] Re: Android Marketplace?

2009-01-05 Thread Al Sutton
Marketplace is a closed source app that Google is in control of and developing it as it sees fit. There are other alternatives that allow you to brows apps from your destop, download apks, etc., etc., if you'd like to try one you can take a look at http://andappstore.com/ Al. eags wrote

[android-developers] Re: Android Marketplace?

2009-01-05 Thread Al Sutton
distribution creator take whatever slice they wanted if they wanted to bundle our client in their distribution, it's their distribution, so it's their choice of how they want to treat developers on it. But its good to know you and Al will be here to jump up and down advertising your respective

[android-developers] Re: Very slow startup of app on first run

2009-01-04 Thread Al
Have you tried profiling your app to see what takes so long? Have a look at http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/os/Debug.html#startMethodTracing(java.lang.String) On Jan 3, 6:49 pm, Matt Hall matt.h...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I have an app that is around 3.8 megs, with a

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread Al Sutton
work on their screen resolution, or simply need features that the devices don't have. Hopefully the powers that be have thought about this and have plans in place already for more than just endorsed devices like the G1. Al. Sena Gbeckor-Kove wrote: True, but I suspect there will be more Android

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread Al Sutton
it will be if apps are being developed on the assumption that, for example, the 'phone will always provide GPS fine location facilities, or will always vibrate to provide feedback to the user. Al. Raymond Rodgers wrote: Yannick Stucki wrote: Yeah right, that's Apple propaganda if you ask me

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread Al Sutton
It's not that they can't write it, it's whether they are writing it. Prime example; Many people have said QVGA is unusable for their apps and/or the desktop, yet the Kogan 'phones will have a QVGA screen, and Android has no method of saying Only run this app on HVGA or above. Al. Yannick

[android-developers] Re: Could Chinese developper register Android market?

2009-01-03 Thread Al Sutton
then it means the developer will only see 55%. The 15% can be claimed back by VAT registered businesses under certain circumstances, but for non-VAT registered businesses or individuals the 15% can no be claimed back. Can you clarify this point. Thanks, Al. Dan Morrill wrote: This is false

[android-developers] Re: Market paid-for apps

2009-01-02 Thread Al Sutton
We're always open to suggestions for improvements :). Al. Chister Nordvik wrote: Seems like I was wrong: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/checkout-merchants/thread?tid=2e476d7b2a1afb77hl=en You can't register as a merchant outside US/UK at the moment. I know all of you want

[android-developers] Re: Market paid-for apps

2009-01-02 Thread Al Sutton
of the alternative app directories :)). Al. http://andappstore.com/ Chister Nordvik wrote: Quote: But that's for a different thread!. So lets get back to the original question. How are developers in countries like Norway expected to get paid for their application through the Google Marketplace

[android-developers] Re: Market paid-for apps

2009-01-01 Thread Al Sutton
taxes and comply with the legal requirements of paying companies and individuals in those countries. I'd be interested to hear what you've formed your view from.. Al. Chister Nordvik wrote: I understood it differently :-) The market will open to different countries but the origin

[android-developers] Re: Device id

2008-12-31 Thread Al Sutton
http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/c0d243345b90c8a5 jsm wrote: I have an application where I need to check whether the user is using the actual device not a emulator or others. I have seen the API where there is device id method from phone service. I need

[android-developers] Market paid-for apps

2008-12-31 Thread Al Sutton
will be announced at the end of Q1 2009. So from this I think it's safe to deduce that if you're not in those 8 countries you won't be able to sell apps via Market until after Q1 2009. Al. http://andappstore.com/ -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number

[android-developers] Re: Android google groups web page -- is it broken?

2008-12-30 Thread Al Sutton
which they may not want distributed around that time as well. I guess if you want to post without Google controlling what appears you'll need to look at using one of the non-Google controlled forums. Al. Tomei Ningen wrote: All my postings that I sent within the last 0.5 hour through e-mail all

[android-developers] Re: Save data between onDestory/onCreate cycles

2008-12-30 Thread Al
to save the text in onSave...() instead, but I can't preserve formatting. On Dec 30, 12:34 am, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: Al wrote: My app uses colour on some of the strings it writes to the TextView. The problem I'm having is when I open/close the keyboard, I'm forced to save

[android-developers] Re: future app distribution on android

2008-12-29 Thread Al Sutton
with the version of the OS the app is being run on. Al. http://andappstore.com/ Sven Boden wrote: Anyone has an idea on how future app distribution will work on android? I see a possibility for some issues. Right now you have the G1 phone... probably - except for developers - everyone

[android-developers] Re: future app distribution on android

2008-12-29 Thread Al Sutton
Is support for handling it in the OS yet?, The doc says there is only 1 SDK, but as there have been many SDK releases which are incompatible with the current SDK, so I'm wondering if it's in use or a currently unused feature. Al. Dianne Hackborn wrote: This is already supported via the uses

[android-developers] Re: Debugging on actual G1

2008-12-29 Thread Al Sutton
When you run adb devices on the PC does your G1 show up? Reason I ask; I still can't debug on my Vista box because although the G1 connects and the correct drivers are loaded the device is always shown as offline and so I can't do anything with it :(. Al. Steve wrote: I am getting the same

[android-developers] Re: Synchronizing Maps and Map Overlays - ConcurrentModificationException

2008-12-28 Thread Al Sutton
Please stop bumping this, if you're not getting replies it's because people are unable or unwilling to help and bumping will just annoy people. Al. mscwd01 wrote: hmmm, bump. Still havent worked this out. On Dec 26, 11:59 pm, mscwd01 mscw...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, hope everyone had

[android-developers] Re: Service will not stay running

2008-12-28 Thread Al
Does Logcat show any reason for killing the Service? You can install Logcat app from http://code.google.com/p/android-random/, which will show logcat on the phone. You can also save the data to a text file, but by default, it saves it to /data/{package-name}/file, which we can't access. You can

[android-developers] Re: Charge for Apps (What will Happen?)

2008-12-27 Thread Al Sutton
system you'd like to use (e.g. Mogees, link to PayPal, etc.) and list your app, I can't speak for the others though. Al. http://andappstore.com/ thedailyb...@gmail.com wrote: What happens to free apps when Android opens up the paying marketplace? In other words, if my app is free and I want

[android-developers] Re: Charging for Apps

2008-12-27 Thread Al Sutton
, as for other sites (SlideME, Handango, etc.), you'd need to read their TCs to see what their view is. Al. http://andappstore.com/ tspree15 wrote: How are the 3rd party companies that let you charge for your apps. Do they work well? Is it a pain for the users to pay? Any comments would

[android-developers] Re: Taking payments (google checkout)

2008-12-27 Thread Al Sutton
Early Q1 is the most accurate estimate that has been confirmed, beyond that it's just rumours. Al. http://andappstore.com/ tspree15 wrote: Does anyone have any updated info on when the paid marketplace will be active? I know it says Q1, but I was hoping someone had a more exact time frame

[android-developers] Denoting non-marketplace apps

2008-12-26 Thread Al Sutton
this tag it gives us a system which is compatible with the current and cupcake releases, does not affect any existing programs, and is easy to programatically check. What do people think? Al. http://andappstore.com/ -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company

[android-developers] [Fwd: [android-discuss] Denoting beta versions]

2008-12-26 Thread Al Sutton
Forwarded to -developers because it could be a better place to discuss it. Al. -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed

[android-developers] Developer input on -platform discussion

2008-12-24 Thread Al Sutton
-installation is useful. 3) Whether or not developers would be happy with all apps having to have their data and apks protected at the expense of the feature mentioned in 2. Thanks, Al. http://andappstore.com/ -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company

[android-developers] Re: new cupcake features???

2008-12-24 Thread Al Sutton
Mint frosting, sprinkles, and a light and fluffy cake mix:) Have a good holidays everyone. Al. http://andappstore.com/ P.S. Maybe you want to look at http://source.android.com/roadmap/cupcake Aasha wrote: So, What are the new cupcake features??? On Dec 24, 5:12 pm, Rajesh S rajeshs

[android-developers] Re: Taking payments (google checkout)

2008-12-24 Thread Al Sutton
and distributing it through your website, AndAppStore, and any other distribution channel that will take it. Hope this is useful, Al. Kevin wrote: I don't think there is a direct tie in to google checkout on the platform yet. True? Any word on that, outside of the market place? I have an app that would

[android-developers] Re: Regarding .apk file converting to .java file

2008-12-24 Thread Al
As far as I know, You can't 'convert' it back to .java. On Dec 24, 1:07 pm, Naina kna...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, If I have an .apk file for android application, I would like to know how can I convert this .apk file to .java file so that I can see the code in that application. I have tried

[android-developers] Re: Notification and PendingIntent

2008-12-24 Thread Al
Does anyone know? I'm really stuck on this. The logcat output says 'has extras', but the extras are non existent by the time it reaches onPause(). On Dec 20, 8:51 pm, Al alcapw...@googlemail.com wrote: I'm trying to make a notification so when I click it, it jumps to a specific view inside my

[android-developers] Re: Phone?DIY

2008-12-23 Thread Al Sutton
Android is a software platform, it does not dictate any hardware it must run on. You can write any additional software you need to support the hardware of your choice. Al. cer...@gmail.com wrote: I means is there is phone have main board,CPU,harddisk,RAM,and so on,then it can be assembly

[android-developers] Re: Locking Down Root Access - Same Sh.., Different Vendor

2008-12-22 Thread Al Sutton
Done. Al. Bill Napier wrote: Can you please continue this discussion on android-discuss where it belongs? But it is nice to know that I'm now cool... I appreciate that. :) On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 3:18 PM, mashpl...@gmail.com mashpl...@gmail.com wrote: The phone mindset is wrong

[android-developers] Re: Keeping GUI Updated

2008-12-22 Thread Al
of the state. On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Al alcapw...@googlemail.com wrote: Usually I wouldn't mind if the Activity is stopped and no more updates can be sent, but in this case (IRC app), I always need to keep the channel info up to date, even when the app isn't in focus, so

[android-developers] Re: What user forums

2008-12-22 Thread Al Sutton
The android-discuss mailing list :) If you want to get user feedback maybe you should do something with your site (forums, feedback forms, etc.), and link to it from your app. That way users can look at your other offerings and get news about the app they are using. Al. http

[android-developers] Re: What user forums

2008-12-22 Thread Al Sutton
I'd be careful on there. I posted about the AndAppStore client in the application promotion forum asking for feedback and got banned for spamming :O. I guess some people just want to stick the head in the sand and pretend apps they don't want to see succeed don't exist :) Al. http

[android-developers] Re: Market Limitation

2008-12-21 Thread Al Sutton
I'd guess it's more likely a mistake and someone deleted North and South Korea for the list of valid countries. Al. freeanderson wrote: Yes, right. Here is South Korea. I don't understand why South Korea is not included in the list. Even Uganda has been included. It doesn't make a sense. I

[android-developers] Re: Phone?DIY

2008-12-21 Thread Al Sutton
Maybe he wants it to put some shelves up for him :). Al. David Turner wrote: what are you talking about ? On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 4:34 AM, cer...@gmail.com mailto:cer...@gmail.com cer...@gmail.com mailto:cer...@gmail.com wrote: Can the phone DIY? -- == Funky Android

[android-developers] Re: Locking Down Root Access - Same Sh.., Different Vendor

2008-12-21 Thread Al Sutton
to serve. Al. mashpl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Thanks for responding, sorry for posting in the wrong place but this is the group that's impacted. I think the open community can respond possibly using a open source license that does not allow TIVO style hardware lock-down. In addition Google can

[android-developers] Re: HTC G2's home effection is very well,I saw it on www,Is it real or just a flash?

2008-12-20 Thread Al Sutton
Please see http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/browse_thread/thread/eeed73dc9bd52a27/663946f33ed8bf1f?lnk=gstq=G2#663946f33ed8bf1f Al. JBQ wrote: Does anybody know it? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

[android-developers] Re: Textview Scrolling

2008-12-20 Thread Al
This worked for me, wrapping it in a ScrollView: ScrollView android:id=@+id/sv android:layout_width=fill_parent android:layout_height=fill_parent TextView android:id=@+id/tv

[android-developers] Re: Can I use string begin with '@' in XML

2008-12-20 Thread Al
Have you tried escaping it with a \? So in your case value=\...@home/ On Dec 19, 3:07 pm, Oxygen oxygen.jian.w...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, In android resource, prefix '@' is used to reference another resource. But I want to set an attribute with a string begin with '@', instead of

[android-developers] Re: k850i

2008-12-20 Thread Al Sutton
At the moment you can not just install Android on your phone. It is not possible. Al. taher atashbar wrote: hello for my best friends thanks your answers i no have any operating system on my mobile and i want to install android on my phone my mobile hasn't operating system

[android-developers] Notification and PendingIntent

2008-12-20 Thread Al
I'm trying to make a notification so when I click it, it jumps to a specific view inside my app. The problem I'm having is when I try to retrieve 'extra' data, it all shows up as null. I'm constructing the notification like this (from inside a Handler): Notification notif = new

[android-developers] Re: certificate ssl webservice keystore

2008-12-19 Thread Al Sutton
not (and should not) make it a trusted certificate in Thunderbird. As a developer and a user I see it as a good thing that Android doesn't let applications do this, and I would be against any change to this policy just to make developers lives a bit easier. Al. yukinoba wrote: hi, I have surveyed lots

[android-developers] Re: certificate ssl webservice keystore

2008-12-19 Thread Al Sutton
I'm sure the K9 guys wouldn't mind you looking over their code; http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/source/browse/k9mail/trunk/src/com/android/email/mail/store/TrustManagerFactory.java Al. http://andappstore.com/ yukinoba wrote: I see :-) It sounds good for this security mechanism. However, I

[android-developers] Re: M5's api equivalent of Activities showAlert() method in 1.0 r2

2008-12-18 Thread Al Sutton
#setPositiveButton(int,%20android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener) Using null for the listener will dismiss the dialogue when the button is pressed. Al. http://andappstore.com/ Raja Nagendra Kumar wrote: In M5 show alert used like this use to show model an allert with message and ok

[android-developers] Cupcakes Email and K9

2008-12-18 Thread Al Sutton
client which go beyond what cupcake brings (things like handling self signed SSL certs on mail server), and I'd prefer to see work going into bringing K9 into the main tree as opposed to brining changes from cupcake which may make integrating K9 more difficult.. Al. -- == Funky Android

[android-developers] Re: Cupcakes Email and K9

2008-12-18 Thread Al Sutton
a cupcaked firmware is deployed? Al. Al Sutton wrote: I noticed the significant (and welcome) fixes to the Email client in the Cupcake branch (http://source.android.com/roadmap/cupcake). Does this affect the chances of K9 being merged into the main tree? The reason I ask is that K9 seems

[android-developers] Re: If your hosting your own .apk

2008-12-17 Thread Al Sutton
Google Sites is a no-no for apk hostig at the moment; http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/b4fffb26e83d9653 Al. David Given wrote: Tom wrote: My APK is 1.2M. I've searched for ways to reduce it in size without success. Any pointers? Alas

[android-developers] Re: ATT

2008-12-17 Thread Al Sutton
The G1 also works at 2100Mhz which is the standard used in most of the worlds 3G deployments. Al. moazzamk wrote: Tmobile G1 IS capable of accessing a 3G service but at 1700Mhz frequecy. So, it can only access the 3G service of Tmobile only (which is the only provider that runs their 3G

[android-developers] Keeping GUI Updated

2008-12-17 Thread Al
Hi, I have a Service which maintains a connection to the server. The info from the server is sent to the GUI via a Handler. When my Activity is killed, I can no longer keep the GUI update to date. Does anyone know how do keep it always up to date? I've seen connect bot do this, but I can't work

[android-developers] Keeping GUI Updated

2008-12-17 Thread Al
Hi, I have a Service which maintains a connection to the server. The info from the server is sent to the GUI via a Handler. When my Activity is killed, I can no longer keep the GUI update to date. Does anyone know how do keep it always up to date? I've seen connect bot do this, but I can't work

[android-developers] Re: Keeping GUI Updated

2008-12-17 Thread Al
Usually I wouldn't mind if the Activity is stopped and no more updates can be sent, but in this case (IRC app), I always need to keep the channel info up to date, even when the app isn't in focus, so suspending the thread is not an option. Also, for events like private messages and highlights, I

[android-developers] Re: Android Dev Phone 1 and AT T

2008-12-17 Thread Al Sutton
of 2100Mhz for 3G couldn't be used in the US because the 2100Mhz band was already in use for something else (and even after the US regulator freed some space there wasn't enough to support the number of 3G users the carriers were expecting). Hope this is useful, Al. P.S. frequency band

[android-developers] Re: Android Dev Phone 1 and AT T

2008-12-17 Thread Al Sutton
It looks like Ruslan Koogan will have an Agora at CES (http://www.kogan.com.au/blog/2008/dec/17/android-apps/) I'll ask him if he's testing it with ATT 3G. Al. Al Sutton wrote: HTC put built the 'phone so ultimately it's their say. The telecoms body in each country decides which parts

[android-developers] Re: Activity goes to background but secondary thread needs to end its work

2008-12-17 Thread Al
You could create a service for the background task. Create your main Activity, call startService(), inside the service, create a thread, finish your work, then call stopSelf() to stop your service. Have a look at http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/app/Service.html. Services

[android-developers] Re: Anyone willing to share...

2008-12-16 Thread Al Sutton
there will never be an id clash with anything else. Al. Alistair. wrote: Al, just some suggestions but are you managing your progress dialog from the worker thread? Perhaps I can help if I describe what I did in my app. My main activity view has a function 'updateData' which launches

[android-developers] Re: ATT on dev phone, data connection not working

2008-12-15 Thread Al Sutton
See http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/e4a9172898b7d7cc Regards, Al. bparker wrote: I have exhausted all combinations of APN settings possible to get an ATT data connection to work, but nothing seems to help at all. I know what the settings are supposed

[android-developers] Whose supporting VGA/QVGA at the moment?

2008-12-15 Thread Al Sutton
if it would be more sensible to just list screen sizes and orientations along with a help box so people know what they can use. I'd be interested in people views. Al. http://andappstore.com/ -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909

[android-developers] Anyone willing to share...

2008-12-15 Thread Al Sutton
A code snippet which prevents an java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: View not attached to window manager being thrown when .dismiss() is called on a progress dialogue box which is on screen when the device changes orientation. Thanks, Al. -- == Funky Android Limited is registered

[android-developers] Re: Anyone willing to share...

2008-12-15 Thread Al Sutton
for the first orientation change, and a few more people asking how to do this... Is this really a problem with no currently known fully working solution? Al. Alistair. wrote: I had a sort of similar problem. This has been discussed here: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread

[android-developers] Re: Developing on device(? is it possible)

2008-12-15 Thread Al Sutton
old 4GB Q6600 machine with an ATI HD3870 graphics card :) Al. chrispix wrote: When I got it, I got it with XP on it. That worked fine, but I am currently using it with OSX on it. Works pretty well, but had to crack it open and add a new wifi card. Some more info and a great tutorial is here

[android-developers] Re: Application Suspended

2008-12-15 Thread Al Sutton
the 30%. Al. Shane Isbell wrote: I'm curious why Google restricts alternative payment methods when they are not taking a percentage cut. I understand that T-Mobile wants to maintain its 30% cut, but Android Market isn't T-Mobile's. Shane On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 9:50 AM, cyntacks kevin.clout

[android-developers] Re: Is a SIM Required for Dev 1?

2008-12-14 Thread Al Sutton
It needs a SIM to get it activated (http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/browse_thread/thread/6e188901e9ad3d76/33c2cbc74b1931c8?lnk=gstq=Can%27t+register+Dev+Phone+over+wireless#33c2cbc74b1931c8) Al. cyntacks wrote: Hi all, This may be a dumb question, and it may be more apparent

[android-developers] Re: If your hosting your own .apk

2008-12-14 Thread Al Sutton
://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/awshosting.jsp Al. Tom wrote: Hosting your apk on http://code.google.com forces it to have an open source license, doesn't it? I am frantically searching for a place to host my apk so I can distribute it in a controlled manner (since it's quite early

[android-developers] Re: Using G1 as modem

2008-12-13 Thread Al Sutton
), but personally I wouldn't be overly concerned if he was banned from this group. Now to address your point you may want to look at http://graha.ms/androidproxy/ Al. Tee wrote: If you are not going to make a productive comment, its best to make no comment at all...Every other HTC phone can be used

[android-developers] London Google Mobile Apps jobs...

2008-12-13 Thread Al Sutton
Just in case anyone in the UK is thinking of joining the mother ship http://www.google.co.uk/support/jobs/bin/answer.py?answer=36918 Al. http://andappstore.com/ -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office

[android-developers] Re: Anyone else seeing problems with the browser Google Sites?

2008-12-12 Thread Al Sutton
I'm hoping one of the Google guys will let us know if it's a sites problem or an Android one so I know where to file a bug. Al. Tom wrote: Running into the same problem with a link to an apk from a google sites page. On Dec 10, 2:05 pm, Al Sutton a...@funkyandroid.com wrote: Just

[android-developers] Re: Regarding .apk files

2008-12-11 Thread Al Sutton
sandboxing and maintaining an app blacklist), and I don't think anyone is going to do anything to accommodate the third. But that's just my view... Al. Naina K wrote: Hello, Thanks for the quick reply . Is there a way to register ( suppose our application ) ourselves and get the information

[android-developers] Re: startActivity(), Browser, and windows

2008-12-11 Thread Al Sutton
The problem I can see with this is eventually the browser presents a Too many windows error message to the user. Are there plans to update the browser to allow window reuse, or is this another It's like that and that's the way it is situation? Al. Dianne Hackborn wrote: There is probably

[android-developers] Re: Anyone else seeing problems with the browser Google Sites?

2008-12-10 Thread Al Sutton
Mark Murphy wrote: Al Sutton wrote: Go to http://sites.google.com/site/piggybanksoftwarehomepage/dowloads Are you sure you don't have any examples with shorter URLs? ;-) *http://tinyurl.com/5hnbz5 could be a bit easier on the fingers :). * On my system the desktop browser

[android-developers] Anyone else seeing problems with the browser Google Sites?

2008-12-10 Thread Al Sutton
else seeing this? Al. -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those

[android-developers] Re: Has anybody received an android dev phone in the US yet?

2008-12-10 Thread Al Sutton
/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true_pageLabel=pageTravel_InfoGuidespropertyType=documentid=HMCE_PROD_010220 Al. http://andappstore.com/ Rajesh wrote: Where in US are you? How long did it take to reach and what was the mode of shipping you used? I plan to order one if it is sure to reach in two weeks

[android-developers] Re: Anyone else seeing problems with the browser Google Sites?

2008-12-10 Thread Al Sutton
I suppose the question now is is this an Android bug or a Google sites bug? Al. Al Sutton wrote: Mark Murphy wrote: Al Sutton wrote: Go to http://sites.google.com/site/piggybanksoftwarehomepage/dowloads Are you sure you don't have any examples with shorter URLs

[android-developers] Re: Anyone else seeing problems with the browser Google Sites?

2008-12-10 Thread Al Sutton
I can only use Wi-Fi where I live (due to shabby T-Mobile reception), so both tests left my house via the same network link (my ADSL line) Al. Bill Napier wrote: Have you tried accessing it on Wifi vs. cell data? Could also be a t-mobile data issue. On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Al

[android-developers] Re: Anyone else seeing problems with the browser Google Sites?

2008-12-10 Thread Al Sutton
Just tried the 1.0r2 emulator browser and it fails in the same way as the G1 Al. Al Sutton wrote: I can only use Wi-Fi where I live (due to shabby T-Mobile reception), so both tests left my house via the same network link (my ADSL line) Al. Bill Napier wrote: Have you tried

[android-developers] Re: When will we get a Firm Date on app sales

2008-12-09 Thread Al Sutton
not like Google don't have offices throughout the EU (and elsewhere) that could do this locally given their office map at http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=about.htmlabout=locations Al. Rajesh Sundaram wrote: From http://android.brightstarcorp.com/help.php Too high outside US

[android-developers] Re: Android Dev Phone 1™

2008-12-09 Thread Al Sutton
of getting Android devices.. Al. Matt wrote: That is not an answer... that just quotes the web page, which as a developer I have already visited myself hence how I already know the cost!? My question is when will the phone be available to buy direct from the UK? i.e. from Google UK so that it gets

[android-developers] Re: Ouch the dev 1 is too expensive!!! (outside of the US)

2008-12-09 Thread Al Sutton
The $179 includes import taxes. I'm not sure where you get 25% from anyway, the TARIC classification for mobiles means there's 0% import duty, just 15% VAT to be paid. Al. Matt wrote: The shipping ($179) + 25% import tax makes it exorbitant for small developers like myself based in the UK

[android-developers] Re: New SDK Available

2008-12-09 Thread Al Sutton
AndAppStore is not affiliated with Google. Al http://andappstore.com/ CAT wrote: Is that AndAppStore afiliated with Google? It looks like an independent company to me. -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered

[android-developers] Re: JavaFX Runtime on Android Emulator or Phone

2008-12-09 Thread Al Sutton
Please read the earlier discussion at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/4e73881a9011b657/89c0ff9c9acbf36d?show_docid=89c0ff9c9acbf36d Al. anthony bisong wrote: Hi All, Does anyone know how to get JavaFX runtime into Android Emulator or Android Phone

[android-developers] Re: New SDK Available

2008-12-08 Thread Al Sutton
Egg meet chicken... chicken meet egg... now who was first? Al. Jean-Baptiste Queru wrote: So, you're saying that developers should be forced to release untested applications? JBQ On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 7:43 AM, Teo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: About the new dev phone, there should

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