[android-developers] Best Mobile Video Player/API/Widget for Android apps?

2014-11-13 Thread 'pawpaw17' via Android Developers
I want to start hosting video clips in my app - my main motivation is to be able to play short videos less than 4 minutes that are hosted on my external server. Can anybody suggest pointers/suggestions for what technologies I should consider? Video is not the most important component of the app

[android-developers] Best Mobile API/Player Technology for Android?

2014-11-13 Thread 'pawpaw17' via Android Developers
I want to start hosting video clips in my app - my main motivation is to be able to play short videos less than 4 minutes that are hosted on my external server. Can anybody suggest pointers/suggestions for what technologies I should consider? Video is not the most important component of the app

[android-developers] Re: My BroadcastReceiver receiver not getting called after phone boots, any ideas?

2013-03-08 Thread pawpaw17
Here is most of my manifest file. I changed things around so I'm trying to get .MyBootAlarmReceiver to get called both when boot completes and when the SD card is finished loading, but my onReceive() method doesn't seem to be getting called. Any ideas? I suspect some simple goofup: http://sch

[android-developers] My BroadcastReceiver receiver not getting called after phone boots, any ideas?

2013-03-07 Thread pawpaw17
receivedContext = context; getEvents(); } }; pawpaw17 -- -- 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 e

[android-developers] Ratings & Reviews SDK???

2013-02-14 Thread pawpaw17
e on this topic. Best! pawpaw17 -- -- 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-

[android-developers] How to make image tiles with white text overlays like Flipboard

2012-12-22 Thread pawpaw17
any pointers. Best, pawpaw17 -- 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-developer

[android-developers] Is it possible to change App Name and Publisher for existing Android App?

2012-05-23 Thread pawpaw17
Does anyone know how to change the name and publisher info for an app in google play without having to enter a completely new app? i.e., if you sell your app to another company and they want to take ownership of the app, its users, and its place in the market? Muchas gracias! pawpaw17 -- You

[android-developers] Anyone using content management system for stuff like checkins/ratings/user sign in etc?

2012-01-29 Thread pawpaw17
Guys, Is anyone using a content management system in an Android App? I'm wondering if it is possible to find a system that can handle some of the repeated stuff that a lot of apps do rather than writing a new web app each time. If anyone knows, thanks! pawpaw17 -- You received this me

[android-developers] Any good backends for managing Checkins and/or User sign/ins?

2012-01-28 Thread pawpaw17
mucho appreciato! Best, pawpaw17 -- 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-developer

[android-developers] getWritableDatabase always throws Exception on database upgrade for certain Android versions

2011-09-12 Thread pawpaw17
ion 1. Has anyone run into this problem? Thanks, pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, se

[android-developers] How do I change Normal app icon in Market?

2011-09-12 Thread pawpaw17
of Market, but not on a device version. Thanks pawpaw17 -- 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

[android-developers] Anyone notice app usage trends by month?

2011-09-12 Thread pawpaw17
to Android Market in June - in many cases the filters flipped to "For Everyone" instead of "All Apps" by default, and users had to know to go and change to setting to see all apps. Any thoughts or experience would be appreciated. Best, pawpaw17 -- You received this message bec

[android-developers] Anyone notice app usage down since early July for High Maturity apps?

2011-08-31 Thread pawpaw17
e. Anyway, my app might be just sucking wind right now, but I wonder if any of you have noticed a similar trend since early July. Thanks! pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, se

[android-developers] Crash on SQLiteOpenHelper::getReadableDatabase when I'm trying to copy new db from raw resources

2011-08-27 Thread pawpaw17
etReadableDatabase(); problematic? What I really want to do is chmod 777 myolddb rm -f myolddb if this were plain old Unix. What situations can lead to Android treating this as a read-only entity that can't be overwritten? This database is originally created by my app, and I only overwrite

[android-developers] Re: Help! My App "dissappeared" from Android Market after routine Update

2011-07-29 Thread pawpaw17
not involve any manifest changes. This appears to be a bug in the Market, but I'm not certain. If anyone from Google is listening and can help me out I'd really appreciate it. Best, pawpaw17 On Jul 29, 6:20 pm, pawpaw17 wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I've just done a regul

[android-developers] Help! My App "dissappeared" from Android Market after routine Update

2011-07-29 Thread pawpaw17
name of my app, no dice, it is gone. Maybe this is an intermittent state while my update is being processed? But I've never waited more than 20 minutes or so for an update to appear and it has been almost 2 hours. Please if anyone has info on I'd great appreciate it. Thanks! pawpaw17 -

[android-developers] Changes in Developer Console - longer time for app update to appear in Market?

2011-07-29 Thread pawpaw17
oval of the "publish" button, I think I've saved my APK update correctly, but I still don't see my app in "Just In" or even the new version in my product description. Anyone else noticing this? Thanks pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed t

[android-developers] Anyone notice active installs plummet WITHOUT releasing update?

2011-05-03 Thread pawpaw17
tting less traffic on the app as well by how hard my servers are getting hit. Does this seem to be a trend? Any ideas? Thanks to all pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email t

[android-developers] good open source/precanned reviews/rating solution for server side?

2011-04-11 Thread pawpaw17
I want to implement product reviews/ratings in my app. Anyone using an open source or precanned solution for this on the server side? Was hoping to avoid writing a web app for this from scratch. Any opinions or suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks! pawpaw17 -- You received this message

[android-developers] Is anyone using OpenX for android ads? - If not, which ad server?

2011-04-01 Thread pawpaw17
x27;ve considered ad whirl, but I'm hesitant because it is so tied to admob. Of course the goal is to add a widget to the appropriate places in the app and then never change the app-side code - instead only changing what's on the server side. Any posts with experience would be greatly ap

[android-developers] How do the "drop down" ads like in the weather channel app work?

2011-03-30 Thread pawpaw17
-app view has to hardwired into the app? Is it possible to do this without writing specific app-side code to present the larger version of the ad? Very best everyone pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To po

[android-developers] After upgrading to Android 11 I get java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: android.widget.AbsListView.setAdapter

2011-03-25 Thread pawpaw17
(ListAdapter adapter) Since: API Level 11 Sets the adapter that provides the data and the views to represent the data in this widget. Parameters adapter The adapter to use to create this view's content. - Have others run into this? Is there a work around? Thanks, paw

[android-developers] Re: Bud setAdapter of AbsListView

2011-03-25 Thread pawpaw17
Sergey, I'm having the same problem, and it just started after I upgraded to API 11. Notice this: -- void android.widget.AbsListView.setAdapter(ListAdapter adapter) public void setAdapter (ListAdapter adapter) Since: API Level 11 Sets the adapter that provides the da

[android-developers] Mobile Ad Serving Technologies for direct ad sales - which is best?

2011-02-15 Thread pawpaw17
Guys, I'm trying to pick an ad serving technology that will allow me to service ads that I sell directly in my Android app. Hoping is would work for Android, iPhone, W7P, etc. Any ideas which technology is good for this? Thanks so much for any opinions. Best, pawpaw17 -- You received

[android-developers] "Share app" button? Any direct way to send link to launch market to app location?

2011-01-30 Thread pawpaw17
Guys, Is there any direct way to share a link with friends that if opened on an Android device, will launch the market app to your apps location? This would be for a button users could press to share the app with a friend? Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks! pawpaw17 -- You received

[android-developers] Is it possible to integrate authorize.net gateway with Android app?

2011-01-22 Thread pawpaw17
seem to be much info out there on this subject. Any ideas very much appreciated. Best!! pawpaw17 -- 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 unsubsc

[android-developers] Is it possible to integrate authorize.net gateway with Android app?

2011-01-22 Thread pawpaw17
seem to be much info out there on this subject. Any ideas very much appreciated. Best!! pawpaw17 -- 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 unsubsc

[android-developers] Market Distribution rules prohibiting in-app sales of "Product" - does this apply to books and CDs and glue, or just apps and Android-SDK derived software?

2011-01-18 Thread pawpaw17
p let people book hair salon appointments and charge their credit card in-app? Can I sell books or CDs and charge for them in-app? I had presumed yes and am digging around for credit card processing APIs/SDKs for shopping cart. Anyone know (answer to either or both questions)?? Many thanks, paw

[android-developers] Re: Android shopping cart API/SDKs out there?

2011-01-18 Thread pawpaw17
Mike, According to the developer distribution agreement: http://www.android.com/us/developer-distribution-agreement.html, I only see discussion on the rules for distributing "Product" outside the market. The distribution agreement defines Product to be: Products: Software, content and digital mat

[android-developers] Android shopping cart API/SDKs out there?

2011-01-17 Thread pawpaw17
Guys, Interested in what people are using for shopping cart/credit card processing support for in-app product purchases. I'm having trouble scraping up good info on this - any advice would be greatly appreciated. Best, pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed t

[android-developers] Help - Gecoding is failing on a regular basis - does anyone else notice this?

2010-11-29 Thread pawpaw17
the same issue as the emulator failure to geocode using API 8. this is on the actual device. Has anyone who relies on the geocoding API noticed this? Thanks, pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to

[android-developers] Share via SMS/Email/Facebook/Twitter - sample code?

2010-10-22 Thread pawpaw17
Hi Guys, Can anyone recommend an example or post that shows how to implement a share via SMS/Email/Facebook/Twitter kind of thing for your app? Muchas gracias in advance!! pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" grou

[android-developers] Updated my app to use Google Apis level 8, customers complain font now way too small

2010-09-24 Thread pawpaw17
Guys, I was cooking along with the basic Google Maps 1.5 SDK and have now updated to Google APIs 8 for Froyo support. I'm getting complaints now that the "front is way too small". Will this show in the emulator? Any ideas what would account for this? Thanks for any advice.

[android-developers] Re: Where has maps.jar gone to? Can't find in basic SDK install

2010-09-22 Thread pawpaw17
id APIs. As and experiment, I switched to the Google Apis build target, and I still get errors for the maps stuff. Still presuming I'm doing something wrong... Thanks, pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" grou

[android-developers] Where has maps.jar gone to? Can't find in basic SDK install

2010-09-21 Thread pawpaw17
versions of the sdks. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong or where to grab it from? Best pawpaw17 -- 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 unsu

[android-developers] Can't find maps.jar in sdk - add-on subdirectory missing?

2010-09-21 Thread pawpaw17
part. Any idea what I've done wrong and how to remedy? Thanks! pawpaw17 -- 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 gro

[android-developers] Moved Android project to Eclipse 1.5 and new machine and project is missing Android jar

2010-09-21 Thread pawpaw17
Android correctly because sample projects work (I see the Android 1.5 library on a newly minted sample project). What option do I use to add the correct library? Add JARS.. Add External JARS.. Add Library? Thanks! pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

[android-developers] Anyone updating their app recently notice unexpected drop in install percentage?

2010-08-30 Thread pawpaw17
hanks, pawpaw17 -- 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...@googlegroups.com For more

[android-developers] Re: android:fastScrollEnabled="true": Is there more to getting the alphabetical index?

2010-01-28 Thread pawpaw17
Thanks! -- 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...@googlegroups.com For more options

[android-developers] android:fastScrollEnabled="true": Is there more to getting the alphabetical index?

2010-01-27 Thread pawpaw17
to hooking up the listview so that the framework knows what its alphabetizing? I have custom defined cells. If anyone knows, or knows a good example, please let me know. Thanks!! pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers&quo

[android-developers] Re: Anyone noticing more uninstalls of their app than usual over last weekend/today?

2009-12-21 Thread pawpaw17
I have only "Min SDK" and it is set to 3. If you don't use "Max SDK" I presume it is not set? -- 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

[android-developers] Re: Are the market stats for developers broken?

2009-12-21 Thread pawpaw17
g with the market. My app hasn't slipped in the rankings. Also, my app is free, some of the apps mentioned above are paid. If anyone finds something out, please post!! pawpaw17 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" gro

[android-developers] Anyone noticing more uninstalls of their app than usual over last weekend/today?

2009-12-21 Thread pawpaw17
racts with one of the phones coming up? Any thoughts would be very appreciated. Thanks! pawpaw17 -- 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 unsubs

[android-developers] Users have trouble upgrading my app in Android Market - anyone else?

2009-10-12 Thread pawpaw17
e my database on each rev - basically I retreive the user data and stick it in the new database that ships with my app. But I think the complaint is about something different. Has anyone else received comments about anything similar? I am concerned people uninstall my app just because of this i

[android-developers] ListView/Adapter Crash in 1.6 only: illegalStateException. 1.6 bug?

2009-10-10 Thread pawpaw17
rom a background thread, but only from the UI thread." I'm sure my adapter mods are not in the UI thread. Has anyone else seen this? What else could cause this? 1.6 is either finding a problem that 1.5 didn't care about or there's a bug i

[android-developers] java.lang.IllegalStateException: Content of adapter changed but ListView didn't

2009-10-10 Thread pawpaw17
deas? the exception isn't thrown every time, and if I step slowly through in the debugger it is not thrown. Seems FAR worse running in Android 1.6. thanks, pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[android-developers] Anyone using Android with Amazon Simple DB?

2009-09-10 Thread pawpaw17
Does anyone know if you can use Amazon Simple DB with Android? Anyone have an example? If so one thousand thanks. pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To po

[android-developers] Example Populating List from Backend Database?

2009-09-10 Thread pawpaw17
I've been poking around and haven't come across any good examples/ tutorials of how to populate a list from an external data source such as a hosted, mySQL database. Does anyone know of any tutorials or chunks of source code? I think the standard Android architecture for this would involve communi

[android-developers] Will there be an Android 1.6 SDK release?

2009-09-06 Thread pawpaw17
Does anyone know? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 andro

[android-developers] How to force animation to run on ListView?

2009-08-18 Thread pawpaw17
animationcontroller class has a "start" method, but I can't figure out where I would call it. Best!! pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to

[android-developers] Bug in Android Browser with Facebook fan pages? Can't bring any fan page up!

2009-08-01 Thread pawpaw17
loading this page. Any ideas? Thanks pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 un

[android-developers] How to maintain orange background of selected listview item in getView of ArrayAdapter-derivation when using setBackgroundcolor?

2009-06-28 Thread pawpaw17
ed out how to account for llistitem select. Thanks! pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 T

[android-developers] calling setBackgroundColor in getView of custom ArrayAdapter causes orange background of listitem to disappear

2009-06-27 Thread pawpaw17
Hi, I have a listview with a custom ArrayAdapter. I've implemented getView so I can do different things in different list items based on the contents. For example I call setBackgroundColor based on the contents of the list. Problem now is that when the listItem is selected, it doesn't get the or

[android-developers] Any way to get current time or time zone from Address or long/lat pair?

2009-06-20 Thread pawpaw17
Hi Guys, Does anyone know any tricks for getting the current local time or time zone from an "Address" object in the location package? Thanks and best, pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

[android-developers] How do I test an exported .apk file before shipping?

2009-06-17 Thread pawpaw17
ather than the .apk file and am trying to avoid this. On a related note, the export signed .apk facility seems to grab "stale" stuff sometimes. How do I do a "clean release build" to make sure I get the latest code in my release? Thanks so much for the h

[android-developers] How often are download stats updated for apps in Android Market

2009-06-14 Thread pawpaw17
ctive downloads" Thanks and best to all! pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 uns

[android-developers] Strategies for alerting users about new versions of your app in the appstore?

2009-06-13 Thread pawpaw17
Guys, Is there a methodology for pushing out new versions of appstore apps to customers in Android/or via the appstore? Or is this something each app needs to cook up for itself? Thanks! pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

[android-developers] Re: ListView items in Activity Persist on G1 keyboard slideout, but not Dialog list items

2009-06-10 Thread pawpaw17
, that calls > onPrepareDialog explicitly. > > On Jun 9, 1:04 pm, pawpaw17 wrote: > > > > > Guys, > > > That's what I'm seeing. onPrepareDialog is not called, only > > onCreateDialog. > > This

[android-developers] Re: ListView items in Activity Persist on G1 keyboard slideout, but not Dialog list items

2009-06-09 Thread pawpaw17
Guys, That's what I'm seeing. onPrepareDialog is not called, only onCreateDialog. This is v 1.5. Thanks, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email t

[android-developers] "10th & Maine" as geo URI hoses "Maps"

2009-06-08 Thread pawpaw17
Has anyone noticed that if you broadcast an intent with Uri (please pretend my geo URI syntax is right, the import part is "10th & Maine"): geo:"10th & Maine, sometown, somestate, somzip" and when "Maps" tries to grab it and display the address on a map that it pops up an error like: Can't und

[android-developers] If I call dismiss() from my Dialog's onCreate the dialog doesn't disappear

2009-06-08 Thread pawpaw17
ops up. Does anyone know how to properly kill the thing without having it flash onto the screen briefly and then vanish? In my main Activity I'm managing the dialog by overriding onCreateDialog and onPrepareDialog. Thanks, pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You rec

[android-developers] ListView items in Activity Persist on G1 keyboard slideout, but not Dialog list items

2009-06-08 Thread pawpaw17
hinking of just dimissing the dialog when this happens. But calling dismiss in onRestore (for the dialog) doesn't seem to work. Any ideas? Thanks so much! best, pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[android-developers] Sample code for obtaining location-on-demand that accounts for life cycle?

2009-06-07 Thread pawpaw17
Enlightenment appreciated! Best, pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 fro

[android-developers] Persisting locationListener when app gets killed? How does maps to this?

2009-06-07 Thread pawpaw17
update. Thus I'm using the location listener strategy to monitor all location providers. Any deep thoughts or examples I can look at to fine tune? Thanks! Best, pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Go

[android-developers] Re: Why does ProgressDialog launched from OnItemClick wait until a subsequent thread's "run" method returns to show itself

2009-06-03 Thread pawpaw17
ded to do :) > > On Jun 3, 6:50 pm, pawpaw17 wrote: > > > > > I have code in my activity's onCreate that sets an onItemClick > > listener. > > when it fires I try to show a ProgressDialog that will be up until a > > subsequent > > thread "Thread&

[android-developers] Why does ProgressDialog launched from OnItemClick wait until a subsequent thread's "run" method returns to show itself

2009-06-03 Thread pawpaw17
ocessing is complete. Almost like it's blocking. Am I doing something wrong? this is true even if the run method of doCurrentLocation doesn't do anything. Thanks for any ideas!! pawpaw17 @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { sup

[android-developers] Re: Why can "Maps" find a location on demand but not my app

2009-06-02 Thread pawpaw17
arg0) { locationDisabled = false; } }; locationDisabled = false; locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(bestProvider, 5000, 0, myLocationListener); } catch(Exception e) { }; } I call this code again whever the location provider "goes away." Thanks for the suggestions about debugging. Will give

[android-developers] Why can "Maps" find a location on demand but not my app

2009-06-02 Thread pawpaw17
anged stuff seems rinky in Android. Is there a way to more directly insist that the Location hardware do it's thing? Any help would be very much appreciated. Best, pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

[android-developers] Re: Maps and StreetView missing in Android SDK 1.5?

2009-05-30 Thread pawpaw17
, 6:01 pm, pawpaw17 wrote: > Yes, that's it, thanks! Works like a charm. The only other > nutty thing I keep noticing with Android 1.5, that I noticed > in 1.1, is the "first" call to geocoding always fails for > me after I create the geocoder object. In the code below &

[android-developers] Re: Maps and StreetView missing in Android SDK 1.5?

2009-05-30 Thread pawpaw17
patrick wrote: > oops, was too slow :) > > On 31 mai, 00:33, patrick wrote: > > > > > in fact, when u create the avd, u have currently 3 target available: > > 1.1 > > 1.5 > > 1.5 + google maps apis > > > so i guess u choosed the 1.5

[android-developers] Maps and StreetView missing in Android SDK 1.5?

2009-05-30 Thread pawpaw17
extra? I'm presuming this is on the actual G1 phone with v1.5. Does anyone know? I'm also getting 100% failures in calls to getFromLocationName(). Is this related? Thanks, Best, pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are su

[android-developers] getFromLocation broken with Android 1.5 SDK?

2009-05-30 Thread pawpaw17
lled in the 1.5 emulator. Do I have to get something extra for that? Thanks for any help. Best, pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this gro

[android-developers] Re: Geocoder not returning results in 1.5 preview

2009-05-30 Thread pawpaw17
Has anyone heard about the fix for this yet? I updated to 1.5 today and have the same problem. On May 21, 8:18 am, Android Users wrote: > Any help on this as this is stopping our work. Searched in all android > forums, but no luck.. :( --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You re

[android-developers] getFromLocationName always throws IOException first time, but is successful second time with same input

2009-05-28 Thread pawpaw17
Name() succeed, it's just that first one, and there is a ton of latency. I haven't run this on a device yet, just in the emulator. This seems like a network problem, but it is so reproducible I'm thinking I'm not initializing something properly. Any ideas? I'm u

[android-developers] Example code of listview/arrayadapter with rows containing multiple text views?

2009-05-27 Thread pawpaw17
I want to create a listview with rows that have an image and two textviews. This must be a very common activity but I can't find a class/or source code that does this. Any help would be much appreciated. thanks! pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

[android-developers] getLastKnownLocation() always returns null. What am I doing wrong?

2009-05-21 Thread pawpaw17
I'm having no luck getting getLastKnownLocation to return a non-null value in the Android emulator running in Eclipse. The following call always returns null: locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(bestProvider); (bestprovider is "gps") In the intent's onCreate method I spawn a thread tha

[android-developers] Re: Initial database population from large data files, several problems

2009-04-29 Thread pawpaw17
Justin, I get the same exact error as you do. My thinking is it is because our DB files are too big. Have you made any progress on this? Thanks, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" gr

[android-developers] coarse grained vs fine grained location -- when to use?

2009-04-21 Thread pawpaw17
Hi, I was thinking of using just coarse grained location control for a location app I'm working on. My thinking was that this service would "always" be available -- as opposed to GPS. Is there any documenation on the typical accuracy differences? Is network lookup (coarse grained) available on a

[android-developers] My dialog inherited class pops up "gray", want it to be like maps->menu->map mode (white foreground)

2009-04-21 Thread pawpaw17
Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to make my dialog look like the dialog you see when you run the maps app and choose menu->map mode. White foreground and the background is gray (not dimmed slightly). I think the AlertDialog using the builder looks like this by default, but I want to extend the Di