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  • Android APIs: A Spectrum of Openness

    Posted May 7 2010 by Mark Murphy in News with 15 Comments

    Does Android have private APIs? That depends on what you consider “private” and an “API”. Learn more in today’s episode of Building ‘Droids!

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  • Code Pollution: Background Control

    Posted Mar 29 2010 by Mark Murphy in News with 5 Comments

    Background processes have their place on Android, and the fact that they are possible gives Android more flexibility than some of the alternatives. There can be too much of a good thing, though — learn more in today’s episode of Building ‘Droids!

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  • Code Pollution: Background Becomes Foreground

    Posted Mar 16 2010 by Mark Murphy in News with 15 Comments

    Learn when your background processing might run with foreground priority, and what to do about it, in a Code Pollution post in today’s episode of Building ‘Droids!

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  • Code Pollution: Reaching Past the SDK

    Posted Dec 14 2009 by Mark Murphy in News with 16 Comments

    See how violating the SDK affects more than just you and your users, in today’s extra-special episode of Building ‘Droids!

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  • Code Pollution: Boot-Time Services

    Posted Dec 7 2009 by Mark Murphy in News with 39 Comments

    Think about whether you really need to have code run right when the phone boots, in a Code Pollution post in today’s episode of Building ‘Droids!

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  • Diamonds Are Forever. Services Are Not.

    Posted Sep 9 2009 by Mark Murphy in News with 16 Comments

    Many developers look at Android’s services and decide they want services that live forever. This is not a really good idea, and we will discuss why in today’s episode of Building ‘Droids!

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