Embiggening the Tent
More apps means a more compelling Android, yet the existing Java-centric environment means some will elect to skip our platform. Read more about how to overcome this in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
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Market Maneuvering: Cooperation May Be Key
As developers have been noticing, getting noticed is hard. Just because you build an app and put it in the Android Market, the world will not beat a path to your door. Read another brainstorm on how to combat this issue in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Care to Help a ‘Droid Out?
Are you looking for somebody to help with your Android project? Are you somebody looking for Android development opportunities? The Help a 'Droid Out (HADO) list may help. Learn more in today's second episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Android Development Wiki!
A new wiki is available to the Android community, focused on developing applications and the Android open source project. Learn more in today's first episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
This Is Why We Fight
Microsoft has published a roster of applications that cannot be distributed via the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. As with the iPhone App Store, the Marketplace is more restrictive than is the Android Market. Read More »
Flattening The Stack
Android has limits as to how complicated its GUIs can be; Android 1.5 tightens these limits. Learn how to deal with one such limit in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Resource Roundup: Snips and Snails
Want to find bite-sized code samples of Android application development techniques? Learn more about AndroidSnippets.org in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Call To Action: Distributed Build Gurus Wanted
The Android community is looking for a few good people with experience setting up or managing tools like tinderbox or BuildBot. Intrigued? Read more in today's Building 'Droids! Read More »
Wake Up with the Alarm
Confused about how to implement a "cron"-style service in Android? Trying to figure out how to keep the device from falling right back asleep? Learn about these and more in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Ask Not What Android Can Do For You…
In a sea of "desired features, improvements, and upgrades you would desire to see in a future Android release", we have lots of people asking what Android can do for them. What we need are more people asking what they can do for Android. Read More »
Preliminary News on ADC II
The first Android Developer Competition (ADC) was running a year ago. Get an initial glimpse into the second ADC in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Market Maneuvering: Cross Your Niches
Some Android applications will be relevant only to Android users. Other applications may be relevant to other market niches, niches that should be part of your marketing efforts. Learn more in today's installment of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Market Maneuvering: Cataloging Successes and Failures
As the Android Market grows, your app's ability to be found in the Market decreases...unless you take steps to improve the "findability" of your listing. Learn more in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Resource Roundup: Android Communities, Old and New
Want to get help with Android development, but find the Android Google Groups a bit crowded? Try out some independent Android communities, old and new, in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
ADP1: Just Say Swap
The Android developer phone -- the ADP1 -- suffers from two main flaws at present: It does not... Read More »
