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Developers for other platforms are experimenting with Android in increasing numbers. They are not always happy, because Android does not necessarily do things the way they are used to. We ponder this situation in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
The Android 2.1 SDK has finally arrived! Learn what's new and different in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Google is now publishing the barest minimum of Android Market usage statistics. Ponder what the pie chart means in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Pirating Android applications is, unfortunately, easy. Whether it makes sense for app developers to do much about it, though, is far from clear. Ponder the issue in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
StackOverflow is now an official Android developer support forum. Learn a bit more on how best to use it for your Android questions in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
See how violating the SDK affects more than just you and your users, in today's extra-special episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
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! Read More »
Android and ChromeOS are two distinct operating systems...today. However, it is still at least conceivable that Android applications could run on ChromeOS, given some fancy footwork. Learn more in some idle musings masquerading as today's Building 'Droids! Read More »
Face it: apps are bound to break in the field. Learn some tips for dealing with remote crashes in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
We resurrect a long-gone blog post series by returning to the issue of fancy ListViews, taking advantage of new APIs in Android 1.6/2.0, in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
You can automatically tie two Android applications together, one that wants to send something and one looking for stuff to send. Neither application needs to know about the other, through the Intent message bus and the ACTION_SEND protocol. Learn more in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Take a quick peek at what's new and improved for developers in the Android 2.0 SDK, in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Take a look at perceived "grievances" with making money off of Android apps and a comparison with selling Windows, Web, and iPhone apps, in today's very special episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
10 days ago, we gave you a hands-on report about the ARCHOS 5 Android Internet Tablet. Learn more about this device, after 10 days' more use, in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Want to develop for Android, but Java isn’t your thing? Learn more about alternative Android programming options in this this week’s series of posts on Building ‘Droids! Read More »
