Advancements in technology have rendered the world digital and drives mankind to experience new wonders of astronomical proportions. Internet has moved us from relative absurdity to a path filled with clarity. Two of the many promising wonders of modern digital technology are the endearing fields of website development and mobile app development.What is Prototyping?Prototyping allows you to create a prototype version of your website/app without actually coding anything. Such prototypes can be used to create a basic functional model of the application, get initial feedback, give demos, experiment with UI/UX, etc.Prototyping is undoubtedly one of the many important stages of ... Read More

The top most company in the world – Google announced on its Google+ page that the latest version of voice search command is available which is based on relationships. This voice search command enhances its voice-recognition feature and allows user to make calls, send messages, and search using voice commands.Google has given this interesting feature to Android. That’s why, Android now available with relationship based – voice search command feature which facilitates Android user to make calls and sending messages directly via voice commands for contacts that have been associated with their relationship to the user. In other word, Android ... Read More

This example demonstrates how to add a shadow and a border on circular imageView androidStep 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.         Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javapackage com.app.sample; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.RoundedBitmapDrawable; import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.RoundedBitmapDrawableFactory; import android.content.Context; import android.content.res.Resources; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; import android.graphics.Canvas; import android.graphics.Color; import android.graphics.Paint; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.ImageView; import android.widget.RelativeLayout; import android.os.Bundle; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity ... Read More

This example demonstrates how to bind data from a database to an Android CheckBox in a ListView.Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.     Step 3 − Add the following code to res/layout/row_item.xml.         Step 4 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javapackage com.app.sample; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.view.View; import android.widget.AdapterView; import android.widget.ListView; import java.util.ArrayList; import android.os.Bundle; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    ArrayList dataModels;    ListView ... Read More

This example demonstrates how How to make a GridLayout fit screen size in Android.Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.                                                                 Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javapackage com.app.sample; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.Gravity; import android.widget.GridLayout; import android.widget.ImageView; ... Read More

This example demonstrates how to Justify Text in TextView on Android.Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.     Step 3 − Add the following code to res/layout/list_item.xml             Step 4 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javapackage com.app.sample; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView; import android.os.Bundle; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    private final String TAG = "MainActivity";    private ... Read More

This example demonstrates how to detect user inactivity for 5 seconds in Android.Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.     Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javapackage com.app.sample; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.os.Handler; import android.widget.Toast; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    Handler handler;    Runnable r;    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);       setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);       handler = ... Read More

This example demonstrates how to scale an Image in ImageView to keep the aspect ratio in Android.Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.     Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javapackage com.app.sample; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.widget.ImageView; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);       setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);       ImageView my_image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.my_image);   ... Read More

This example demonstrates how to support different screen sizes in Android.Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.         Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javapackage com.app.sample; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.util.DisplayMetrics; import android.widget.TextView; import android.os.Bundle; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);       setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);       DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();       ... Read More

This example demonstrates how to write a SoftKeyboard open and a close listener in activity in Android.Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.             Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javapackage com.app.sample; import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout; import android.os.Bundle; import android.graphics.Rect; import android.os.Build; import android.view.View; import android.view.ViewTreeObserver; import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.EditText; import android.widget.Toast; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener{    ConstraintLayout ... Read More