The latest version of Android, Android Marshmallow, is often referred to as Android M. Android M comes with a lot of new cosmetic upgrades for the phones along with many bug fixes. Android M comes with new features like refined permissions, simplified volume controls, improved copy and paste function, Google Now on Tap, and Android Pay.Not only that, it also has an built-in fingerprint scanning support and many other new enhancements which makes it a highly desired smartphone OS in 2016. Android M, being the desired smartphone OS used by the majority of the community, is almost a must-have for ... Read More

This example demonstrates how do I animate the change of background color of a View 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 src/MainActivity.javaimport androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.graphics.Color; import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable; import android.graphics.drawable.TransitionDrawable; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.TextView; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    TextView textView;    Button button;    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {   ... Read More

This example demonstrates how do I change font face of WebView 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  – Create an assets folder. Right click asset folder >> Create a new file (webView1.html) and the following code: WebView9    @font-face {       font-family: 'Font';       src:url("file:///android_asset/Font.otf")    }    body {       font-family: 'Font', serif;       ... Read More

This example demonstrates how do I Subscript and SuperScript a string 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.javaimport androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder; import android.text.Spanned; import android.text.style.RelativeSizeSpan; import android.text.style.SubscriptSpan; import android.text.style.SuperscriptSpan; import android.widget.TextView; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    TextView textView;    String strText;    SpannableStringBuilder spannableStringBuilder;    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); ... Read More

This example demonstrates about Working with Recycler View in Android AppStep 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 app.com.sample; import android.os.Bundle; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DefaultItemAnimator; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    private List movieList = new ArrayList();    private MoviesAdapter mAdapter;    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); ... Read More

This example demonstrates how do I send an Intent to browser to open specific URL 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.javaimport androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.content.Intent; import android.net.Uri; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);       setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);    }    public void GetUrlFromIntent(View view) ... Read More

This example demonstrates about How can I save a HashMap to Shared Preferences 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 app.com.sample; import android.content.Context; import android.content.SharedPreferences; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.widget.EditText; import android.widget.Toast; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import org.json.JSONObject; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Iterator; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Objects; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    final String ... Read More

This example demonstrates how do I create left to right side animation 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.javaimport androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.transition.Slide; import android.transition.TransitionManager; import android.view.Gravity; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.RelativeLayout; import android.widget.TextView; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    Button btnSlideLeft, btnSlideRight;    TextView textView, textView1;    RelativeLayout relativeLayout;   ... Read More

This example demonstrates about How can I make a horizontal ListView 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 app.com.sample; import android.os.Bundle; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DefaultItemAnimator; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    private List movieList = new ArrayList();    private MoviesAdapter mAdapter;    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {     ... Read More

This example demonstrates about How to stop screen recording 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 app.com.sample; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.WindowManager; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);       getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE,       WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE);       setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);    } }Step 4  − Add the following code to ... Read More