Wondering what kind of device AllCast is going to support next (:
Interesting question: Koushik Dutta – Google+ – anyone know how to look up an ip address given a mac….
–jeroen
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anyone know how to look up an ip address given a mac… (via: Koushik Dutta – Google+)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/04/02
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TestObject: Android app testing made easy!
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/25
Interesting: Features | TestObject.
Android app testing made easy! Run a full app check-up in 5 minutes and find bugs before your users do.
–jeroen
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At #SXSW 2014 this week, Embarcadero Launches Appmethod, A New Multi-Device Development Platform For Native Apps (via: @TechCrunch)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/06
The @appmethod secret.
Wow. Out of the blue, I just read Embarcadero Launches AppMethod, A New Multi-Device Development Platform For Native Apps | TechCrunch. And I’m impressed.
In short:
At SXSW 2014 (which is running now, its agenda has a schedule from March 7th till March 16th), Embarcadero announces appmethod, to be released in beta on March 18th, 2014 for building native cross platform applications. Many have found out you can apply for the beta at www.appmethod.com.
More and more people are bumping into the appmethod link, for instance on FaceBook, on Google Plus, at Delphi Bistro and #Appmethod starting with the @appmethod secret by Joy Ruff.
Below are a few my observations from following all of the above links. Read them, especially the TechCrunch. I expect interesting posts from others to follow really soon now (:.
I’m only a few hours ahead of you readers, but I’m having a positive vibe just for these reasons: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in Android, C++, Delphi, Delphi XE5, Development, iOS Development, JSON, Mobile Development, Object Pascal, OS X FMX, Pascal, SOAP/WebServices, Software Development | Tagged: embarcadero, Multi-Device, TechCrunch | 15 Comments »
When the VideoCast Sample App on Android does not detect cast device (via: Stack Overflow)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/16
Quite a few things to check when the VideoCast Sample App on Android does not detect cast device – Stack Overflow.
–jeroen
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Google Play Services 4.2 versions I saw in the wild on Android
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/14
Now that the Google Play Services 4.2 have been rolled out to enough Android devices, and the Google Play Services Library version 15 is out, this is my list of Play Services 4.2 versions I have seen in the wild:
- 4.2.34
- 4.2.39 (997510-038)
- 4.2.42 (1013934-034)
Sorry, I didn’t note the build number for 4.2.34.
Anyone that can help complete this list?
–jeroen
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Genymotion (formerly AndroVM) is an Android x86 virtual machine appliance (via: install in VMware Player/Workstation – YouTube)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/14
Very interesting: Install AndroVM in VMware Player/Workstation – YouTube.
The successor is Genymotion “the faster Android emulator”, and seems to have an easier installation path: Run Android on Your Desktop With Genymotion Android Emulator.
One of the drawbacks of going native: the Delphi for Android compiler currently only generates ARM Android code, otherwise this would be a great way to test your apps.
But it works fine if you use Java, Oxygene for Java or MonoDroid: much faster than the emulator (which you cannot run in a VM at all).
There seems to be a way to install ARM translation, so I need to check that out: android – How to install google play service in the genymotion (ubuntu 13.04) .Currently it doesn’t have drag and drop suport – Stack Overflow.
–jeroen
via: Koushik Dutta – Google+ – Even if Microsoft is considering supporting Android apps on….
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Google Cast SDK for Android Released: The Google Play services library (revision 15)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/13
Thanks Leon Nicholls – Google+. and Android Developers – Google+ for sharing these two posts: Read the rest of this entry »
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Keeping Google Cloud Messaging For Android Working Reliably [Technical Post] (via: Pushbullet – Google+)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/13
For all the Android developers out there, we’ve just published a technical post with four big tips for keeping Google Cloud Messaging working reliably in your apps.
Google Cloud Messaging is the technology used for Push notifications on Android and these four tips are the things we wish we’d known when we started working on Pushbullet!
Keeping Google Cloud Messaging For Android Working Reliably [Technical Post] | PushBullet Blog.
–jeroen
via Pushbullet – Google+ – For all the Android developers out there, we’ve just….
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Android: manually install Google Play Services 4.2.39 so AllCast and others can stream to Chromecast
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/09
Over the years, Google Play Services has started to play a much bigger role, arguably more important than the Android version (also making it impossible to fork Android: Neither Microsoft, Nokia, nor anyone else should fork Android. It’s unforkable. | Ars Technica).
This shows again with the publication of the new Google cast SDK with public Chromecast support release last weak (I think the SDK name being broader than Googlecast means there will be much more to come in the feature).
Though most current Android users are still at version 4.1.32 of the Google Play Services, Google is rolling out a 4.2.39 version to enable that SDK. After it has rolled out to enough devices, then the Play Services library version 15 part of the SDK will be released for Android as well (which will complement the existing support for the iOS and Chrome platforms).
The odd thing: it looks like *some* developers already have this SDK, as AllCast already has been updated and it does not work with Google Play Services 4.1.32, but it does work with Google Play Services version 4.2.39. Below I show you how I tested this, and how to manually upgrade your Android device to use Google Play Services 4.2.39. Read the rest of this entry »
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Android 4.2+: enable USB debug mode (Nexus 4, Nexus 7, etc)
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/11/15
Researched this a long while ago, but just presented this at my Delphi cross-platform session on ITDevCon 2013 (of which some sessions have been broadcasted on YouTube):
With Android 4.2 and up, they did hide the debug mode a bit.
Perform these steps one to enable debug mode:
- Go to “Settings”.
- Scroll down to “About phone” or “About tablet”.
- Tap on “About phone” or “About table” to go to the “About” screen.
- In the “About” screen, scroll down, to “Build number”
- Tap on “Build number” seven (7!) times. It will give you some messages until finally it shows “You are now a developer”.
- (On some devices): confirm with the PIN code for your phone.
The above steps unlocked the “USB debugging” mode.
To enable or disable “USB debugging” mode:
- Go to “Settings”
- Choose “Developer Options”
- Choose “Debugging”
- Choose “USB Debugging”
–jeroen
via:
- How to turn on debugging mode using 4.2 or higher.
- android – How to enable USB debugging in Nexus 7 – Stack Overflow.
- android – How to find and turn on usb debugging mode on Nexus 4 – Stack Overflow.
- How to enable USB debugging mode on all Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and higher devices (Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Nexus 7, etc.) [Guide] | Reviews, news, tips, and tricks | dotTech.
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