Archive for the ‘Android Devices’ Category
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/28
I just installed the Google Now Launcher on my Nexus 4 that runs KitKat (Android 4.4) from the AppStore.
Looks nice, though I could not get “Call Brother” configured (it thinks there are 3 entries for him, and selecting any of them does not make a selection).
But being able to start voice stuff with one click less is convenient.
Now hopefully the battery duration won’t be affected by another piece of software.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/16
Need to test these, looks handy for troubleshooting: Ailton dos Reis – Google+ – Códigos Android.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/15
Every time I reboot my Nexus 4, the Google keyboard is selected as default. But SwitftKey is way more productive for me.
This is how to make SwiftKey the default keyboard again:
Selected SwiftKey then hit the Gear to go into SwiftKey setting. When I did this a pop up window came up asking witch keyboard to use a default. I selected SwiftKey and after several reboots it is still default.
–jeroen
via: Making SwiftKey my Default Keyboard – Android Forums.
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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….
Posted in .NET, Android, Android Devices, Delphi, Delphi XE5, Development, Mobile Development, Mono for Android, Power User, Software Development | Tagged: Android emulator, VMware | 4 Comments »
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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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/11/25
Another one in the “WordPress Missed schedule” series.
Below are the Android remote screen monitoring/viewer/mirror tools I know about:
- For a long time, I have used Droid@Screen: an Open Source, Java based mature cross platform tool that uses ADB (it can even restart it for you in case it hangs) with lots of features (zooming, no temporary files, device recognition, disabling emulator devices, etc). There are some Screen Shots | Droid@Screen.
- A while ago, I saw android-screen-monitor – Android Screen Monitor – Google Project Hosting. It is a mixed Java/C++ solution that only works on Windows.
- Recently, Jim McKeeth open sources his Android Screen View: Android Screen View | The Podcast at Delphi.org. It is written as a quick hack in Delphi XE5, so right now it has less features and works in a more crude way than the two Java based tools, but it shows the potential of doing similar things with Delphi.
I primarily use Droid@Screen as so far it works best for me.
But I keep a close eye on the other two just to make sure I don’t miss improvements.
–jeroen
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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
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