UI framework changes in Android 1.5

On Monday, we released an early look at the Android 1.5 SDK . Not only does this platform update contain numerous new features , APIs, and b...

Getting ready for Android 1.5

I'm excited to announce that starting today, developers can get an early look at the SDK for the next version of the Android platform. T...

Developer News

For no particular reason other than to celebrate this particular Monday, I wanted to update developers on two Android-related news items. If...

Android Layout Tricks #3: Optimize with stubs

Sharing and reusing layouts is very easy with Android thanks to the <include /> tag, sometimes even too easy and you might end up wit...

Software Update Available for the Android Developer Phone

Back in December , the Android Dev Phone 1 (ADP1) went on sale, giving developers access to unlocked hardware for their work. A few weeks ag...

Window Backgrounds & UI Speed

Some Android applications require to squeeze every bit of performance out of the UI toolkit and there are many ways to do so. In this articl...

Android Layout Tricks #3: Optimize by merging

In the previous installment of Android Layout Tricks , I showed you how to use the <include /> tag in XML layout to reuse and share ...