Avoiding memory leaks

Android applications are, at least on the T-Mobile G1, limited to 16 MB of heap. It's both a lot of memory for a phone and yet very litt...

Why is my list black? An Android optimization

ListView is one of Android's most widely used widgets. It is rather easy to use, very flexible and incredibly powerful. ListView can a...

Can I use this Intent?

Android offers a very powerful and yet easy to use tool called intents . An intent can be use to turn applications into high-level librarie...

New Resources for Developers

We're back in action after a Thanksgiving break filled with turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. Now it's the holiday season (at least...

Touch Mode

Designing and developing user interfaces for Android is very different from doing so in a regular desktop environment. Because Android runs ...

Behind the apps: Amazed

This week's developer video features Jason Tomlinson of Hands-On Mobile . He wrote Amazed, an application open sourced in the apps-for-...

Behind the apps: Amazon and imeem

Last week we introduced a couple Android developers who shared how they built their Android apps and gave their insight into Android app de...