Let’s look at using the People API in our Android app. We will see how it allows us to pull data from contacts, as well as data from their G+ profiles. All through the People API alone. (more…)
Category: Android
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People API Android Tutorial – Part 1
Imagine having access to your contacts including data about them and their connections, via a single API? Combine the Contacts API and Google+ API and we have the People API. (more…)
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Bottom Navigation Bar Android Tutorial
One of the newest additions to the Material Design is the Bottom Navigation Bar. Its like the TabBar you see on iOS, and similar in functionality too.
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Bottom Sheet with Android Design Support Library
Version 23.2 of the Android Support library is a huge update. The Design Support Library made Material Design easy. The new update made it a step easier by adding my personal favorite, Bottom Sheet! In this post, we’ll look into making just that.
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Onboarding with Android ViewPager: The Google Way
In this tutorial, learn to create an onboarding experience for your apps with Android ViewPager. Similar to the product tour app intro in Google Drive app.
When you launch an app for the first time, you see the onboarding experience. It displays slides, highlighting features about the app with vibrant imagery. Let’s make one for our app, the way Google does for theirs.
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Runtime Permissions – Android Marshmallow Tutorial
Runtime Permissions is a new permission model introduced in Android Marshmallow 6.0. Users are able to grant permissions during the app’s runtime, rather than during app install. Let’s look at leveraging the new runtime permissions for Android Marshmallow.
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Google Chrome Custom Tabs Android Tutorial
Android Marshmallow introduced Chrome Custom Tabs. This allows us to load Web URLs natively from within our app. It leads to a more faster experience, with customizable options making Chrome Custom Tabs more akin to our app’s branding.
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How to create an Image Gallery App with Glide – Android Tutorial
Let’s look at how fast we can create a simple image gallery app in Android using Glide. An image loading and caching library which takes care of almost everything for us.
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Parallax Scrolling Tabs with Android Design Support Library
Material Design has seen the rise in on-scroll animations in Android apps.
Certain designs include a parallax scroll effect with a header images, along with Tabs. In this post, we’ll look at just that.Parallax scrolling is a popular pattern. Previously we’ve seen such examples with the Flexible Space with Image and Quick Return pattern. In this post, we’ll look at making parallax scrolling Tabs using Android Design Support Library.
