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Silly BMW Mobile App
The other day I've updated the firmware for my BMW and I was browsing the charging history. I've noticed that the month of February has... 30 days :) Not a biggie, just an UX bug. You can see it in the "March" view: You can
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Fix "Multiple dex files define L..." Errors
Today I got an error when building the APK: Multiple dex files define L/... My scenario is that of a project with 2 modules: a core and an app. Both modules use a plugin named androiddevmetrics, which generate some code, including a class which has the same signature in both
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Material Drawer and Toolbar Options
The latest couple of days I've spent in adding the Excellent Material Drawer to one of my applications. In my case, the drawer is shown on the second activity in the workflow. Below, I'll outline my experiments. Preamble First, the requirements are: 1. An android application
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Intercept OkHttpClient Response for Debug
I wanted to log the data retrieved by OkHttpClient for debugging purposes. After digging for a while, the process seems quite straight-forward now. First, we create the OkHttpClient: OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient(); client.setFollowRedirects(false); client.setFollowSslRedirects(false); Then, we add an interceptor: client.interceptors().add((chain) -> { /** Interceptor
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Access Data Files for Local Tests in Android
TL;DR: Put your data files in test/resources and access it with: InputStream inputStream = this.getClass() .getClassLoader() .getResourceAsStream(path); I've got an android application with a module performing data processing (HTML scraping in fact). This part is pure java and all its tests are in the src/
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GoogleApiClient .connect() Interface or Class
TL;DR: * If it's your code, check the version play services (com.google.android.gms:play-services-\*). * If you're using a library, check if the library has a version using play services >= 8.1.0. If not, you'll need to clone and upgrade it
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Hide Apps in Nova Launcher Drawer
TL;DR: Select Nova Settings -> App and widget drawers -> Hide apps (scroll down bit) -> select the apps you want to hide. I've noticed that my app drawer started to get cluttered with stuff I'm not really using (like the Audio
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Add Wear Notifications to Android App
TL;DR: Use android.support.v4.app notification mechanism. Steps are: * Create a WearableExtender: NotificationCompat.WearableExtender wearableExtender = new NotificationCompat.WearableExtender() .setHintShowBackgroundOnly(true) .setHintHideIcon(true) .setContentIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher); * Extend the notification mechanism: NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this) .setContentTitle(titl
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Load Glyphs with LibGDX
TL;DR: Remember to give the font loader the list of characters to render from the font! I'm trying to get a more resolution-independent mechanism to load simple shapes in place. After investigating SVG loading for several days I got nowhere. Then, I found out that libGDX actually
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Generate Amazon Underground Launcher Icons
TL;DR: Use (adapt) the script below to automatically generate the Amazon Underground application launcher icons. I was toying with the idea to build an Amazon Underground version of one of my applications. According to their rules, you need to: * Repackage your app * Name custom permissions (Lollipop) * Apply Amazon Underground
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Picking Colours for Your Application
While working to get a theme for my new app Epso View (Play and Amazon), I've identified two types of websites: * Inspiration (like dribbble or materialup) * Combinations (like colourlovers or materialui) You can use the inspiration sites to get inspired; what colours work together, would your app look
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Got an OnePlus Two - Cleaning it up
Today I got a OnePlus Two without an invite, from one of the many crazy providers with European warehouses. Woo-hoo. Unfortunately, recent reports state they come with malware. Since this phone will not be used by me, I'll clean it up. Here are the steps I took: Preliminary