Since the early days of the OS, widgets for Android have allowed users to engage with their favourite apps, from the comfort of their homescreen. So how do you create an Android widget? For the ...

There are many different ways that you can use location data in your Android apps. Previously, we’ve seen how you can display the user’s location on a Google Map; reverse geocode coordinates into a ...

Interested in developing your own Android app? We’ll walk you through getting your computer set up for app development and how to get started. Image: Peter Holden/TalkAndroid Editorial Note: Talk ...

Android devices such as smartphones often have external storage media such as SD memory cards installed on them. If you are developing an Android app for business services, you can make use of this ...

In each Android app, a heap size is dynamically created to take care of the new objects you create in the Android program. You have the option to create your own heap size using the ...