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Wifi Widget APK 1.5.1 - Free App for Android - APK4Fun. App Info: Android default style Wifi Widget.

Wifi Widget APK 1.5.1 - Free App for Android - APK4Fun

Displays information about connection state, connected ssid, ip address, MAC address and link state. Nexus 7 - Can I downgrade to an earlier version of Android after installing an OTA update? Current community your communities Sign up or log in to customize your list. more stack exchange communities Stack Exchange sign up log in tour help Android Enthusiasts Ask Question.

nexus 7 - Can I downgrade to an earlier version of Android after installing an OTA update?

Want to downgrade Android? Sure thing, but first ... Most of us here are update junkies.

Want to downgrade Android? Sure thing, but first ...

When a new version of Android (or anything, for that matter) is announced, we start bouncing off the walls and worrying about when we get a chance to have it and enjoy the changes. When it's a new version of our operating system, things get even more frantic. We look for leaks, we try custom ROMs based on the new stuff, and we're ready to sideload the minute the right files appear. It's half the fun of owning an Android, and we just love the fluid state of software and the constant changes.

Google Unveils Android ‘Lollipop’ After teasing Android ‘L’ for months, Google officially announced version 5.0 - Lollipop.

Google Unveils Android ‘Lollipop’

Along with a slew of new Google toys like the Nexus 6 or the Nexus 9, you can expect to see Lollipop on a number of older devices, such as the Nexus 5, Nexus 7, Moto X, Droid Mini, and Droid Maxx. The developer preview will be available this Friday, October 17th. Here’s an overview of some of the new features: Instagram Improved their App's Performance. Here's How. Is flat design just another pretty face or is it a huge performance hack cloaked as a UI revolution?

Instagram Improved their App's Performance. Here's How.

It turns out flat design is a stone cold performance win. This and more is expertly explained by Tyler Kieft, Engineer at Instagram, in a crisp and content filled talk he gave at the @scale conference: Instagram on Typical Android. This talk was part of series of talks given by Facebook on how to design for the reality of mobile applications across the globe, where phones are slower, screens are smaller, and networks are slower than they are in the US. Designing for a typical phone rather than a high-end phone required the Instagram team to rethink their design in a deep way.

One of the revelations in Tyler's talk was that moving to a flat design was huge in making the application more beautiful, more usable, and it also substantially increased performance. Eric Schmidt – Google+ - Eric’s Guide: Converting to Android from iPhone Many of my… Eric’s Guide: Converting to Android from iPhone Many of my iPhone friends are converting to Android.

Eric Schmidt – Google+ - Eric’s Guide: Converting to Android from iPhone Many of my…

The latest high-end phones from Samsung (Galaxy S4), Motorola (Verizon Droid Ultra) and the Nexus 5 (for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile) have better screens, are faster, and have a much more intuitive interface. Billing. NanoHttpd/nanohttpd. Hardware Acceleration in Android - Are You Using It? Did you know Android has Hardware Acceleration?

Hardware Acceleration in Android - Are You Using It?

Did you also know you actually need to enable it for your app first? [GUIDE] [HOW-TO] Install Adobe Flash Player on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. [GUIDE] [HOW-TO] Install Adobe Flash Player on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean/ Android 4.4 As announced directly from Adobe, Android will no longer support Flash Player to the latest version of the OS and then Google came home on devices not just the Flash Player.

[GUIDE] [HOW-TO] Install Adobe Flash Player on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Is not officially supported, but that does not mean that Flash Player can not be installed on our device with Android Jelly Bean 4.1. 15 Apps for Programming on Android. DroidEdit DroidEdit is an extremely useful source code editor.

15 Apps for Programming on Android

It utilizes syntax highlighting for multiple languages, including C/C++, Java, C#, HTML, Javascript, Python and SQL. Additionally, it has several color themes, search and replace, auto and block indentation, and keyboard shortcuts among many other features. Using Hardware Devices. When building a mobile application, it's important that you always test your application on a real device before releasing it to users.

Using Hardware Devices

This page describes how to set up your development environment and Android-powered device for testing and debugging on the device. You can use any Android-powered device as an environment for running, debugging, and testing your applications. The tools included in the SDK make it easy to install and run your application on the device each time you compile. You can install your application on the device directly from Eclipse or from the command line with ADB. If you don't yet have a device, check with the service providers in your area to determine which Android-powered devices are available.

Tablette tactile Asus NEXUS 7 32 GO NOIR - 1B061A - NEXUS732GONOIR (3672956) Ubuntu - Automount Nexus 7 in MTP mode. Created on 12 Oct 2012, updated on 14 Aug 2013, by Nicolas Bernaerts Latest Android devices, like Nexus 7, are using 2 different USB connexion modes : PTP and MTP. With PTP mode, the tablet is seen as a digital camera. This is working Out Of The Box under Ubuntu 12.04. With MTP mode, the tablet is seen as a multimedia device where you can access the complete exported filesystem. [How to] Connect your Android Ice Cream Sandwich Phone to Ubuntu for File Access. The Galaxy Nexus – such a great phone, and one that wows anyone who uses it.

But there is one area in which the phone falls short: getting it hooked up to my Ubuntu laptop. A simpler version of this guide can be found here. A Cautionary Example of Bad Design. Sometimes it is good to look at cautionary tales of design to avoid doing the same mistakes others have made. I always try to avoid being to hars on small developers' creations as it is understandable that people doing their hobby projects or building apps alone cannot invest same resources.

The app we're looking at today should come with a big enough budget to avoid the many mistakes they have left in the app. The official IKEA Calaogue app. Visual Design The first thing that becomes apparent after opening the app is that they haven't bothered to adapt their design to fit Android platform. They have lifted the design directly from their iOS app even copying the iOS icons.

While some might say that consistency is important I think consistency between apps on one platform is more important than consistency between apps from same developer on two different platforms. Android is Getting Flash 10.1, Firefox, and Infringement Accusat.