‘Port’ Isn’t a Dirty Word: Moving your iOS Apps to Android
Android Design iOSFor a designer, the word “port” can be cringe-inducing. By definition, a port is an application adapted from one environment to another. However, what...
Implementing Swipe to Refresh, an Android Material Design UI Pattern
AndroidOne of the great ideas formalized in the new Material Design user interface guidelines is the (http://www.google.com/design/spec/patterns/swipe-to-refresh.html). In fact, you've...
RecyclerView Part 1: Fundamentals For ListView Experts
AndroidAndroid Lollipop's RecyclerView makes animating items into and out of a list of content much easier. Getting RecyclerView to cleanly transition into a multiple...
Polishing Your Android Overview Screen Entry
AndroidLooking for a way to further polish your Android app on Lollipop? One option a lot of developers overlook is the Overview Screen.
All You Need to Know About Android Material
Android DesignLollipop, as we’ve mentioned before, is the largest update to Android in years. Material, Google’s new design language, is at the forefront of those...
Introduction to Gradle
AndroidAs Android Studio moves closer to release, more and more projects are being moved over to this new IDE. One major stumbling block people often...
Real Talk About Lollipops
AndroidAndroid 5.0 Lollipop arrived last Thursday, with much hoopla. Unquestionably, Lollipop is the most significant Android release since Android 3.0 Honeycomb over three and...
Floating Action Buttons in Android Lollipop
AndroidNote: At the 2015 Google I/O, Android announced their new Design Support Library, which includes the Floating Action Button. You no longer need to...
Android Wear Hack Night at Big Nerd Ranch HQ
AndroidVenture into the World of Wearables at our Android Wear Hack Night on Monday, July 21.
News From Google I/O: Android Everywhere
AndroidSitting in the Google I/O keynote yesterday, one thing became apparent to me: Android is everywhere. I was well aware that Android is used...
ART Theory: Replacing Dalvik with Android Runtime
AndroidThe Android Open Source Project has recently seen commit activity indicating that the Android Runtime (ART), included in KitKat, is going to very soon...
The State of the Weariverse
Android iOSWearables are becoming ubiquitous. Every day, it feels like there’s some new fitness tracker with a slightly different set of sensors and an entirely...
