New resources and sample code on developer.android.com
Hey Android developers—if you've visited the online Android SDK documentation recently, you may have noticed a few changes. That's right, there's a new Resources tab, which was designed to take some of the load off the Developer's Guide. We've moved a number of existing resources to the Resources tab, including tutorials, sample code, and FAQs. We've also formalized a few of our most popular developer blog posts into technical articles; watch for more of these to appear in the future.
In addition, we just released a new batch of sample code, available now as a ZIP file download on the samples index page. And we're working on updating the way in which we distribute official sample code; more on that some other time.
The new sample code includes:
•Multiple Resolutions: a simple example showing how to use resource directory qualifiers to support multiple screen configurations and Android SDK versions.
•Wiktionary and WiktionarySimple: sample applications that illustrate how to create an interactive home screen widget.
•Contact Manager: an example on using the new ContactsContract interface to query and manipulate a user's various accounts and contact providers.
•Bluetooth Chat: a fun little demo that allows two users to have a 1 on 1 chat over Bluetooth. It demonstrates how to discover devices, initiate a connection, and transfer data.
•API Demos > App > Activity > QuickContactsDemo: a demo showing how to use the android.widget.QuickContactsBadge class, new in Android 2.0.
•API Demos > App > Activity > SetWallpaper: a demo showing how to use the new android.app.WallpaperManager class to allow users to change the system wallpaper.
•API Demos > App > Text-To-Speech: a sample using Text-To-Speech (speech synthesis) to make your application talk.
•NotePad (now with Live Folders): this sample now includes code for creating Live Folders.
In addition, we just released a new batch of sample code, available now as a ZIP file download on the samples index page. And we're working on updating the way in which we distribute official sample code; more on that some other time.
The new sample code includes:
•Multiple Resolutions: a simple example showing how to use resource directory qualifiers to support multiple screen configurations and Android SDK versions.
•Wiktionary and WiktionarySimple: sample applications that illustrate how to create an interactive home screen widget.
•Contact Manager: an example on using the new ContactsContract interface to query and manipulate a user's various accounts and contact providers.
•Bluetooth Chat: a fun little demo that allows two users to have a 1 on 1 chat over Bluetooth. It demonstrates how to discover devices, initiate a connection, and transfer data.
•API Demos > App > Activity > QuickContactsDemo: a demo showing how to use the android.widget.QuickContactsBadge class, new in Android 2.0.
•API Demos > App > Activity > SetWallpaper: a demo showing how to use the new android.app.WallpaperManager class to allow users to change the system wallpaper.
•API Demos > App > Text-To-Speech: a sample using Text-To-Speech (speech synthesis) to make your application talk.
•NotePad (now with Live Folders): this sample now includes code for creating Live Folders.
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