Well, my first open source app just hit the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alaskalinuxuser.hourglass As well as F-droid: Hourglass (Set variable timers with audible alarm and vibration) –https://f-droid.org/app/com.alaskalinuxuser.hourglass Here’s the description: Hourglass […]
Fixing a WiFi hotspot issue
While working on the JFLTETMO (Samsung Galaxy S4) I ran into an error with the WiFi hotspot, but only after flashing my custom kernel. So, I grabbed my USB cable, […]
Android: making a soundboard app!
I call it “Finnish On The Go”, essentially a soundboard app that plays a sound every time you click a button. The buttons are programmed to play the sound corresponding […]
Why I use screen protectors….
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So, without further ado, I present: “Why I use screen protectors”. Linux – keep it simple.
SlimRoms Nougat on the Samsung Galaxy S4!
To God be the glory, my Slim7 Nougat project finally works! This is a very slimmed down version of Android Nougat, almost a “vanilla” experience with a few tasteful perks! […]
Adding a video to an app is really easy!
More or less just a scratchpad of notes for my own future reference, but adding a video to an android app is incredibly easy, as I learned today in my […]
Cross-fade and other animations!
So I enlisted the help of Borris and Natasha to chase down Rocky and Bullwinkle in my supped up app from the last post: Crossfade. Here is the latest version: […]
Rocky and Bullwinkle cross-fade app!
In my continued determination to complete the Android Developer course, I have been given yet another challenge by my instructor, which is to have two images, where one faded out, […]
Another example of a dirty fix….
[CODE] ninja: error: ‘/home/alaskalinuxuser/compile/build_lineageos/out/target/common/obj/APPS/ValidityService_intermediates/with-local/classes.dex’, needed by ‘/home/alaskalinuxuser/compile/build_lineageos/out/target/common/obj/APPS/ValidityService_intermediates/classes.dex’, missing and no known rule to make it make: *** [ninja_wrapper] Error 1 make: Leaving directory `/home/alaskalinuxuser/compile/build_lineageos’ [/CODE] That was the error I […]
Samsung Galaxy J5 gets SlimRoms Marshmallow!
I recently had the pleasure of working with #Hekate, a fellow ROM developer on XDA, who just completed a stellar SlimRoms 6.0.1 for the Samsung Galaxy J5! Be sure to […]