CPU and GPU voltage control are back! To God be the glory!

Since moving to Android Nougat, I have not been able to make GPU and CPU voltage control work for the Samsung Galaxy S4, but that changed today. You can see the commit here:

https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/android_kernel_samsung_jf …

While building AOKP 7.1.2 for the kltevwz (the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5), I ran into this error:

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device/qcom/common/power/power-8974.c:143:17: error: ‘POWER_HINT_LAUNCH_BOOST’ was not declared in this scope .......Edited for space........ make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

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So, I headed over to …

When making apps, I have begun to realize that I don't do a very good job of creating intuitive and informative interfaces. The fact that the user his the export button doesn't really tell the Just Notes app user that they actually did anything, or that notes were exported. That …

After finishing my Android developer course, I decided to try to put my new found (fledgling) skills to use by making a game. It's a classic side scroller with an arcade feel to it. The story line is pretty short and to the point: you are a captain of a …

Parse is a really neat tool for your Android applications, allowing you to have online servers that store game scores, driver id's, names, logins, you name it! Whatever storage your app needs, you can just about always use parse for the job.

The usual way of getting parse set up …

Recently I updated my Ships, Captain, and Crew game, because of a comment from a friend. They wanted to know where to find the instructions on how to play the game.

Of course, I told them the instructions are on the "about" page. They looked and couldn't find them. After …

As many of you probably already know, the parse server service was shut down some time ago. However, on the way out the door, they released all of their material as open source for the community at large to benefit from. This is great for open source junkies like me …

Below are some kernels for the Samsung Galaxy S5. You can find the source code here:

https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser

Praise God! The AKLU kernel has arrived on the Galaxy S5 in the flavor of NOUGAT!

Here is the latest download for AOKP Nougat, it may work on CM, PAC …

Searching an array list:

// When we click the search button.
public void searchACity (View searchView) {

    // Set our boolean to false.
    searchYes = false;

    // Defining an array of titles and urls.
    searchCityList = new ArrayList<String>();
    searchCityUrl = new ArrayList<String>();

    // Clear the lists, so we don't get duplicates.
    searchCityList.clear();
    searchCityUrl.clear …

During my class for app development, the instructor showed us how to get a photo from the phone's gallery with intents. I wanted to take that one step farther, so I did. I also added getting a photo from the camera. To keep things small, I set the camera still …