I often use a different texting app then the one which comes with my custom ROMs that I build. Often, the built in texting application is very bland. However, lately I have been trying to actually use more of the built in programs that come with the ROMs source, to …

Let's take a look at the problem code:

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[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:2.10:get (default-cli) on project standalone-pom: Couldn't download artifact: Could not transfer artifact org.cyanogenmod:gello:apk:40 from/to central (https://maven.cyanogenmod.org/artifactory/gello_prebuilds): peer not authenticated …

Last post I made a number guessing game for Android. It is simple and short, but works well enough. However, my online course teacher pointed out a problem that was in my game.

If the user did not make any guess, but just clicked the guess button, then the app …

In the continuing adventures of higher education and personal learning, I made a simple little guessing game for Android, as instructed by my online course for Android app development. It is a very basic game, where the user must guess the number Android is thinking of. You can download it …

GitHub. Android. They should be friends. At least, that's what I thought. Yet time and time again, I was settling for less than fully functional GitHub apps. Sure ForkHub and other similar apps are great for BROWSING GitHub, but I wanted an app to actually CONTROL GitHub. Finally, I found …

I learned so many things while making the S4 GPU voltage control app, that I thought it would be appropriate to break it down into groups.

Here is the source on GitHub:

https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/S4_GPU_voltage_control_app

And a download link for the app itself: http://www.mediafire.com/file …

With the code from Ktoonsez to allow the control of the GPU voltage added to my Galaxy S4 kernel, one could now adjust the voltage of each stage of the GPU frequencies. However, until now, to the best of my knowledge, the only way to control it is to manually …

I never realized just how much goes into an app before trying to learn how to make one work! At the same time, I never realized how simple the individual pieces of the app can be.

Here is another app that I made for the course:

https://www.mediafire.com …

​This android developer course is actually pretty fun! There are several hard parts, and a few "scratch my head" moments, but Rob does a great job of explaining what to do.
Here's my latest creation:
https://www.mediafire.com/download/168pmpux75y8w9u

It is a simple app that changes the picture …

As I continue my studies in Android app making, I was a bit surprised that we had not yet covered how to change your application's icon. I suppose making the app actually work is the most important part, so I am glad that we are focused on that. However, the …