So you are stuck using screenOrientation in your android:configChanges list within your AndroidManifest. Your activity will not be recreated, but will receive a callback instead. You may not know that this is insufficient on API level of 13 or above. In API level 13 or above, the screen size changes when the orientation changes, so this cause the activity to

Today a tip from my colleague Coen Houtman, a tip about Fragments and the container to put them in. What all of you Fragment users know, is that you must have a container (i.e. ViewGroup) to put your fragments in. Which ViewGroup is the best to use? Normally, with any other layout I want to create, I start with a LinearLayout. It’s simple, easy and lig

So you want to use a Google TV emulator to develop Android applications. Many people having problems using the Google TV emulator because it hangs during booting (only showing the Google TV logo). The problem is that it only works with specific device configurations and resolutions. So lets have a look at the device definition: This setup is for a 720p resol

When starting a new year I always get the urge to rethink my goal, do doesn’t right!. Questions that go thru my mind are: am I still going where I want to go, do I need to change my direction, what will bring the new year. And like every year I can still say I’m going the right direction. Like last year I’m hoping to give more talks on conf

As some of you may know I gave a presentation about why, and how to prototype your mobile application at the Droidcon Spain. If you want to see this presentation have a look at