Nokia Android Phones (2017) news

Nokia Android Phones (2017) news, rumours, specs, release date and price All you need to know about the new Nokia Android phones It’s official: New Nokia smartphones are on the way, and we've been given our introduction to the first of those handsets: the Nokia 6. Here’s all we know, including the...

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Nokia unveils their new Android smartphone

In December, Nokia announced that it would be returning to the smartphone market at some point in 2017 with a new Android handset. The company has confirmed that it will be releasing the Nokia 6 this year. The catch? It’s only available in China. HMD Global, a Finnish company that was founded to develop...

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Android Hello World Example

Let us start actual programming with Android Framework. Before you start writing your first example using Android SDK, you have to make sure that you have setup your Android development environment properly as explained in Android - Environment Setup tutorial. I also assume that you have a little bit working knowledge with Eclipse IDE. So let us proceed to write a simple Android Application which...

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Android Application Components

Application components are the essential building blocks of an Android application. These components are loosely coupled by the application manifest fileAndroidManifest.xml that describes each component of the application and how they interact. There are following four main components that can be used within an Android application: Components Description Activities They dictate the UI and handle...

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Android Architecture

Android operating system is a stack of software components which is roughly divided into five sections and four main layers as shown below in the architecture diagram. Linux kernel At the bottom of the layers is Linux - Linux 2.6 with approximately 115 patches. This provides basic system functionality like process management, memory management, device management like camera, keypad, display etc. Also,...

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Android Environment Setup

You will be glad to know that you can start your Android application development on either of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP or later version. Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later version with Intel chip. Linux including GNU C Library 2.7 or later. Second point is that all the required tools...

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Android Overview

What is Android? Android is an open source and Linux-based Operating System for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Android was developed by theOpen Handset Alliance, led by Google, and other companies. Android offers a unified approach to application development for mobile devices which means developers need only develop for Android, and their applications should be...

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