Tag: android
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How to make an Android App (video tutorial)
I did a brownbag session at Wotif office about how to make an Android app. It covers a lot of the basics of making an app with Android Studio. This is an introduction session for Android. It covers the following: Resources: Email me or leave a comment if you’d like to see more videos like…
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How is Facebook Chat Heads possible on Android?
This has been the question since the day I saw Facebook unveil the new Facebook Home suite of apps. Workmate of mine (@stevelarkin_) might have found the answer on good-ol’ StackOverflow! http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13346111/draw-overlay-in-android-system-wide ​Basically, you are able to spawn a service which draws directly on to the Android System’s WindowManager by adding a new subview on…