Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

Regardless of the kind of app you’re creating, every single Android application must contain a Manifest file. AndroidManifest.xml is one of the most important files in your entire project, providing ...

The Android operating system is home to countless features, be it useful utilitarian toggles or gimmicky customization tweaks. Thanks to this bucket load of options, an Android phone can do several ...

Google is looking to one day replace Unify and build on all the functionality of Eclipse ADT and Ant build systems. Currently the company is working on a tool called “New Build System”, pretty unique ...

You may have come across an app called Android System WebView on your smartphone. It’s a piece of software that enables other apps on your Android device to display ...

Android System WebView is an essential part of the Android OS that lets apps display web content. The WebView app is essential to most modern Android device's operation and can't be disabled or ...

Does it feel like Android Studio packages and builds your apps, with very little input from you? Behind the scenes, Android Studio uses the Gradle automated build toolkit, and although it’s possible ...

Android system updates can fail to install at times, but fortunately, there are various ways to circumvent this particularly fickle issue. In order to take advantage of Google's latest list of Android ...

Have you and your team ever taken some time to sit down and define what your build system should be? I often see teams start a project with the loose idea that they ...

Android's beta builds are easier to install than developer previews, so getting Android 16 Beta 1 up and running on your device should be less of a hassle than installing the Android 16 Developer ...