Android
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Proguard, Android, and the Licensing Server
[This post is by Dan Galpin, an Android Developer Advocate specializing in games and comics. — Tim Bray]The Securing Android LVL Applications blog post makes it clear that an Android developer should use an obfuscation tool such as Proguard in order …
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Supporting the new music Voice Action
[This post is by Mike LeBeau, the Tech Lead and architect behind Voice Actions. — Tim Bray]We recently launched Voice Actions in the new Google Voice Search for Android — an awesome new way to search, control, and communicate on your …
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Screen Geometry Fun
The recent announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Tab should be a wake-up call for Android developers. What’s scary is that we’ve never seen a screen like this on an Android device before. What’s reassuring is that most apps Just Work (in fact, a lot…
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One Screen Turn Deserves Another
[This post is by Dan Morrill, Open Source & Compatibility Program Manager. — Tim Bray]Android has an API for accessing a variety of sensor types, such as an accelerometer or light sensor. Two of the most commonly-used sensors are accelerometers a…
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Brace for the Future
[This post is by Dan Morrill, Open Source & Compatibility Program Manager. — Tim Bray]Way back in November 2007 when Google announced Android, Andy Rubin said “We hope thousands of different phones will be powered by Android.” But now, Andro…
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Securing Android LVL Applications
[This post is by Trevor Johns, who's a Developer Programs Engineer working on Android. — Tim Bray]The Android Market licensing service is a powerful tool for protecting your applications against unauthorized use. The License Verification Library (LV…
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Licensing Server News
It’s been reported that someone has figured out, and published, a way to hack some Android apps to bypass our new Android Market licensing server. We’ll be saying more on this, but there are a few points that deserve to be made right now:The licens…
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A Little Too Popular
A couple of weeks ago, we arranged that registered developers could buy an unlocked Nexus One via their publisher page in Android Market. We think it’s a good development platform and a nice phone. Apparently, you agree. Somewhat too many of you, in …