Android

In this tutorial, we'll be looking in depth at the features that Android TextInputLayout provides us. Android TextInputLayout is a design component that comes with the Material Design Support Library. Android TextInputLayout Android TexInputLayout extends LinearLayout. The primary use of a TextInputLayout is to act as a wrapper for EditText(or its descendant) and enable floating […]

Today we'll discuss and implement Android BroadcastReceiver that is a very important component of Android Framework. Android BroadcastReceiver Android BroadcastReceiver is a dormant component of android that listens to system-wide broadcast events or [intents](/community/tutorials/android-studio-tutorial-hello-world-app). When any of these events occur it brings the application into action by either creating a status bar notification or performing […]

With the release of Google Play services 7.8, Google has brought in the Mobile Vision API that lets you do Face Detection, Barcode Detection and Text Detection. In this tutorial, we'll develop an android face detection application that lets you do detect human faces in an image. Android Face Detection Android Face detection API tracks […]

Material Design 2.0 is out and we can't wait to get our hands on Dialogs. In this tutorial, we'll be customizing Dialogs using Material Theme in our Android Application. Material Components – Dialogs Alert Dialogs are a vital part of applications. Typically used to bring user's attention to something important. Thanks to Material Design 2.0, […]

Up until now we've displayed same type of Views within a [RecyclerView](/community/tutorials/android-recyclerview-android-cardview-example-tutorial). In this tutorial, we'll implement heterogeneous layouts inside a RecyclerView. RecyclerView RecyclerView with heterogeneous layouts is commonly used in to display section headers and details(Both require different layouts, hence different view type). Also, it's used in a Newsfeed Application(like Facebook, Instagram) that display […]

Today we will learn about Android Toggle Button and Switch in android app. We'll discuss and implement Switch button Widget and the ToggleButton widget in our application. Android Toggle Button Android Toggle Button is used to display on and off state on a button. Switch is another type of toggle button that's predominantly used since […]

In this tutorial, we'll be discussing Android Build Types and Product Flavors. We'll see how they make our Android Development easier and faster especially when we're creating applications with minimal differences. These differences can be as small as changes in themes and app icons or can be for different stages of the product such as […]

Today we will learn about Android Floating Action Button. We'll discuss the FloatingActionButton, that's a new component included in the Material Design Guidelines and [SnackBar](/community/tutorials/android-snackbar-example-tutorial), which is a Material Design replacement of a [Toast](/community/tutorials/android-spinner-drop-down-list). Android Floating Action Button Android Floating Action Button is used to pay emphasis to the most important function on the screen. […]

Today we'll dive deep into Android Buttons in Material Design and develop an application that showcases the different styles of a Button. Android Material Design Button Buttons in Android are used to communicate our actions with the application. The introduction of Material Design has brought along many different kinds of Button styles which are compatible […]

In this tutorial, we'll be discussing and implementing Endless Scrolling or Infinite Scroll on RecyclerView in our Android Application. The infinite scrolling in which the next set of rows are fetched from the DB/Server while showing a loading icon is commonly seen in many applications such as Facebook, Twitter. It's recommended to go through [this](/community/tutorials/android-recyclerview-example) […]