Android

Android Location API can be used to track your mobile current location and show in the app. In this tutorial, we'll develop an application that fetches the user's current location programmatically. Android Location API There are two ways to get a users location in our application: android.location.LocationListener : This is a part of the Android […]

In this tutorial, we'll be discussing the latest components that are a part of the new Material Design Library: Chips and Chip Groups. We'll be implementing them in our android application. Android Chips Chips are basically a text displayed in a rounded background. These are checkable and can contain icons as well. Chips are a […]

Android WebView is used to display HTML in an android app. We can use android WebView to load HTML page into android app. Android WebView Android WebView component is a full-fledged browser implemented as a View subclass to embed it into our android application. Importance Of Android WebView For HTML code that is limited in […]

In this tutorial, we'll be discussing and implementing the Swipe to Delete feature on the RecyclerView in our Android Application. Android Swipe To Delete Swipe to delete feature is commonly used to delete rows from a RecyclerView. In order to implement Swipe to delete feature, we need to use the ItemTouchHelper utility class. ItemTouchHelper.Callback In […]

In this tutorial, we'll be discussing and implementing the RecyclerView Using Data Binding in our Android Application. Android RecyclerView DataBinding In order to know the basics of Android DataBinding, do visit [this tutorial](/community/tutorials/android-data-binding). Data Binding significantly reduces the boilerplate code. Here, we'll learn how to implement DataBinding with a [RecyclerView](/community/tutorials/android-recyclerview-android-cardview-example-tutorial) which has the ViewHolder pattern. […]

Android Toolbar widget is used to create menus in the apps. We will learn how to create a Toolbar using the XML layout and Kotlin code. We will implement various toolbar properties in an example Android app. What is Android Toolbar? Android Toolbar widget is generally found on the top of the screen. The application […]

In this tutorial, we'll be discussing what are DialogFragments. We'll see how they are different from the [Dialogs](/community/tutorials/android-alertdialog) too with the help of a simple android application. Android DialogFragments DialogFragment is a utility class which extends the Fragment class. It is a part of the v4 support library and is used to display an overlay […]

In this tutorial we'll develop an application that picks an image from camera or gallery and display that in an ImageView. Note: The below code works fine for pre-Android Nougat versions. For the latest working example check out the updated article. Android Capture Image Overview With the commence of Android Marshmallow, runtime permissions need to […]

In this tutorial, we'll learn how to create a Button in Android apps using Kotlin programming. Android Button Overview Android Button class extends TextView. Button is a UI widget that is used to get click interactions from the user to trigger an action in the application. A button can be created in the XML layout […]

In this tutorial we'll use Shared Preferences in our android application to store data in the form of key-value pair. n Android Shared Preferences Overview Shared Preferences allows activities and applications to keep preferences, in the form of key-value pairs similar to a Map that will persist even when the user closes the application. Android […]