Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle's Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...

Earlier this month, Box focused on webOS with its new app for the HP TouchPad. Now it's turning the focus back to iOS and Android. Box is rolling out new platform updates with API libraries for iOS ...

Finally, a whopping two-and-a-half months after the release of Android 7.0 Nougat, the Android 7.0 Compatibility Definition Document (CDD) has been published. The CDD is Google’s list of rules for ...

There are many times when your Android app will need to fetch data from the internet, to provide users with fresh information and/or data. There are different ways your app could achieve this. You ...

Through various APIs (application mobile interface), Google provides many possibilities that allow developers to offer different services without implementing intensive or complex coding. These tools ...

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Portable Class Libraries create a single DLL that can be used across platforms, making code sharing easier. Learn how to use them by building a weather app with a portable core. In the past, sharing ...

Many Android apps that interact with the cloud use a client – server architecture with the phone acting as a client and much of the heavy lifting taking place on the server. Sometimes you have control ...