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Android Development team announces 500 million Android devices Activated

Sep 13, 2012 Android Development Resources

The Android Operating System has reached yet another milestone. On the eve of the much awaited Apple event, where the iPhone 5, iPod Nano, and the restyled iPod Touch was announced, the Android development team had an announcement to make themselves.

Google announced that they have now 500 million Android device activated with 1.3 million activation added every day. It was during the Google I/O event where 400 million devices were activated with 1 million activations per day. Hugo Director of Product Management, Android, on his Google Plus page posted, “Today is a big day for Android… 500 million devices activated globally, and over 1.3 million added every single day.”

Google has also provided the Operating System distribution. Android 2.3 Gingerbread is in the lead with 57.5% distribution followed by Ice Cream Sandwich with 20.9%. Android’s latest OS release Android 4.1 Jellybean has still a lot to catch up with as its only 1.2% according to Google’s platform distribution.

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The Android Operating System has reached yet another milestone. On the eve of the much awaited Apple event, where the iPhone 5, iPod Nano, and the restyled iPod Touch was announced, the Android development team had an announcement to make themselves.
Google announced that they have now 500 million Android device activated with 1.3 million activation added every day. It was during the Google I/O event where 400 million devices were activated with 1 million activations per day. Hugo Director of Product Management, Android, on his Google Plus page posted, “Today is a big day for Android… 500 million devices activated globally, and over 1.3 million added every single day.”
Google has also provided the Operating System distribution. Android 2.3 Gingerbread is in the lead with 57.5% distribution followed by Ice Cream Sandwich with 20.9%. Android’s latest OS release Android 4.1 Jellybean has still a lot to catch up with as its only 1.2% according to Google’s platform distribution.
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How to protect your Android Device from Malware

Jul 2, 2012 Android Development Resources

With thousands of apps in the Google Play Store, it’s quite a task to identify the good apps from the ones which could infect your phone. There may be a few applications which look fishy but many of the others look quite ordinary and it would not be easy to identify them as malware.

Here are a few steps which can be taken as precautions before downloading an Android application.
• Research the publisher/developer of the app. Visit developer’s website and also browse through the other applications which have been developed by them.
• Check out the reviews the app has received from other users and app review websites. Though some of the reviews in the Google Play Store might not be authentic, it will prove to be a bit helpful.
• Do not download an application from an unofficial and untrusted source such as forums or third part websites. The best way to be safe is to download apps from official sources such as Amazon AppStore, Google Play, App Brain and other such sources.
• Most importantly, download Android Package files (APKs) from trusted sources only. If you find that the source looks a little suspicious, avoid downloading the APKs.

• Always read the app permissions. If you find anything fishy, such as a simple app requesting to access contacts or your messages, then you need to stay away from such apps.
• Download an antivirus application for your phone and update the antivirus software regularly. Some antivirus apps which you can consider using as protection for your Android phone are AVG Antivirus, Norton Security and Antivirus, Lookout Security & Antivirus, NetQin Security & Anti-virus.

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Blackberry Playbook OS 2.0 support Android Applications, developers to submit apps before Feb 6th

Feb 1, 2012 Android Development Resources

The Blackberry Playbook OS 2.0 software which was introduced at the CES 2012, defiantly was one of the anticipated devices as it was designed to have the blackberry runtime for Android applications. Now, there is more to look forward to. The Blackberry developers, on the official RIM developer blog, have announced today that developers would have to submit applications before February 6th, 2012 to ensure the app is available during the launch of the Blackberry Playbook OS 2.0.

The development team has provided helpful tips and tools for developers for easy porting of their Android apps to blackberry. To ensure that your application is approved by the blackberry development team, a few steps have been offered.

  • Before submitting your Android application to BlackBerry App World, please make sure to remove all mention of the word “Android” from your application. Both in the application description and the application itself.
  • Please remove all links to Android Market from within your application.
  • When submitting your Android application to BlackBerry App World, please make sure to select a minimum BlackBerry PlayBook OS of 2.0.
  • Please make sure your application is signed. For more information on code signing, please view the code signing documentation on the BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps webpage (linked here).

For a broader reach to consumers, RIM developers strongly suggest submitting apps before the 6th of February. For more details, you can check out the original blog post here.

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Official Android Development team now on Google+

Jan 31, 2012 Android Development Resources

The Official Android developers team is now on Google+. The Android development team started being social by creating their official Twitter handle late last year. Now they have taken their plans of interacting with developers from round the world a step further. With their own dedicated social space, they can now share tips and connect with millions of app developers.

By adding them to your circles on Google+, you can hangout with Android team and get updates on releases of Android developers’ tools, SDKs, training material and more. You can also connect with the Android developer relations, product, engineering and design team to ask development related questions as well as get inside scoop on the latest APIs and platform features.

With just a few hours of their presence in Google+, more than 14,000 members have added them to their circles. For details on Android Developers Google+, you can add them to your circles and start connecting with the development team.

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Android Training- New Android Tutorial Class From Google To Sharpen Development Skills

Dec 27, 2011 Android Development Resources

A new Android tutorial program has been launched by Google to help new Android developers develop quality applications.

Google has named this new venture- Android Training and has been designed for new as well as for old developers to enhance their skills and learn best practices for solving Android problems.

In Android Developers blog, Reto Meier, Android Developer Relations Tech Lead, said that program, which is currently in beta, will help developers tackle problems like designing effective navigation, optimizing battery life and managing audio playback. Google plans to add more classes to the program in the future.

Android Training

“Each class explains the steps required to solve a problem, or implement a feature, with plenty of code snippets and sample code for you to use within your own apps,” Meier wrote on the blog.

For now, the Android Training has 11 different sections, including “developing for enterprise”, “optimizing battery life”, and “monetizing your app” while some of the topics are design related (designing for multiple screens, improving layout performance, designing effective navigation).

This is another step taken by Google to attract more developers towards Android, because a recent study has shown developers are more inclined to iOS, with almost half of them planning to make Apple apps in the following year.

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Android Market gets new Update, Email developer and Filtered User Reviews

Dec 12, 2011 Android Development Resources

Google has introduced quite a few updates in the Android market off late with one of them being Email Developer. Android users can now directly contact developers with questions related to the application or report bugs directly. The link is a simple mailto link and a user can send an email even without signing in. The only disadvantage to this is that this could lead to a lot of spam mailers to the recipient.

The Android market has released another update which allows users to filter reviews based on

-          Device Model

-          App Version

-          Filter apps by Star Ratings

Users can combine the filters based on your requirements; for example, you could search for poor rating on a Samsung Galaxy S2. Google has done wonders by introducing this feature into the Android Market. Users can now view reviews based on their device model.