Continuing my Android Books in Japan post, would like to report additional Android related activities and Groups in Japan.
Android Group Japan website and Google Group are trying to bring together Japanese developers and support each other.
Twitters use the acronymos #agj for Android Related Discussions, and there many of them.
Since I couldn’t help but test if my Android applications still work, I immediately upgraded according to the instructions: new SDK, version notes, and instructions.
ADT plugin was not upgraded as Eclipse couldn’t find an update.
Applications run without any modification.
1) I did not use any of the APIs that were changed .
2) Android API is “settling” down. (Or Google finally understood the pain the cause developers each time they change it).
It appears that Google Android Group is being spammed. Took me by surprise as I expected Google to be able to block such trivial spams.
Just bumped into zxing project, and wanted to share.
According the Project Home page:
Now I have to think of an implementation that will use QR Codes…
We’re pleased to announce that the Subversion component of Google Code Project Hosting has been upgraded to version 1.5. What does this mean to users? If you’re using a Subversion 1.5 client, you can now take advantage of Subversion’s improved “merge tracking” feature to manage branches.
And my favorite line in this blog entry:
Live in fear of branches no more!
Coming Soon: Internationalization and Localization are critical, but are also not quite ready yet in the current SDK. As the SDK matures, this section will contain information on the Internationalization and Localization features of the Android platform. In the meantime, it is a good idea to start by externalizing all strings, and practicing good structure in creating and using resources.
It does seem Google Android is lacking in that respect. Since the 2Chan browser is mostly about Japanese, it may force me to write some more code.
The Android Logo (AKA Droid Robot) was modified. Original logo is shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution License.
