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Android 1.5 early look available

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Android 1.5 - Cupcake

Published on the Android Google blog, an early 1.5 API release is available. The blog warns that certain APIs may change before formal release.

What is new?

For a complete list, please refer to this list (not a formal release notes).

Highlights are:

  • Soft Keyboard (finally!!!)
  • UI enhancement for most of Google Applications
  • Video Recording
  • Stereo Bluetooth support

Can’t wait till HTC release their formal Android 1.5 binaries, and I am certain Samsung will release Android 1,5 with touch screen only. Let’s wait and see.

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Android Developers Group Japan

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Android Japan 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. 

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Upgraded to Android 1.1 R1

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Android 1.1 R1 was released.

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.

Outcome:

Applications run without any modification.

Conclusions:

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).

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Google Android Plaform Group is being Spammed

Monday, February 9th, 2009

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.

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Google Code Project Hosting Upgraded to Subversion 1.5

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

From Google Code Blog:

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!

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