Avi's Code » Google http://telyas.com/wordpress2 My Open source and "free time" work Mon, 11 May 2009 07:08:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Android 1.5 early look available http://telyas.com/wordpress2/2009/04/13/android-15-early-look-available/ http://telyas.com/wordpress2/2009/04/13/android-15-early-look-available/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:42:31 +0000 Avi Telyas http://telyas.com/wordpress2/?p=129 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 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. 

]]> http://telyas.com/wordpress2/2009/02/15/android-developers-group-japan/feed/ 0 Upgraded to Android 1.1 R1 http://telyas.com/wordpress2/2009/02/11/upgraded-to-android-11-r1/ http://telyas.com/wordpress2/2009/02/11/upgraded-to-android-11-r1/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:55:24 +0000 Avi Telyas http://telyas.com/wordpress2/?p=118 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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]]> http://telyas.com/wordpress2/2009/02/09/google-android-plaform-group-is-being-spammed/feed/ 0 Google Code Project Hosting Upgraded to Subversion 1.5 http://telyas.com/wordpress2/2009/02/03/google-code-project-hosting-upgraded-to-subversion-15/ http://telyas.com/wordpress2/2009/02/03/google-code-project-hosting-upgraded-to-subversion-15/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:29:59 +0000 Avi Telyas http://telyas.com/wordpress2/?p=104 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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