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Learn to create a Thermometer Application for Android
Android devices have a lot of interesting sensors letting you to make fun applications. Amongst the sensors supported by the Android SDK, the Ambient Temperature sensor lets us to know the temperature measured by an Android device. By using this sensor, we are going to be able to create a Thermometer Application for Android. Note that you can enjoy…
Take up the challenge of the Word Search Puzzle Game on Android
Word Search Puzzle Game, also known as Word Find or Mystery Word, is a word game which consists of the letters of words placed in a grid. Usually, the grid has a rectangular or square shape. The objective of the Word Search Puzzle Game is to find and mark all the words hidden inside the grid. The words may be…
Implement Audio Streaming in Android Applications
Streaming an audio media consists to receive constantly data from a remote source and to deliver the audio data received to the end-user. Nowadays, everyone uses streaming platforms daily. For example, YouTube is a streaming video platform. In this tutorial, you are going to discover how to implement audio streaming in an Android Application. Note that you can also discover…
Learn to create a Morse code Converter App for Android
Like you must know, the Morse code is a method of transmitting text informations as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks which can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment. It is named for Samuel F. N. Morse, an inventor of the telegraph. In this tutorial, you are going to discover how to…
Learn to create a Slot Machine for Android
In that tutorial, you are going to discover how to create a Slot Machine for Android with Android Studio. A Slot Machine, also known as one-armed bandit, is a casino gambling machine with three or more reels which spin when a button is pushed. Our Slot Machine will have three reels. Note that you can also enjoy this tutorial in…
Rediscover the joys of the famous 15 Puzzle – Game of Fifteen on Android
The 15 Puzzle, also known as Game of Fifteen or Mystic Square, is a sliding puzzle consisting of a frame of numbered square tiles in random order with one tile missing. The puzzle also exists in other sizes, particularly the smaller 8 Puzzle. If the size is 3x3 tiles, the puzzle is called the 8-puzzle or 9-puzzle, and if 4x4…
Learn to create a Rotary Dialer application for Android
Classically, Android users use stock dial to make calls. There are also many alternatives available on Google Play Store for stock dial. But, some users like add a touch of retro to their smartphone and seek for an old school rotary dialer. If old guys are nostalgic about old rotary dialers, young guys sometimes doesn’t know what it is. So…
Learn to make calls programmatically on Android
Smartphones are always more and more powerful but at the end, the main usage of a smartphone remains calling some people to communicate with them. In this tutorial, you are going to discover how to make calls programmatically on Android. You can also discover this tutorial in video on YouTube : First, we need to create a layout with an…
Discover all the joys of the famous fortune Unix program on Android
For users familiar with Unix and Linux systems, the word fortune has a very special meaning. Indeed, Fortune is a small, simple command line program displaying a random message from a database of quotes. Intended mainly for computer scientists, these quotes correspond mostly to jokes about computer science and programming. Nevertheless, there are also quotes from science fiction such as…
Learn to create a Proximity Detector App on Android
Android devices have a lot of different sensors. Amongst them, most of them have a proximity detector sensor. It detects when your hand is close of the device. In this tutorial, you are going to create a Proximity Detector Application for Android by using the proximity detector sensor. Note that this tutorial is also available on Youtube : First…