ActionBarCompat – Part 1

Back in August 2012, the first article in a series of 12 was posted to Styling Android which provided an in-depth look at the ActionBar. It had been rumoured for a while before I/O 2013 that Google were working on a compatibility library for ActionBar, and this was duly announced at I/O. In this series…

Gradle Build – Part 8

Previously in this series we’ve looked at various aspects of the new Android Gradle build system. But what happens if the Android tools do not quite do what we require? In this article we’ll have a look at how we can extend and customise the Gradle build process.

Gradle Build – Part 7

Previously in this series we’ve looked at various aspects of the Android Gradle build some of which are features of Gradle itself, but others which are specific to the Android build toolchain that has been developed on top of that. In this article we’re going to look at a feature that most definitely falls into…

Gradle Build – Part 6

Previously in this series we’ve looked at various aspects of the Android Gradle build system and how we can adapt things in various ways. But what about if we want to convert our existing projects to use the Gradle build system? In this article we’ll do precisely that.