Nougat has now been released in to the wild and there are a number of new features which developers should be considering. In this loosely-related series of articles we’re going to be looking at various aspects of these new features to see how we can best make use of them. In this article we’re going…
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Nougat – Direct Boot
Nougat has now been released in to the wild and there are a number of new features which developers should be considering. In this loosely-related series of articles we’re going to be looking at various aspects of these new features to see how we can best make use of them. In this article we’re going…
Nougat – Quick Settings Tile
Nougat has now been released in to the wild and there are a number of new features which developers should be considering. In this loosely-related series of articles we’re going to be looking at various aspects of these new features to see how we can best make use of them. In this article we’re going…
Nougat – GCM Network Manager
Nougat has now been released in to the wild and there are a number of new features which developers should be considering. In this loosely-related series of articles we’re going to be looking at various aspects of these new features to see how we can best make use of them. In this first article we’re…
VectorDrawable Fill Windings
Or The Curious Case of the Disappearing Hole Recently I encountered a problem with some VectorDrawable which caused much head scratching but there turned out to have a logical explanation and really quite straightforward fix. However my initial bafflement before realising the cause of the problem makes me think that others may encounter similar issues,…
Isometric AnimatedVectorDrawable – Part 4
Amazing things are possible with AnimatedVectorDrawable and regular readers of Styling Android will know that I’m a huge fan of them. Earlier this year I worked on a project for a UK TV broadcaster and produced an AnimatedVectorDrawable of the isometric company logo which went in to the app as an Easter Egg. Sadly I…
Isometric AnimatedVectorDrawable – Part 3
Amazing things are possible with AnimatedVectorDrawable and regular readers of Styling Android will know that I’m a huge fan of them. Earlier this year I worked on a project for a UK TV broadcaster and produced an AnimatedVectorDrawable of the isometric company logo which went in to the app as an Easter Egg. Sadly I…
Isometric AnimatedVectorDrawable – Part 2
Amazing things are possible with AnimatedVectorDrawable and regular readers of Styling Android will know that I’m a huge fan of them. Earlier this year I worked on a project for a UK TV broadcaster and produced an AnimatedVectorDrawable of the isometric company logo which went in to the app as an Easter Egg. Sadly I…
Isometric AnimatedVectorDrawable – Part 1
Amazing things are possible with AnimatedVectorDrawable and regular readers of Styling Android will know that I’m a huge fan of them. Earlier this year I worked on a project for a UK TV broadcaster and produced an AnimatedVectorDrawable of the isometric company logo which went in to the app as an Easter Egg. Sadly I…
StateListAnimator
One of the fundamental principles of Material Design is “motion provides meaning” and one important area where this applies is giving visual feedback to the user when they interact with our app. The standard method of doing this has always been using StateListDrawable to tie the visual appearance of a control to its state (i.e.…