Issue #22
April 6th, 2012Easter
Articles & Tutorials
Zipping Files with Android
(jondev.net)
Living on a tight bandwidth can be pain in the ass. So when comunicating with the server all bytes should be saved. In this tutorial you'll learn how to compress a ZIP Archive programatically...
Unzipping Files with Android
(jondev.net)
...and in this tutorial you'll learn to decompress it again.
31 Days of Android: Day 1
(chrisrisner.com)
During the next weeks we will feature a new series of turorials for beginners. It's called 31 days of Android and it will teach you everything you need to know about Android development.
Libraries & Code
StickyListHeaders
(github.com)
StickyListHeaders is an android library that makes it easy to integrate section headers in your ListView.
Google Music API
(github.com)
Simon Weber has just released his unofficial Google Music API on Github.
Java Port
(github.com)
If you want to implement a client, there is also a Java Port
Business
Android Income Report II
(droid-blog.net)
A new developer income report came out. Great insights (and a great strategy to market the products).
Postmortem of my Android Game App
(irrlicht3d.org)
In the blog post "Postmortem of my Android Game App" you will learn how difficult it is to monetize apps in the Android Play Store.
App of the Week
Instagram
(play.google.com)
It took Instagram a lot of time, but finally the app is here.