The Galaxy S II may be a phone which is about to be two years old, but it’s still going strong. It recently received a Jelly Bean update, the firmware wonderfully named I9100XXLSD. As an S II owner, I can confirm that LSD is awesome. The fact that my ancient device is running nearly identical software to my Note II is amazing. However, it’s about to get… Read more
After the OUYA broke through its funding goal on Kickstarter, people wondered what was next. Many were excited to see an Android powered console. Many were skeptical it would ever be released, let alone succeed. But the OUYA team is going strong, and they are now shipping development consoles to their developers, along with two controllers, to start… Read more
Good Twitter clients seem to become more scarce these days, no? We can take one more off the list, at least for official development, as Team Boid member Graham Macphee stated today that development for their Twitter client will cease. However, Boid for Android was never intended to be a full client, rather an example for what Twitter clients should… Read more
It’s no secret that Android hasn’t always had the best developer support, but this last year has made some serious strides. A new survey suggests that might no longer be the case, as it states that Android development interest is in a decline. However, 76% of the developers surveyed are still very interested in Android. In January of last year,… Read more
The International Galaxy Note N7000 needs a different kernel for TouchWiz and AOSP ROMs. Meaning if you’re going to switch between the two, you’ll need to keep around two different versions of your favorite kernel (if the developer supports two different versions). Not a big inconvenience, but it could be easier. Now it is. The developer g.lewarne… Read more
CyanogenMod on their Google+ announced Friday that their support for the Samsung Vibrant will most likely need to be dropped. The developer currently maintaining development on the device, Dainel Bateman, has come to the realization that his Vibrant’s days are numbered and is looking to upgrade. This is also his advice to Vibrant owners. Seeing as… Read more
Android is constantly accused of being a fragmented platform, but how bad is it? The image above is a fraction of Hong Kong developer Animoca’s 400+ arsenal of Android development devices. The developer has over 70 million downloads on Android under its belt, and it needs to be assured that everything will be compatible. That’s right, every single one of… Read more
Web developers are what make the internet happen, and we’re sure that they’ll take anything that makes their job just a little bit easier. Google wants to help, and is now offering a cool new feature within their new Chrome for Android browser. Developers can now use an Android device running Chrome to display the live version of the site they’re developing… Read more
Google has a new toy for the development community called Android Design Preview. Design Preview is a tool is software that allows devs and designers to mirror part of their screen onto a USB connected device. The iOS community has had similar apps for some time. The application requires Android SDK to run. If you don’t know what that is, chances are… Read more
Google’s API for in-app payments (see google.com/payments) offers developers a simple method for integrating a payment system in their web apps, via Google Payments. And the feature, which was announced in May, only costs the developer 5% of each purchase. Not a bad deal at all. And the latest news takes the system global. Not only will developers… Read more
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