Target social media platform Be it Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter or even Practo, one needs a social media presence for people to know about you and your business and not only is it effective, but it is also the cheapest way to advertise yourself. Make sure your business is present online and thatContinue Reading

Set Up a Google My Business Page Google pulls information about local businesses right from the “ Google My Business ” listings. A listing is free. Add your company name, website and hours to make it easier to be found online. Trick your listing out with enticing images to invite clicks andContinue Reading

Sponsor a Radio Contest or Giveaway One way to get your message across to radio listeners is by sponsoring a contest. Offer up one of your products as a prize or sponsor a special prize such as a cruise in exchange for the station crediting your business. Find the RightContinue Reading

We can either draw directly on a Canvas object or to modify existing Views to customise their look and feel. Drawing is performed in the onDraw() method. Simple graphics can be created in the layout XML file too. We use the Canvas object to perform drawing. A Canvas is an object that has drawing methods to do theContinue Reading

A dialog is defined as a conversation between two or more persons. In a computer application a dialog is a window which is used to “talk” to the application. A dialog is used to input data, modify data, change the application settings etc. An AlertDialog is a dialog used to display informationContinue Reading

There are three kinds of menus in Android: options menu, context menu, and popup menu. The options menu is the primary collection of menu items for an activity. In the options menu we should have commands that have global impact on the applications. For example a Settings menu. It is displayed eitherContinue Reading

A ListView is a widget that shows items in a vertical scrolling list. An Adapter object is used to fill the ListView with data. ListView Widget I In the example, we show a ListView widget with the names of the planets of our solar system. We use an ArrayAdapter to fill the ListView with data. main.xml <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” android:orientation=”vertical”Continue Reading

ProgressBar I We have a horizontal ProgressBar widget and a TextView widget that shows the percentage of the task completed. The manifest file is left untouched. main.xml <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” android:orientation=”vertical” android:layout_width=”fill_parent” android:layout_height=”fill_parent” > <ProgressBar android:id=”@+id/pbId” android:layout_width=”fill_parent” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” style=”?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal” android:layout_margin=”10dp” /> <TextView android:id=”@+id/tvId” android:layout_width=”fill_parent” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:layout_margin=”10dp” /> </LinearLayout> In the main.xml layout file, weContinue Reading

The SeekBar widget is used to select a value from a range of values. The user drags a thumb of the widget to select a specific value. To process the SeekBar events, we implement the SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener listener. SeekBar example We have a SeekBar widget and a TextView widget. The current value from the SeekBar is displayed in the TextView. Android manifest file isContinue Reading

A spinner widget enables a user to select an item from a list of options. In the normal state it shows the currently selected item. Clicking on the spinner widget shows a dropdown menu with all available items. The user can choose a new one from the list. The Spinner class isContinue Reading