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How to Build an Android App Part 2: Writing a Root App – XDA TV

XDA Elite Recognized Developer AdamOutler returns to give us Part Two of building an Android App. In this segment, Adam covers several topics to get you started developing a root-enabled app.

This video is part-instructional with step-by-step coverage, and part-informational with theory-of-operation being covered. This video is intended for use by n00bs to get them up to speed, Java developers who have never worked with Android, and those who are interested in learning to make a “root app.”

Instructional Contents:

  • Understanding Root
  • Making an Android button functional
  • Creating a method
  • Reusing/adapting a Java class in an android application
  • Using root
  • . . . READ ON »

This Week in Development: HTC S-Off and the “Perfect” Phone – XDA TV

In This Week in Development, our friend Jordan is back to give you a quick run down of all the stories you need to know from this week’s XDA Portal articles. Jordan covers many different device freedom stories from, most HTC devices getting S-Off, as well as most HTC bootloaders being unlockable.

HTC is not the only OEM being freed for development; Jordan talks about the Samsung Galaxy Nexus getting a permanent SIM unlock. Also covered are the Phone Mods Section of The Galaxy Nexus toolkit being released and app editing software Virtuous Ten Studio going into . . . READ ON »

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This Week in Development – Chevron Unlocker, Facebook SDK, and More – XDA TV

This Week in Development, XDA TV Producer and all-around great guy, Jordan covers all the exciting stories you need to know from the XDA-Developers forum. In addition to Chevron Unlocker’s flip-flop, he covers the Ice Cream Sandwich updates for the  for the Sony Xperia Line and the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-i9100.

Jordan then mentions the changes in Google Play and the Facebook SDK vulnerability. Additionally, XDA Elite Recognized Developer AdamOutler and XDA Forum Moderator and Recognized Developer shenye‘s video on Setting up Eclipse and the Android SDK and rooting the HTC One X are discussed. Along with . . . READ ON »

How to Root the HTC One X – XDA TV

How to Root the HTC One X – XDA TV

In today’s episode of XDA TV, XDA Forum Moderator and Recognized Developer shenye teaches us how to root the HTC One X. Shen begins by unboxing his brand new HTC One X. Shen then takes us through the process of unlocking the bootloader, flashing a recovery and getting the HTC One X rooted.

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For more Android Development instructional videos check out Part 1 of Elite Recognized Developer AdamOutler’s recent development video. Also, be sure to check out the other wonderful and informative episodes on XDA TV.. . . READ ON »

How to Build an Android App Part 1: Setting up Eclipse and Android SDK – XDA TV

In this video, Elite Recognized Developer AdamOutler covers several topics which will get you started developing your first Android application. This instructional video covers the entire process of creating and loading a new application onto your device. The video is intended for use by n00bs to get them up to speed, as well as by adept users who may have missed a step or two during SDK installation.

Instructional Contents:

  • Downloading Eclipse & SDK
  • Use of Nyan Cat for passing time while downloading
  • Installing Eclipse and SDK
  • Setting up SDK
  • Integrating SDK
  • Using the SDK in Eclipse
  • Quick overview of
  • . . . READ ON »

This Week in Development – XDA TV

This Week in Development – XDA TV

This Week in Development, new comer Jordan covers all the exciting stories you need to know from the XDA-Developers forum. In addition to Android’s possibly inadvertent fail, he covers ROMs for the Samsung Galaxy Note and HTC One X, and HTC One V ROMs being ported to the Desire S and Desire HD. Jordan mentions the addition of a forum for the HTC One V. Additionally, XDA Elite Recognized Developer AdamOutler‘s CASUAL and Shelr articles are discussed. The strangely addictive Crazy Birds game and an Android VNC are covered, along with the accelerometer fix for . . . READ ON »

This Week in Development – XDA TV

This Week in Development – XDA TV

This week on XDA TV, XDA Forum Moderator and Recognized Developer shenye gives us a basic rundown through some of this week’s biggest development stories. In addition to talking about some April Fools news, Shen highlights the release of the HTC One line and how it should not be compared with the OMAP-based Galaxy Nexus. He then talks about CM9 on the Galaxy W, and how CyanogenMod itself has now found itself a new mascot.

Next, Shen talks about development work and ICS updates for the Transformer, Transformer Prime, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S 4G, . . . READ ON »

Auraslate Lifepad Unboxed the XDA Way – XDA TV

Open source hardware and software is the holy grail for developers—a virtual white canvas for those looking to create custom firmware. Join us today for another XDA TV session, in which XDA Recognized Developer AdamOutler unboxes the Auraslate Lifepad 1026 the XDA way.

Disassembling the 10″ tablet to its naked internals, Adam shows us how the Lifepad 1026 ticks. He also gives us a few tips about setting up a UART port on the tablet, and then goes on to show us the kind of debugging one can accomplish with such access. So stop what you’re doing, and go watch the . . . READ ON »

Nook Tablet Unboxed the XDA Way – XDA TV

Nook Tablet Unboxed the XDA Way – XDA TV

While taking apart the software of our mobile devices is nothing new on our forums, taking apart their hardware is. Join us for another XDA TV session, in which XDA Recognized Developer AdamOutler unboxes the Nook Tablet the XDA way.

Undressing the tablet all the way to its bare internals, Adam gives us an inside glimpse at how the device really works. After taking the Nook apart, Adam also gives us a quick look at setting up UART on the tablet and tells us what it means for developers to have access to the full processor data sheets.

This . . . READ ON »

How to Take Apart an RUU – XDA TV

How to Take Apart an RUU – XDA TV

Have you ever wanted to extract an RUU and peer into the system images hidden within? Useful for developers and tinkerers alike, opening up an RUU is often the first step in creating a base on which to build a custom ROM.

Join us for another XDA TV episode, as Shen Ye guides us through every step in the process from opening the RUU itself to mounting the system images on a virtualized Linux installation.

. . . READ ON »

A Quick Look at Ubuntu for Android at MWC – XDA TV

Undoubtedly the vast majority of us are excited about the prospect of running Ubuntu on our handsets. In fact, we’ve covered several methods for users to get a mobile taste of the popular Linux distribution in the past. However, none of these are as simple or powerful as what Canonical wishes to accomplish.

Running atop the same kernel, and side by side with the Android operating system, the integration possibilities are enticing. Join us in this XDA TV episode as James Bricknell inquires about the nitty gritty regarding what Canonical is calling the “killer app for multi-core phones in 2012.”. . . READ ON »

HTC’s Jeff Gordon Shows Us the HTC One Line – XDA TV

You may remember HTC’s Global Online Communications Manager Jeff Gordon from our XDA TV coverage of CES. Back then, Jeff mentioned HTC’s plans on narrowing down their product line to increase focus and deliver a truly flagship device.

Now with the HTC One X, HTC hopes to have achieved this. Sporting a 1.5 GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, a 4.7″ 720p Super LCD2 display, 32 gigs of storage, and a full gig of RAM, they are certainly trying. The exterior of the device exudes HTC’s typical attention to detail thanks to a new technique known as Micro-Arc Oxidation. While . . . READ ON »

Sony’s KalleD Walks Us Through the Xperia P and U – XDA TV

If you’re a Sony mobile device owner, XDA Forum Member KalleD should be very familiar. On behalf of the Sony Development Team, Karl-Johan “Kalle” Dahlström presented the official alpha release of Ice Cream Sandwich to the community back in December, and did the same for the beta just a few days ago.

Join us in this XDA TV segment as host James Bricknell grills KalleD about Sony’s upcoming devices. This video, and the rest of our XDA TV coverage of Mobile World Congress 2012, can be found on our YouTube channel!

. . . READ ON »

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