Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

Use app version to show a dialog only after update

Posted on 2011-11-05 by admin

I decided to enhance my Android app so that it will show a little dialog with the newest features after starting. If this dialog would show up after every start it would be very annoying. The goal is to show … Continue reading →

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Using images from HTML in assets directory

Posted on 2011-05-05 by admin

The last post described how to show an HTML file in Android from the assets directory in the WebView. Sooner or later you will want to show images in the HTML. Solution 1 : Images in assets directory The easy … Continue reading →

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Language specific HTML Help in Android

Posted on 2011-05-04 by admin

Sooner or later your application becomes so complex that you want to be helpful to the user. One way of being helpful is to provide a help text that explains how to use the application. Solution 1 : Use a … Continue reading →

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