February 2012
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Clear Application Data - Android
Clearing the application data is a common task in android development. Often you want to clear out the database or just reset the app to a “fresh install state”. It has been a pain to do until I realized I could do it this way.
Things I used to have to do:
Open App Tray
Open settings App
Navigate to apps section
Scroll to Hashable App
Click on Hashable App
Click on Clear Data
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December 2011
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Building Android 4.0 on Ubuntu 11.10 →
August 2011
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Simple & Painless Way To Do Android Database...
The kicker……on an unrooted phone.
In order to work with the Android database in DDMS or on the cmd line, you need to have root access to your phone. Up until now, doing any kind of work in the database realm of Android has been extremely painful for me because I cant access the DB on a running device, but I can access it on an emulator running my application. Anyone who has done any...
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July 2011
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Review & Rating Systems Suck [rant]
I have always felt that reviews and ratings are meaningless. In my experience, whenever I leave a review it is because I either had the most amazing time in my life or it was the worst experience ever and I would never wish that upon any other living creature. I’ts only natural for me to believe that others act in the same way. The system is broken because you never get a normal opinion of...
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Google IO Android Videos
Since going to Google IO in May, I have been trying to find time to go through all of the Android presentations that I missed while I was there. The presentations are a really great way to review the concepts that were new and also to pick up on any little tidbits you might have missed. I have been making a point to watch one or so a day.
Here’s a couple of play lists that has all of the...