Android SDK location on OS X

Default path is /Users/username/Library/Android/sdk

You can change it via File -> Project structure -> SDK Location in Android Studio

Library projects cannot include raw assets

The tools do not support the use of raw asset files (saved in the assets/ directory) in a library project. Any asset resources used by an application must be stored in the assets/ directory of the application project itself. However, resource files saved in the res/ directory are supported.

И никаких шрифтов в assets библиотек больше!

XML shapes in Android L

This would work in pre-L android:


    android:shape="rectangle" >

            android:angle="270"
        android:color="@color/orange" />

            android:bottomLeftRadius="5dp"
        android:bottomRightRadius="5dp"
        android:topLeftRadius="5dp"
        android:topRightRadius="5dp" />




But in Android L you would see... nothing. To fix it you should always use selectors. You'd get the result this way:




   
           

           
       

Decoding AndroidManifest of an apk archive

1. Get apktool + helper script for your OS https://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/downloads/list
2. Put them + apk file together to the directory
3. Print
apktool d MyApp.apk ./MyApp


Thanks http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4191762/how-to-view-androidmanifest-xml-from-apk-file

Задолбался перезагружать телефон?

• open console/terminal and navigating to /platform-tools
• type "adb shell" or on linux/mac "./adb shell"
• in the shell type "am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" or whatever action you want to fire

Спасибо http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5051687/broadcastreceiver-not-receiving-boot-completed?rq=1

Вызов диалога вне UI-треда

на самом деле, внутри, конечно:)


Thread startMap = new Thread(new Runnable() {
         @Override
          public void run() {
                        GameAuthActivity.this.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {

@Override
public void run() {
showDialog(START_ARMY_DIALOG);

}
  });
                  }
        }
    };

Хозяйке на заметку: при использовании 9patches класть их в background, но НЕ в src (иначе будут тянуться как обычные картинки)