Tag: Mobile
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Dealing with SQLite files in mobile apps
Recently I found myself wanting to inspect what was in the application database outside of the mobile application I was working on, which as usual lead me to search for a solution on DuckDuckGo. I found a great link here, which basically says: Download and install SQLite command line tools if necessary (OSX comes with…
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Automating Android Builds
In order to have a fully regression tested application, it is necessary to have an automated build process to ensure all checkins are validated nightly ( or whatever your schedule is). This is a simple task for most Java projects, however you may run into some issues with Android that I point out here. If…
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How to find the key an Android app was signed with
I found this on stack overflow, so I am just recapturing here since i found it so useful. First, unzip the APK and extract the file /META-INF/ANDROID_.RSA (this file may also be CERT.RSA, but there should only be one .RSA file). Then issue this command: keytool -printcert -file ANDROID_.RSA You will get certificate fingerprints like…
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Why Apple is Smarter!
Apple announced their iOS6, along with OSX Mountain Lion, and bunch of new hardware on Monday. Amongst the new features announced were features that already exist on over platforms but now they do on Apple’s platform as well. Take do not disturb for example! This feature is nothing new, and platforms like BlackBerry have had…
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Packaging Sencha Touch 2
Here is a great guide for packaging your Sencha Touch 2 application. In addition to this, also take a look at the getting started guide for Sencha Touch 2 since alot has changed.
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Could HTC be finally getting the point?
According to the internets, all of them, HTC is about to concentrate on making fewer, better phones. If so, other phone makers should follow suit to save themselves. Yes, its true that most people do not want to have a phone that everybody else has, and this is the exact reason why some have chosen…
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Adding Titanium Modules
Appcelerator Titanium is a decent tool once you get used to its quirks. However, it is even more powerful with its marketplace and optional modules you can add to it. Two of my recent purchases have been from 0x82: Testflight, and KeyChain. here is a quick quide on how to add new modules to your…
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Getting started with PhoneGap
PhoneGap just released version 0.9.5, but it still does not fix the issue with getting a project started with Xcode 4. Here is what I did to get my project going: Make sure Xcode is closed. Install the latest version of PhoneGap Go to Xcode prefrences -> Source Trees -> Add a new entry PHONEGAPLIB…
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A shift to Android
I have recently shifted to Android since I had to do some development for it and I had to see for myslef if the phone was really as bad as the simulator on the Mac. The short story is that it is impressive in its own way, but it is not an easy switch from…
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Why there is STILL no iPhone killer!
And there probably won’t be one anytime in the near future. For anyone that doubts this, let me just say that Apple just surpassed Microsoft this past quarter in revenue and that is no small feat. Well it seems pretty simple enough to answer, right? Apple has a very simple formula: Make it simple Guarantee…