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Motorola re-enters India, launches Moto G at Rs 12,499

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SIM unlocking may soon be legal again thanks to bill passed by House of Representatives

SIM unlocking may soon be legal again thanks to bill passed by House of Representatives

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Android Reside Menu Source Code

Android Reside Menu Source Code

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PUBLIC FILES FOR DOWNLOAD

PUBLIC FILES FOR DOWNLOAD

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Android Programming Navigation Drawer Example

Android Programming Navigation Drawer Example

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HTC Bootloader Unlock

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Android Studio Getting Started

<p>Via : <a href='http://www.openandroid.in'>OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : <br/>Orginal Post: <a href='http://www.openandroid.in/android-studio-getting-started'>Android Studio Getting Started</a><br/><br/></p><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tbody><tr><td><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><span style='color: #0000ff; font-size: small;'><strong>Installing AndroidStudio</strong></span></span><br/><br/><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><span style='font-size: small;'>Installing AndroidStudio is very simple and easy steps.</span></span><br/><ul><li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Download latest version of AndroidStudio</span></div></li><br/>	<li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>To install, open the file named “AndroidStudio.exe”</span></div></li><br/>	<li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Click on Next button.</span></div></li><br/>	<li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Read the license document and accept it. Now you can go to next step.</span></div></li><br/>	<li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Select the location to which the software installed.</span></div></li><br/>	<li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>In the next step, select the Visual Studio versions, which are configured with AndroidStudio.</span></div></li><br/></ul><ul><li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Then install AndroidStudio.</span></span></div></li><br/></ul></td><br/></tr><tr><td><br/><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tbody><tr><td>Select Voisual Studio Version</td><br/></tr><tr><td/><br/></tr><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://androidstudio.tektips.in/UserData/Predefined/DownloadFiles/Select_Visual_Studio_Version4.jpg"/></td><br/></tr><tr><td><br/><br/><hr/></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tbody><tr><td>Configuring System</td><br/></tr><tr><td> <br/><br/><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><span style='text-decoration: underline;'><strong>SDK SetUp</strong></span></span><br/><ul><li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'> We need Java for work with AndroidStudio. Download the JDK from<a href='http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/java/index.html'><span style='color: #0000ff;'>http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/java/index.html</span></a> And install it.</span></div></li><br/>	<li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>You'll also need the Android SDK itself, download it from </span><a href='http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html'><span style='color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html</span></a></div></li><br/>	<li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><span style='font-size: small;'> Now you can unzip the android-sdk to any location. Recommend location is “C:\Program Files\Android\”.</span></span></div></li><br/>	<li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><span style='font-size: small;'> You should set the SKD-LOCATION in from the menu “AndroidStudio ->AndroidStudio settings“</span></span></div></li><br/></ul><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'> <strong><span style='text-decoration: underline;'>Ant Setup</span></strong></span><br/><br/><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'> We need “ANT” to compile android project.</span><br/><ul><li><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Download Apache Ant from </span><a href='http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi'><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Here</span></a></li><br/>	<li><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Extract the Ant Zip file (I extracted to C:\apache-ant-1.8.2)</span></li><br/>	<li><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Now you have to setup three environment variables.</span></li><br/>	<li>After setup all 3 environment variables then check ant is working or not<br/><ul><li><br/><div>Open Command Prompt</div></li><br/>	<li><br/><div>Type ant and press Enter</div></li><br/></ul></li><br/></ul><blockquote dir='ltr'><em>Results</em>:<br/><blockquote dir='ltr'>Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!<br/><br/>Build failed</blockquote><br/></blockquote><br/><p dir='ltr'><strong> <span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><span style='text-decoration: underline;'>Setting Environment Variables</span></span></strong></p><br/><p dir='ltr'>We need three environment variables : JAVA_HOME, ANT_HOME, and PATH. To create these Variables, do the following:</p><br/><br/><ul><li><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Right Click on My Computer icon</span></li><br/>	<li><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Select Advanced tab</span></li><br/>	<li><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Select Environment Variables</span></li><br/>	<li><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Select New in “user variables”</span></li><br/></ul><span style='color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;'>Environment Variable 1</span><br/><br/><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Name: <strong>JAVA_HOME</strong></span><br/><br/><span style='font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Value: Path of Java home (Ex: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0\)</span></td><br/></tr><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://androidstudio.tektips.in/UserData/Predefined/DownloadFiles/set_Java_Home0.png"/></td><br/></tr><tr><td><br/><br/><hr/></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tbody><tr><td>Environment Variable 2</td><br/></tr><tr><td>Name: <strong>ANT_HOME</strong><br/><br/>Value: Path to Ant home (Ex: C:\ apache-ant-1.8.2\ apache-ant-1.8.2)</td><br/></tr><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://androidstudio.tektips.in/UserData/Predefined/DownloadFiles/Set_Ant_Home2.png"/></td><br/></tr><tr><td><br/><br/><hr/></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tbody><tr><td>Environment Variable 3</td><br/></tr><tr><td>Name: <strong>PATH</strong> (If you already set path to java then add Ant path followed by a semicolon)<br/><br/>Value: Combination of Java Bin and ANT bin. (EX: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0\bin;C:\ apache-ant-1.8.2\ apache-ant-1.8.2\bin)</td><br/></tr><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://androidstudio.tektips.in/UserData/Predefined/DownloadFiles/Set_Path3.png"/></td><br/></tr><tr><td><br/><br/><hr/></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tbody><tr><td><strong>Congratulations...</strong></td><br/></tr><tr><td>You have cofigured your system for work with android studio. Now, open AndroidStudio and enjoy with AndroidSudio...!</td><br/></tr><tr><td><br/><table><tbody><tr><td valign='top'/><br/><td valign='top'/><br/></tr></tbody></table></td><br/></tr><tr><td><br/><br/><hr/></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tbody><tr><td>Work with AndroidStudio</td><br/></tr><tr><td><span style='font-size: small;'>After install AndroidStudio and configure your system, open Visual Studio.</span><br/><br/><span style='font-size: small;'>Firstly, you should set SDK-Location. To do this, select “AndroidStudio Settings” from “AndroidStudio” menu. Here browse the location SDK location. Here you can set default build target version. Click on Apply -> Ok</span><br/><br/><span style='font-size: small;'>Now you are ready to create android project.</span></td><br/></tr><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://androidstudio.tektips.in/UserData/Predefined/DownloadFiles/AndroidStudio%20Settings7.png"/></td><br/></tr><tr><td><br/><br/><hr/></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tbody><tr><td>Creating New Android Project</td><br/></tr><tr><td><span style='font-size: small;'>To create new android project, select “New Android Project” from File-> New</span><br/><br/><span style='font-size: small;'>Type your project name. Note that, the project name must be unique in that folder. A project name can contain only uppercase, lowercase letters, underscore and numbers. Any other special characters are not permitted.</span><br/><br/><span style='font-size: small;'>To create a new project, select the first option, i.e. “Create New Project in Workspace”. If you want to create a project from a build in sample, select the option “Create New project From Existing Source” and select a sample.</span><br/><br/><b><span style='text-decoration: underline;'>Creating Projects from Existing source</span></b><br/><ul><li><span style='font-size: small;'><span style='font-family: Verdana;'>To create a project from existing sample, firstly place the android sdk in any drive other than the c drive (because of the authentication problem).</span></span></li><br/>	<li><span style='font-size: small;'><span style='font-family: Verdana;'>Select the sample in the list box, from which we create the project.</span></span></li><br/>	<li><span style='font-size: small;'><span style='font-family: Verdana;'>Browse the project location, to the sample location.</span></span></li><br/>	<li><span style='font-size: small;'><span style='font-family: Verdana;'>when you click on Ok button, the project will created in the location specified. Note that, we create the project to the sample location.<br/></span></span></li><br/></ul><br/> <br/><br/><span style='font-size: small;'>Select the Build target version you want, and also select the project location. If you want to change the properties of project, do so, from project properties tab. After making sufficient modifications, click on Ok button.</span><br/><br/><span style='font-family: Verdana;'><span style='font-size: small;'>Congratulations… you have created an android project. In the solution explorer, you can see the list of files which are created by “AndroidStudio”. You can make changes to the “MyFirstAndroidProjectActivity.java” file, to modify the project as your wish.</span></span></td><br/></tr><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://androidstudio.tektips.in/UserData/Predefined/DownloadFiles/new%20android%20project8.png"/></td><br/></tr><tr><td><br/><br/><hr/></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tbody><tr><td>Opening Android Project</td><br/></tr><tr><td><span style='font-size: small;'><span style='font-family: Verdana;'>You can also edit an existing android project using AndroidStudio. To this select the "open android project" from file -> open menu. Browse the android project solution. If you have not a solution file (.sln file), use the "Open Android Project Folder". Now, You can compile and debug the project.   </span></span></td><br/></tr><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://androidstudio.tektips.in/UserData/Predefined/DownloadFiles/open%20android%20project11.png"/></td><br/></tr><tr><td><br/><br/><hr/></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tbody><tr><td>CompilingAndDebugging</td><br/></tr><tr><td><span style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;'>Compiling and debugging are simple activities.</span><br/><ul><li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;'>Go to "AndroidStudio" menu and "Compile the Project"</span></div></li><br/>	<li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;'>Then Debug the project. Debugging will creating "<em>ProjectName.</em>apk" file</span></div></li><br/>	<li><br/><div><span style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;'>Now, you can run the project.</span></div></li><br/></ul></td><br/></tr><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://androidstudio.tektips.in/UserData/Predefined/DownloadFiles/compiling%20project9.jpg"/></td><br/></tr><tr><td><br/><br/><hr/></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tbody><tr><td>RunningTheAndroidProject</td><br/></tr><tr><td>To run the android application, we need an emulator in online mode. To this use the “invoke the Android Emulator” menu from “AndroidStudio”. The emulator may take some time, to become running mode, depending on your system. After the emulator becomes active, you can use it as normal phone.<br/><br/>When the emulator becomes in online mode, run the project. This will install the application in the emulator.  Click on menu on the screen. Now you can see the list of installed applications. Click on your application name to run it.<br/><br/>Note: One application can install one time only. So, you need to uninstall the application, to install it after modifications.<br/><br/>To uninstall the application<br/><ul><li>Quit from the application</li><br/>	<li>click the menu in the key board</li><br/>	<li>click on “Manage apps”</li><br/>	<li>select the application</li><br/>	<li>click on “uninstall” button and uninstall the application</li><br/></ul><br/>Fig: An emulator, which is ready to run your application.</td><br/></tr><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://androidstudio.tektips.in/UserData/Predefined/DownloadFiles/emulator10.png"/></td><br/></tr></tbody></table></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><br/><br/>Via : <a href='http://www.openandroid.in'>OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : <br/>Orginal Post: <a href='http://www.openandroid.in/android-studio-getting-started'>Android Studio Getting Started</a>

Android Studio Getting Started

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Unlock the Sony Ericsson / Xperia bootloader

<p>Via : <a href='http://www.openandroid.in'>OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : #Downloads, #Root, #Sony, #Tips__Tricks, #Tools, #Tutorial<br/>Orginal Post: <a href='http://www.openandroid.in/unlock-sony-ericsson-xperia-bootloader.html'>Unlock the Sony Ericsson / Xperia bootloader</a><br/><br/></p><p>To Unlock the Sony Ericsson / Xperia bootloader smartphones from 2011 and onwards. To find out what phone models are supported by this service, please see the Supported phones section on the <a target='_blank' href='http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/' title='Unlock boot loader home page'>Unlock the boot loader site</a>. However, even if the phone model is supported, <strong>certain releases of the phone model may not be supported due to operator restrictions</strong>. To check if your phone can be unlocked, go through the first two steps on the Instructions page of the Unlock the boot loader site.</p><p><strong>What does it mean to unlock the boot loader?</strong><br/> Unlocking the boot loader allows you to put custom ROMs on your phone. However, we recommend standard users not to unlock the boot loader, as it is not needed. We are proud to deliver great phone experiences through our rigorously tested and official software releases. If you are not familiar with this technology, then you shouldn’t unlock the boot loader. For more background information on unlocking the boot loader, go to the <a target='_blank' href='http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/what-does-it-mean-unlock-boot-loader' title='What does it mean to unlock the boot loader page'>What is this?</a> section of the Unlock the boot loader site.</p><p><strong>What phones can be unlocked?</strong><br/> To check if you phone can be unlocked, follow the steps below:</p><ol start='1'><li>First, you should confirm that it is possible to unlock the boot loader of your phone by checking the service menu. In your phone, open the dialler and enter <strong>*#*#7378423#*#*</strong> to access the service menu.</li><li>In your phone, tap <strong>Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status</strong>. If <strong>Bootloader unlock allowed</strong> says<em>Yes</em>, then you can continue with the next step. If it says <em>No</em>, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.</li></ol><p>If your phone shows <em>Yes</em>, you can continue with<strong> Step 3</strong></p><h1 id='page-title'>Instructions</h1><article role='article' id='node-2'><div><div><div><div><p><b>Known issues</b></p><ul><li>To unlock the Xperia™ Z1 boot loader, you must update your device to the latest software (build 14.2.A.0.290, Android 4.3). Unlocking the boot loader on earlier software versions will stop the camera functionality.</li><li>Some users with unlocked boot loaders have experienced problems when they are accepting over the air upgrades (FOTA - Firmware upgrade Over The Air). For users that have unlocked the boot loader, please do not accept any over the air upgrades. For additional information, check out the hints and tips from the community on the<a target='_blank' href='http://forum.xda-developers.com/index.php?tab=other&maker=Sony' title='XDA forum'>XDA forum</a>.</li></ul><p><b>Instructions</b></p><ol><li>First, you should confirm that it is possible to unlock the boot loader of your device by checking the service menu. In your device, open the dialler and enter <b>*#*#7378423#*#*</b> to access the service menu. If you have a tablet, <a data-reveal-id='myModal' href='http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/unlock/popup/2222043'>click here</a> to learn how access the service menu.</li><li>In your device, tap <b>Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status</b>. If <b>Bootloader unlock allowed</b> says <i>Yes</i>, then you can continue with the next step. If it says <i>No</i>, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.</li><li>On your computer, click <b>Continue</b> at the bottom of this page to start the unlock boot loader process.</li><li>Read through the information in the pop up window and click <b>Yes, I’m sure</b>, if you are still confident you want to unlock the boot loader.</li><li>Read through and accept the legal terms. Click <b>I Accept</b>.</li><li>Enter your name, a valid email adress and the first 14 digits of your device’s IMEI or MEID or IDID number (remove the last digit if necessary). Click <b>Submit</b>. You can view the IMEI or MEID number by entering *#06# on your device. If you have a tablet, <a data-reveal-id='myModal2' href='http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/unlock/popup/2222052'>click here</a> to learn how to find your IMEI, MEID or IDID number.</li><li>The unlock boot boot loader key will be sent to your email. Save it for later use.</li><li>Download and install the latest Android SDK from<a href='http://developer.android.com/'>developer.android.com</a>.</li><li>Download and unzip <a target='blank' href='http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/fastboot-driver/'>this file</a>. This is the standard android_winusb.inf-file, with a few lines of code added to enable Fastboot to support Sony and Sony Ericsson devices. Make sure you are running Google USB Driver package revision 4 or higher in your Android SDK. You can see current Google USB Driver package revision in the SDK Manager.</li><li>Place the unzipped file in the usb_driver folder, located in the <b>Android SDK > extras > google</b> folder on your computer. Accept to replace the old android_winusb.inf-file with the new file. If you can't find the usb_driver folder, please install the Google USB Driver Packager using the Android SDK manager.</li><li>Turn off your device.</li><li>On your device, push and hold the Fastboot button at the same time as you connect the device to the computer with a USB-cable. The Fastboot button may differ between different device models. See the<em>Fastboot buttons</em> page for more information on what button use on your device.</li><li>On your computer, you will be asked for drivers. Point to the usb_driver folder where you placed the android_winusb.inf-file, and select the Android Boot loader Interface-file.</li><li>Open a command window and go to the tools folder within the Android SDK folder.</li><li>Enter <b>fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar version</b>, and verify that you get a response back (for example "0.3"). This means your device is connected properly.</li><li><b>Warning!</b> If you perform this step, you will unlock the boot loader. This may void your warranty and/or any warranty from your operator. If you still want to unlock the boot loader of your device, enter<b>fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY</b>, where KEY is the unlock boot loader key you got in the beginning of this instruction. The boot loader should now be successfully unlocked.</li></ol></div><div>Get Your Key by Visiting the Following Link</div><p>[sociallocker]</p><div><a target='_blank' href='http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/node/add/ubs-request'>http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/node/add/ubs-request</a></div><p>[/sociallocker]</p></div></div></div></article><br/><br/>Via : <a href='http://www.openandroid.in'>OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : #Downloads, #Root, #Sony, #Tips__Tricks, #Tools, #Tutorial<br/>Orginal Post: <a href='http://www.openandroid.in/unlock-sony-ericsson-xperia-bootloader.html'>Unlock the Sony Ericsson / Xperia bootloader</a>

Unlock the Sony Ericsson / Xperia bootloader

Via : OpenAndroid.in Tags : #Downloads, #Root, #Sony, #Tips__Tricks, #Tools, #Tutorial Orginal Post: Unlock the Sony Ericsson / Xperia bootl...