Monday, July 9, 2012

Get Screen Brightness

In general the screen brightness varies in between 0 to 255. The below snippet helps to find the screen brightness.

public static int getScreenBrightness(Context context)
{
          try
          {
              return Settings.System.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS);
          }
          catch (SettingNotFoundException e)
          {
              Log.e("getScreenBrightness()", ""+e.getMessage());
              return -1;
          }
}

We have to pass context of the activity from where we are calling this method.

This method will return screen brightness as a result.

Getting WI-FI strength in percentage

The below snippet helps to find the WI-FI strength in the percentage.

public static int getWifiStrength(Context
{
          try
          {
              WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager)context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
              int rssi = wifiManager.getConnectionInfo().getRssi();
              int level = WifiManager.calculateSignalLevel(rssi, 10);
              int percentage = (int) ((level/10.0)*100);
              return percentage;
          }
          catch (Exception e)
          {
              return 0;
          }
}


We have to pass context of the activity from where we are calling this method.

It will return WI-FI strength in percentage. In case if any exception found then it will return 0;

Get Application version based on package name

The below snippet helps to find the application version

public static String getVersionName(Context context, String strPkgName)
{
         try
         {
            return context.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(strPkgName, 0).versionName;
         }
         catch (NameNotFoundException e)
         {
            Log.e("getVersionName()", ""+e.getMessage());
            return "";
         }
}

Here we have to pass context of the application and package name of the application that you want to find the version.

If the application exists(Installed) in the mobile then it will return the application version as string. otherwise it will return empty string.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Way to find device screen category (small, normal, large, xlarge)

The below snippet helps to find the screen catogory

public void getScreenSize()
      {
          switch (getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK)
          {
              case Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_SMALL:             
                  Toast.makeText(Home.this, "SMALL SCREEN", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                  break;
           
            case Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE:
                Toast.makeText(Home.this, "LARGE SCREEN", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                break;
           
            case Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_XLARGE:
                Toast.makeText(Home.this, "XLARGE SCREEN", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            break;
           
            case Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_NORMAL:
                Toast.makeText(Home.this, "NORMAL SCREEN", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            break;

         }

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Get Available Internal Memory

The below snippet helps to find the available internal memory. It will return the result in MB.

/**
       * Calculates the available internal memory
       * @return internal memory available in float
       */
      private float getAvailableInternalMemory()
      {
              float availMB;
              File path ;
              StatFs stat;       
              long blockSize;           
              long availableBlocks;
              try
              {
                  path = Environment.getDataDirectory();
                  stat = new StatFs(path.getPath());
                  blockSize = stat.getBlockSize();
                  availableBlocks = stat.getAvailableBlocks();
                  availMB = (availableBlocks*blockSize)/(1024*1024);               
              }
              catch (Exception e)
              {
                  availMB = -1;
              }         
             
              return availMB;
      }

Monday, March 26, 2012

Overriding Home Key Android

After a deep search i came to know that there is a possibility to lock(Disable) home key in the android like back key. It was pretty easy. Add the below snippet to the activity in which you want to disable home key click...


@Override
public void onAttachedToWindow()
{
this.getWindow().setType(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_KEYGUARD);
super.onAttachedToWindow();
}

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Expense Manager

Cool App ... Check it out from Android Market


The Expense Manager helps you to organize your expenses in a proper way. This app reduces the overhead of maintaining our expenses in a diary and tracking at the end of the month. Using this app we can track the expenses based on different options like By Category, Date, Month, year and Payment Mode in a simple way.



Available in Android Market








Monday, October 3, 2011

PopUpWindow in Android

Android supports Popup Window like in IPhone. The difference between pop up window and dialog is we have to set the position (like center, top, bottom...) and also x and y positions. The below snippets explains the way.
 Home.java:
package com.popup.activities;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.PopupWindow;

public class Home extends Activity
{
    private Button btnShowPopUp;
    private PopupWindow mpopup;
       
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
       
        btnShowPopUp = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnShowPopUp);
       
        btnShowPopUp.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener()
        {           
            @Override
            public void onClick(View arg0)
            {
                View popUpView = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.popup, null); // inflating popup layout
                mpopup = new PopupWindow(popUpView, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, true); //Creation of popup
                mpopup.setAnimationStyle(android.R.style.Animation_Dialog);  
                mpopup.showAtLocation(popUpView, Gravity.BOTTOM, 0, 0);    // Displaying popup
               
                Button btnOk = (Button)popUpView.findViewById(R.id.btnOk);
                btnOk.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener()
                {                   
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(View v)
                    {
                        mpopup.dismiss();  //dismissing the popup
                    }
                });
               
                Button btnCancel = (Button)popUpView.findViewById(R.id.btnCancel);
                btnCancel.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener()
                {                   
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(View v)
                    {
                        mpopup.dismiss(); dismissing the popup
                    }
                });
            }
        }); 
    }
}
main.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
  
    <Button
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/btnShowPopUp"
        android:text="ShowPopUp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    </Button>
  
</LinearLayout>
popup.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:orientation="vertical"
  android:background="#90FFFFFF"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
  <TextView
      android:layout_width="fill_parent"
      android:text="PopUp Window"
      android:textColor="#000000"
      android:gravity="center"
      android:textStyle="bold"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content">
  </TextView>
 
  <Button
      android:layout_width="fill_parent"
      android:id="@+id/btnOk"
      android:text="Ok"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content">
  </Button>
 
  <Button
      android:layout_width="fill_parent"
      android:id="@+id/btnCancel"
      android:text="Cancel"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content">
  </Button>
 
</LinearLayout>

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Showing Buttons on either side of a layout


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:background="#FFFFFF"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
   
    <!-- Header -->
    <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:background="@drawable/top_header"
        android:paddingLeft="5dip"
        android:paddingRight="5dip"
        android:layout_height="50dip">
       
        <Button
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:background="@drawable/back_btn"
            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">
        </Button>
       
        <Button
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:background="@drawable/cancle_btn"
            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">
        </Button>
       
    </RelativeLayout>
   
    <!-- Body -->
     
</LinearLayout>

Friday, September 16, 2011

Three Level Expandable list

The below snippet helps to implement three level list in android.
First Group
--Sub Group
   ---   Child1
   ---   Child 2
   ---   Child 3
in this pattern.....
main.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
 
    <ExpandableListView
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:id="@+id/ParentLevel"
    android:groupIndicator="@null"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
    </ExpandableListView>

</LinearLayout>

Home.java
package com.threeelevellist.activities;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.BaseExpandableListAdapter;
import android.widget.ExpandableListView;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout.LayoutParams;

public class Home extends Activity 
{
    ExpandableListView explvlist;
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) 
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        
        explvlist = (ExpandableListView)findViewById(R.id.ParentLevel);
        explvlist.setAdapter(new ParentLevel());
        
    }
    
    public class ParentLevel extends BaseExpandableListAdapter
    {

@Override
public Object getChild(int arg0, int arg1) 
{
return arg1;
}

@Override
public long getChildId(int groupPosition, int childPosition) 
{
return childPosition;
}

@Override
public View getChildView(int groupPosition, int childPosition,
boolean isLastChild, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) 
{
CustExpListview SecondLevelexplv = new CustExpListview(Home.this);
SecondLevelexplv.setAdapter(new SecondLevelAdapter());
SecondLevelexplv.setGroupIndicator(null);
return SecondLevelexplv;
}

@Override
public int getChildrenCount(int groupPosition) 
{
return 3;
}

@Override
public Object getGroup(int groupPosition) 
{
return groupPosition;
}

@Override
public int getGroupCount() 
{
return 5;
}

@Override
public long getGroupId(int groupPosition) 
{
return groupPosition;
}

@Override
public View getGroupView(int groupPosition, boolean isExpanded,
View convertView, ViewGroup parent) 
{
TextView tv = new TextView(Home.this);
tv.setText("->FirstLevel");
tv.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLUE);
tv.setPadding(10, 7, 7, 7);
return tv;
}

@Override
public boolean hasStableIds() 
{
return true;
}

@Override
public boolean isChildSelectable(int groupPosition, int childPosition) 
{
return true;
}    
    }
    
    public class CustExpListview extends ExpandableListView
    {
int intGroupPosition, intChildPosition, intGroupid;
public CustExpListview(Context context) 
{
super(context);
}
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) 
{
widthMeasureSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(960, MeasureSpec.AT_MOST);
heightMeasureSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(600, MeasureSpec.AT_MOST);
super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
}
    }
    
    public class SecondLevelAdapter extends BaseExpandableListAdapter
    {

@Override
public Object getChild(int groupPosition, int childPosition) 
{
return childPosition;
}

@Override
public long getChildId(int groupPosition, int childPosition) 
{
return childPosition;
}

@Override
public View getChildView(int groupPosition, int childPosition,
boolean isLastChild, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) 
{
TextView tv = new TextView(Home.this);
tv.setText("child");
tv.setPadding(15, 5, 5, 5);
tv.setBackgroundColor(Color.YELLOW);
tv.setLayoutParams(new ListView.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
return tv;
}

@Override
public int getChildrenCount(int groupPosition) 
{
return 5;
}

@Override
public Object getGroup(int groupPosition) 
{
return groupPosition;
}

@Override
public int getGroupCount() 
{
return 1;
}

@Override
public long getGroupId(int groupPosition) 
{
return groupPosition;
}

@Override
public View getGroupView(int groupPosition, boolean isExpanded,
View convertView, ViewGroup parent) 
{
TextView tv = new TextView(Home.this);
tv.setText("-->Second Level");
tv.setPadding(12, 7, 7, 7);
tv.setBackgroundColor(Color.RED);
return tv;
}

@Override
public boolean hasStableIds() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return true;
}

@Override
public boolean isChildSelectable(int groupPosition, int childPosition) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return true;
}
   
    }
}

Route Map in Android

The following snippet shows the route between two Geo points in google map using default maps application.

Uri uri = Uri.parse("http://maps.google.com/maps?&saddr=slat,slon&daddr=dlat,dlon");

Here saddr -> source address
        daddr -> destination address
        slat    -> source latitude
        slon   -> source longitude
        dlat   -> destination latitude
        dlon  -> destination longitude

 Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri);
 startActivity(intent);
       

Thursday, September 8, 2011

InputStream to String

public String convertBrToString(InputStream in)
{
       
        BufferedReader br;
       
        StringBuffer outString = new StringBuffer();
       
        br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in));
       
        String read = br.readLine();
       
        while(read != null)
        {
            outString.append(read);
            read =br.readLine();
        }
       
        return outString.toString();     
}

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Converting Pixel To Dip

The below snippet converts pixel to dip(Device Independent Pixel) . We have to pass pixel value as an argument then it returns dip value for that.

public int getDip(int pixel)
{
        float scale = getBaseContext().getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
        return (int) (pixel * scale + 0.5f);
 }

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Maps on Android

      This Tutorial helps to intigrate google maps to Application. Default android package did not provide google maps library. So we have to add exteranlly or it can be downloadable with android sdk it self.

Step 1: (If you already did this then ignore this step)
Adding Google Maps library to Android SDK :
In Eclipse : Window -> Android Sdk and AVD Manager
Then the following window will appear.
In that window Select Available Packages
Click On Third Party Add-ons. Then you will find a list like below.

In that select Google Inc. In that select Google Api with the versions that you want and click on Install selected. Then It will install.
Step 2:
In order to display google maps in you app you have to genarate a MAPKEY .
Obtaining Map Key:
Generating MD5 FingerPrint for your system:
  • First we have to find default keystore existing in the system.
  • Go to C: ->  users -> Your User Name -> .android
  • There you find debug.keystore. Copy that keystore by creating a folder in c drive namely keystore.
  • Open Command Prompt and follow the image.


Then you get MD5 Finger print.

Registering Finger Print certificate with the Google Maps service:
Then you will get Map Key.

Step 3:
Adding Map Key to Application
If you want add maps in xml do like this

<com.google.android.maps.MapView
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="fill_parent"
 android:enabled="true"
 android:clickable="true"
 android:apiKey="ApiKey"/>

Through coding then do like this
mMapView = new MapView(this, "ApiKey");

Step 4:
Change the Manifast.xml
<application
        android:icon="@drawable/icon"
        android:label="@string/app_name">
       < uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />
      <activity
           .................
      </activity>
</application>

For detail information about google maps go to http://code.google.com/android/add-ons/google-apis/mapkey.html

Step 5:

Displying Google Map
manifast.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.googlmaps.activities"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0">

    <application
        android:icon="@drawable/icon"
        android:label="@string/app_name">
       
        <uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />       
       
        <activity
            android:name=".Home"
            android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                <category                        android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
               
    </application>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"></uses-permission>
</manifest>
main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<com.google.android.maps.MapView
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/MapView"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:clickable="true"
    android:apiKey="0QpCkU-U_D--eTiGs8j5jCQ8LnJpyBgyoo7ilqQ"/>

Home.java:
package com.googlmaps.activities;
import android.os.Bundle;
import com.google.android.maps.MapActivity;
import com.google.android.maps.MapView;

public class Home extends MapActivity
{  
    private MapView mapView;
    @Override   
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
       
        //Getting Id's
        mapView = (MapView)findViewById(R.id.MapView);
       
        //Getting Zoom Buttons
        mapView.setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean isRouteDisplayed()
    {
        return false;
    }
}

Output:
Step 6:
Adding Overlay Items
In order to add overlays on the map, create another class with the name as MapOverlays with the following options.
While creation mention super class as "com.google.android.maps.ItemizedOverlay"
MapOverlay.java:
package com.googlmaps.activities;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import com.google.android.maps.ItemizedOverlay;
import com.google.android.maps.OverlayItem;

@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
public class MapOverlays extends ItemizedOverlay
{
    private ArrayList<OverlayItem> mOverlays = new ArrayList<OverlayItem>();
   
    public MapOverlays(Drawable defaultMarker, Context context)
    {
        super(boundCenterBottom(defaultMarker));
    }

    @Override
    protected OverlayItem createItem(int arg0)
    {
        return mOverlays.get(arg0);
    }

    @Override
    public int size()
    {
        return mOverlays.size();
    }
   
    public void addOverlay(OverlayItem overlay)
    {
        mOverlays.add(overlay);
        populate();
    }
}

For the Home.java add these steps:

List<Overlay> mapOverlays;
Drawable drawable;
MapOverlays itemizedoverlay;
MapController mc;

//Creating Overlay Items
mapOverlays = mapView.getOverlays();
//Overlay marker
drawable = this.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.icon);
itemizedoverlay = new MapOverlays(drawable, Home.this);      

//Creation of Geo Point
GeoPoint point = new GeoPoint(19240000,-99120000);
OverlayItem overlayitem = new OverlayItem(point, "", "");
       
mc.setZoom(10);
mc.animateTo(point);
       
itemizedoverlay.addOverlay(overlayitem);
mapOverlays.add(itemizedoverlay);

Output:

Monday, August 22, 2011

Multiple Choice List Android

In Android List View provides an Option to allow Multiple selection of items. The following example shows the way to achieve this.
Example:


package com.lvcheck.activities;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class Home extends Activity
{
    private ListView lvCheckBox;
    private Button btnCheckAll, btnClearALl;
    private String[] arr = {"One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six"};
    ArrayList arrList;
       
     @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
       
        arrList = new ArrayList();
       
        btnCheckAll = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnCheckAll);
        btnClearALl = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnClearAll);
       
        lvCheckBox = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.lvCheckBox);
        lvCheckBox.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
        lvCheckBox.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter(this,
                android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice, arr));
       
        lvCheckBox.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener()
        {
            @Override
            public void onItemClick(AdapterView arg0, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3)
            {
                if(arrList.contains(arg2))
                {
                    arrList.remove((Integer)arg2);
                }
                else
                {
                    arrList.add(arg2);
                }
               
                Collections.sort(arrList);
                String strText = "";
               
                for(int i=0 ; i
arrList.size(); i++)                   
                       strText += arrList.get(i) + ",";
               
               
                Toast.makeText(Home.this, "Item Clicked: "+ strText, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();               
            }
           
        });
       
        btnCheckAll.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener()
        {           
            @Override
            public void onClick(View arg0)
            {
                arrList.clear();
                               

                for(int i=0 ; i < lvCheckBox.getAdapter().getCount(); i++)
                {
                    lvCheckBox.setItemChecked(i, true);
                    arrList.add(i);
                }
               
                String strText = "";
              
for(int i=0 ; i<arrList.size(); i++)   
                     strText += arrList.get(i) + ","
                Toast.makeText(Home.this, "Item Clicked: "+ strText, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });
       
        btnClearALl.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener()
        {           
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v)
            {
                arrList.clear();
                for(int i=0 ; i < lvCheckBox.getAdapter().getCount(); i++)
                {
                    lvCheckBox.setItemChecked(i, false);
                }
               
                String strText = "";
              for(int i=0 ; i<arrList.size(); i++)

                  strText += arrList.get(i) + ",";
               
                Toast.makeText(Home.this, "Item Clicked: "+ strText, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });
    }    
}


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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

How To Move Applications to SDCARD in Android

From Android 2.2 Froyo onwards we can allow the application has to be installed on the external storage(SDCARD)

This feature is enabled by using this tag android:installLocation. By declaring this permission in the android manifast file.

If we do not declare this attribute, the application will be installed on the internal storage only and it cannot be moved to the external storage.

To allow the system to install your application on the external storage, modify the manifest file to include the android:installLocation attribute in the <manifest> element, with a value of either "preferExternal" or "auto". For example:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:installLocation="preferExternal" or android:installLocation="auto"
    ... >


preferExternal : The App installs on the sdcard.

auto : There is no preference. The system will decide where to install based on several Factors.

However,  if your application is designed to support an API Level lower than 8, you can choose to support this feature for devices with API Level 8 or greater and still be compatible with devices using an API Level lower than 8.

To allow installation on external storage and remain compatible with versions lower than API Level 8:
  • Include the android:installLocation attribute with a value of "auto" or   "preferExternal" in the <manifest> element.
  • Leave your android:minSdkVersion attribute as is (something less than "8") and be certain that your application code uses only APIs compatible with that.
  • In order to compile your application, change your build target to API Level 8 (In default.properties). This is necessary because older Android libraries don't understand the android:installLocation attribute and will not compile your application when it's present.

Note: For More Information http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/install-location.html

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Youtube Preview Problem on android webview

Today i met with one problem. Actually i am getting the html data from the server. I am showing that using an webview. The problem is html data contain iframe tags. What it mean you tube videos. But at that position i am getting a black screen with you tube logo at bottom. But for iphone and Black berry directly loading preview.

      So that i tried to find the reason. I read no of forms. But there is no solution. On searching i found on e app with you tube videos. So Problem solved. They are taking the 1st frame of the you tube video and embed that using img tag and if we click on that image then redirect to the player.

      So i also search for getting 1st frame of an webview. The way is like this
                       http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEO_ID/#.jpg
Here VIDEO_ID : means every youtube vedio has one id.
                        #  :  0 - default size, 1- fisrst frame thumbnail , 2- second frame thumbnail,  3.....

So what you have to do is in the place of iframe tag did this type modification. Then problem will solved.

For More Details : http://www.reelseo.com/youtube-thumbnail-image/

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

opening a Dial-er Screen Android

In order open a Dial-er screen with the mobile no also android provides an intent.

Using this we will go to Dial-er screen.

In order use the intent we have to include a permission in the manifast.xml
<uses-permission android:name = "android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/>

Example:

Intent intent_Call = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL);
intent_Call.setData(Uri.parse("tel:" + strMobNo)); //strMobNo is the mobile no that we have to pass
startActivity(intent_Call);                                       //like 0123456789

how to make call in Android

Android provides default intent to manage calling.

Using this we directly go to calling screen.


In order use the intent we have to include a permission in the manifast.xml
<uses-permission android:name = "android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/>

Example:

Intent intent_Call = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL);
intent_Call.setData(Uri.parse("tel:" + strMobNo)); //strMobNo is the mobile no that we have to pass
startActivity(intent_Call);                                       //like 0123456789

how to send an email

The snippet helps to send email from your android mobile.

Using this intent it will list a list of mail clients that are available to handle this intent.

If we select one of them then it will send email using that mail client.

Example.
 Intent emailIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
//Message Type
emailIntent.setType("text/image");

//To Address. Here strArrTo is an string array
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, strArrTO);

//CC . Here strArrCC is an string array
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_CC, strArrCC);

//BCC. Here strArrBCC is an string array
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_BCC, strArrBCC);

//Subject line. Here strSUB is string
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, strSUB);

//Body..Here strMes is string
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, strMes);

//Starting Intent...
startActivity(emailIntent);