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    Apps call read and write file in class from fragment over mainActivity

    There are probably an infinite number of ways to solve this problem, but here's the absolute simplest: Put this class anywhere in the project. Then call it like this, from within your activity or fragment: The application context should be appropriate for what you're trying to do. I wish this...
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    Apps Replacing app with a new coded version?

    And access to the Play store account it was published with. Obviously the class name for the package will have to match, and the version number be incremented.
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    Apps My app restarts when a new process is created

    You're going to have to post your code, onCreate() typically should only be called if you're doing something like finish(), although your activity lifecycle could end for other reasons. Impossible to know without code.
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    Apps problems with 'grep' command from adb

    The windows shell is getting confused by your pipe operator, and trying to break apart your command string. After all, pipes do work on Windows. So, your arguments parameter in your code would be something like: You basically want the shell to treat the entire android shell command line as a...
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    Apps Android Rounded Corner Layout with Filled Tiled Image

    Views in Android are rectangular, so I'd expect this behavior, regardless of how you stroke the outline of the view. Apparently it -is- possible to hook the OnDraw() method of the Canvas and actually clip the area based on a path. Check it: Is it possible to mask a View in android? - Stack Overflow
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    Apps Point and click app creators?

    It would be interesting to me to see the results, I've only ever seen very simple apps in the various articles I've read about app creator tools. If you mean cheating as in cheating yourself out of learning something difficult, sure. In that sense, perhaps it's 'cheating'. Look, if there...
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    Apps Android development setup on Windows

    Stickies bumping it down? No, that part of your post was clear, I just didn't understand what you meant by 'I could do with database usage at a later date.'. Here's the Android Studio instructions, full and complete: 1) Download Android Studio and install it...
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    Apps Point and click app creators?

    There may have been a time when a completely WYSIWYG editor was helpful for people who struggled with layouts, although even that's questionable - 'back in the day' you'd just push the APK to your device and see what it looked like. Slow, but it's no different than composing CSS/XHTML in a...
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    Apps Android development setup on Windows

    Well... what is your question, exactly? Hardware recommendations? Software recommendations? I think the biggest choice you'll face is Android Studio vs. Eclipse. If you have prior Eclipse experience, use Eclipse, if not, I'd go with Android Studio. Just download the entire bundle with the SDK...
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