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How to create and use Offline Maps with an Android App?

When building an app we know is going to be used in areas with no wifi or cellular networks nearby or when we want to offer an offline map option we make use of Offline maps. Otherwise it would be easier to implement the Android Google Map API. Maps are made up of a collection […]

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Using an Existing SQLite Database with an Android Project

This article highlights how to use an Existing SQLite database with an Android Project. Prerequisites A sqlite3 database is required as it is the only db that android supports (probably because it is a single simple file). Converting between databases can be tricky sometimes. In this case I needed to convert a MSSQL database to […]

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Root and Backup your Android Device on Ubuntu

How to Backup your Android Device on Linux Prerequisites: Android SDK Installed ADB is accessible in path USB cable connected to device adb backup [-f ] [-apk|-noapk] [-obb|-noobb] [-shared|-noshared] [-all] [-system|-nosystem] [] – write an archive of the device’s data to . If no -f option is supplied then the data is written to “backup.ab” […]

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The Essential Android Developer Toolbox and Reference

“XML is crap. Really. There’s just no reason for that horrible crap to exist” First off this list has nothing on Codepath’s useful tools Another top resource is DroidToolbox Interacting with an API Retrofit – The Best REST Client for Android (Don’t use anything else), you will need the lower level OKHTTP as a client for adding […]

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How to Debug or Sniff Network Activity on Android Emulator?

Update 2022: proxyman or httptoolkit may be simpler to setup and use on multiple different operating systems than Fiddler. To use the android network TLS interception the device must be connected to the computer and proxyman should be installed on the computer. Checking network activity is a very important task especially when your app is […]