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Bluetooth Battery Indicator API Hitting AOSP

Tim July 31, 2017 15

According to information dug up on AOSP by XDA, Google is working to bring default retrieval of battery information from connected Bluetooth devices. For instance, if you use an Android device that doesn't already have this feature built in, you'll be able to...

YOLO: Dashlane and Google Create API to Help You Easily Login to Your Android Apps

Kellen August 4, 2016 13

Dashlane, one of the most popular password managers, and Google, announced today that they have created an open API for app developers called Open YOLO (you only login once) that could make logging into apps incredibly easy with the help of a password manager....

Manual Camera App Should be Your Next Purchase if You Own a Nexus 5 or Nexus 6

Kellen January 16, 2015 159

Looking for the next great camera app that can take advantage of the new camera API introduced with Android 5.0? Manual Camera may just be what you need. This app, in the short time I have spent with it, will without a doubt become my go-to camera app when I...

Developers: Here is What You Need to Know About the Android Wear Watch Face API

Kellen December 10, 2014 1

Now that Android Wear watch faces are official and ready to be made through the Watch Face API, Google has gone ahead and shared all of the details that developers will need in order to make the next great face. From design and development to when Wear devices...

Uber Releases API, Allows Partners Like United or OpenTable to Access Uber Info

Kellen August 20, 2014 16

Uber, the insanely popular ride requesting service that my hometown of Portland hates (personal problem), released an API this morning that allows partners to build-in Uber support to their apps and services. Through this API, apps can now "pass a destination...

Android Wear Watch Face API Coming Soon

Kyle July 17, 2014 12

Perhaps Android Wear's most important point of customization is the watch face. It's a little surprising, then, that Wear doesn't yet have an API for watch faces, meaning developers who have so far released custom watch faces have had to work around...

Gmail API Available for Developers in Beta

Kyle June 26, 2014 8

The Gmail app for Android doesn't always keep up with the pace of innovation - third-party mail clients like K-9 mail and MailDroid introduce features faster, and are infinitely more customizable. Until now, though, that meant compromise - IMAP was the only...

Google Dealt a Blow by Federal Circuit Decision in Oracle “Android vs Java” Case

Kyle May 9, 2014 89

In a decision sure to discourage advocates of open-source and freely licensed software, a three-judge Federal Circuit panel recognized that certain parts of the Java programming language are protected by Oracle Corp copyrights. The decision stems from a suit...