The most successfull appliations are often the the simplest ones. It means, that the users would like to see the most imporatant information as fast as possible without openning any applications. One of the solutions is the use widgets.
Widgets are available since Android 1.6 (Donut).
App Widgets are realy small, miniature application which are embedded in the other applications (like the Home screen) and they can receive periodic updates.
Reading Time: 13 minutes In this tutorial we are going to build a more complex widget, where you can add and remove 1 from the number using the plus and minus buttons. In this advanced tutorial about the Android widgets we are going to learn how we can handle click events and update the widget without opening the Activity. … Read more
Reading Time: 7 minutes If you check the most successfull apps on Google Play, then you can realize thet they are the simplest ones as well. In many cases the users need to have a simple user interface where they can get the needed informations as fast as possible. Here comes Android Widgets to the rescue. In this basics … Read more
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