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New Video - Android: Getting Latitude and Longitude

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Link to video:  https://youtu.be/fouAGhpq8Ss This simple app displays the latitude and longitude coordinates of the phone using Google's location services API and the getLastLocation() function as of June 2018. The code is on GitHub: https://github.com/bluepandadev/Location2 I was following along with Udacity's location class when I came across a deprecated method. Since Udacity doesn't have an updated video for it yet, I decided I'd try making one.  Let me know if you have any suggestions on how to do this better. Link to the Udacity class, Google Location Services on Android: https://www.udacity.com/course/google-location-services-on-android--ud876-1 Here's a training doc on location from the google dev website: https://developer.android.com/training/location/ And here's the Google APIs for Android, LocationServices page on the google developer website for more information: https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/loc

App Release: Change Calculator

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See the app code on GitHub

New Video - Updating Formatting of Change Calculator Android App

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This video shows how I put the finishing touches on my Change Calculator Android app (which will be on Google Play for download soon!). Example of using string.xml, style.xml and color.xml files in an Android app.   Websites from the video: https://www.materialpalette.com/ https://stackoverflow.com/ Link to Change Calculator code: https://github.com/bluepandadev/ChangeCalculator Edit: link to the app on Google Play -  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amandfarrell.www.changecalculator&hl=en

App Release: Scorekeeper

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Scorekeeper for Android is done with beta testing and available on Google Play! Check it out:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amandafarrell.www.scorekeeper&hl=en#details-reviews The code is also on GitHub:   https://github.com/bluepandadev/Scorekeeper

Tutorial: Using SQLite with Android - Simple Scorekeeper Example

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This is a quick tour of how the SQLite database in my simple scorekeeper app is set up. Here's a link to my scorekeeper app code on GitHub if you want to follow along: https://github.com/bluepandadev/Scorekeeper If you want more information on Data Storage and Android, check out this class at Udacity: https://www.udacity.com/course/android-basics-data-storage--ud845 The scorekeeper app is on the play store (in beta still right now): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amandafarrell.www.scorekeeper&hl=en A link to the screen recording software I used:  https://obsproject.com/

Tutorial: Making an Android Counter App

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This is a 3-minutes video about how to make a simple counter app in Android Studio. I recommend using your own Android phone if you want to try it out, though you can also use the emulators that come with Android Studio if you don't mind waiting patiently while they load.