On an Android Cupcake (1.5) enabled device, how do I check and activate the GPS?

I need to trigger a block of code after 20 minutes from the AlarmManager being set. Can someone show me sample code on how to use an AlarmManager in ِAndroid? I have been playing around with some...

I have an application which I want to hit the market as a Paid app. I would like to have other version which would be a "trial" version with a time limit of say, 5 days? How can I go about doing t...

I'm currently writing an app in Android that works with the GPS. At the moment I'm able to work out whether the GPS is enabled. My problem is that I want to enable the GPS on app startup if it is d...

I know its possible to use a wakelock to hold the screen, cpu, ect on but how can I programmatically change the "Screen Timeout" setting on an Android phone.

I am currently using the AlertDialog.builder to create a multichoice list for the user (checkboxes). This works great, except we want one of the buttons to deselect all of the others in the list. ...

I have an application which I would like to be fully disabled/closed when it is paused (IE. When the user presses the Home, End (call) and Back button I would like the application to be closed, ins...

I have an Android (version 1.5) application which needs to be constantly running when a button is pressed. So, when a Button is pressed I would like the phone to remain on and not want the screen o...

Is it possible to disable noise cancellation for the microphone in Android (specifically 1.5) via code? I want to create a dumb MicrophoneApp that records all the background noises, but I believe ...

Is there a simple line of code that would allow only loading the code if the OS version meets the requirements? Lets say I have my target OS as 2.2 but the min sdk is 3 for android 1.5 so even if...

I've used animated GIFs in Android pre cupcake however my old code no longer works. To be exact: Movie.decodeStream Always returns null... Does anyone have any workarounds/fixes to play animated...

Hello does anyone have a code example of how I can time bomb an Android application so It will not work after a given date? I would like to release a "beta" application for testing but would like ...

Hello I am trying to use a service to control a wakelock so I can permanently leave the screen on when my application is running. I create the wakelock and activate it in onCreate() and release it ...