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My Tracks no longer available after April 30, 2016

2016-02-16T01:00:00.000-08:00

After April 30, 2016, Google Android App My Tracks will no longer be available.

Tip: Even though you won't be able to track your activities using My Tracks after April 30, you’ll still be able to export your data after that date.

Know more and find some resources to help you manage or export your data and find other apps to continue tracking your activities. ~ https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6333516

Generate Star Trails photo with FREE Android App - StarTrail Photos Generator

2015-11-17T14:46:00.003-08:00

Demo video to generate Trails photo with FREE Android App - StarTrail Photos Generator.

To combine 86 photos to 1. Each one exposure for 2.5 second, for 50mm lens.

Photo generated:

StarTrail Photos Generator on Google Play

2015-10-02T13:59:00.001-07:00

Install StarTrail Photos Generator on Google Play

Combine 4 to 1 Supermoon

ASCII Table Android App on Google play

2015-09-23T13:52:00.004-07:00

AsciiTable on Google Play: https://goo.gl/sSCjgp

ASCII Table, with extended ASCII (0x80-0xFF) of charset.
Support copy the ASCII char to clipboard.

Charset include:
Windows-1250
Windows-1251
Windows-1252 (with Control listed)
Windows-1253
Windows-1254
Windows-1255
Windows-1256
Windows-1257
Windows-1258
ISO 8859-1 (with Control listed)
ISO 8859-2
ISO 8859-3
ISO 8859-4
ISO 8859-5
ISO 8859-6
ISO 8859-7
ISO 8859-8
ISO 8859-9
ISO 8859-10
ISO 8859-11
ISO 8859-13
ISO 8859-14
ISO 8859-15
ISO 8859-16

Camera Finder for Flickr

2015-09-17T01:16:00.000-07:00

Android App Camera Finder for Flickr updated fixing error.
at Google Play Store: https://goo.gl/ZE6emq

Color Music Toy

2014-05-16T03:29:00.002-07:00

Color Music Toy is a simple and lightweight toy for kids/babies, touch to play sounds.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidsbuddy.colormusictoy

Android's Buddy Apps@Google Play

2014-04-28T02:19:00.000-07:00

visit: http://goo.gl/7Hw1ft

What's New in Android 4.4

2013-11-01T02:39:00.002-07:00

DevBytes: What's New in Android 4.4

KitKat has been optimized to run on a much broader range of devices, with special focus on the millions of entry-level devices that have as little as 512MB RAM. To help, we've created new APIs, better tools, and better documentation to let you create apps that perform well on all devices.

Check out this video summary of some of the most significant developer features in the latest Android release, including new ways to make your apps beautiful, NFC Host Card Emulation, a printing framework, the storage access framework, low-power step detector and step counter sensors, and more!

Be sure to get the full Android 4.4 API Overview
http://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-4.4.html

And take a look at our related DevBytes videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWz5rJ2EKKc-2quE-o0enpILZF3nBZg_K

SimplePageSpeed, test loading speed of your page with Android App

2013-08-25T05:13:00.000-07:00

Google PageSpeed Insights analyzes the content of a web page, then generates suggestions to make that page faster.

This app, SimplePageSpeed, fetch simple test result for any page from Google PageSpeed Insights. The results include:
- PageSpeed score
- Top PageSpeed suggestions
- Resource size breakdown

It's a useful tool for webmaster to test performance of any webpage.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pkg.simplepagespeedtest

Sync your photos with gpx, TrackMyPhotos on Android

2013-01-31T01:24:00.000-08:00

It's a preliminary under test version.

The app TrackMyPhotos sync photos with recorded gpx file. It aim to sync photos from DSLR, Digital Camera without GPS.

The app will match the Exif date/time with the gpx log to find the location where the photos were taken. The photos will be copied to a new sub-folder, with updated Latitude and Longitude tags.

For the gpx source, the App "My Tracks" by Google is a good chooice, alternatively you can use portable GPS logger.

- Copy your photos and gpx file to your Android device.
- In the app, select the photos folder.
- Select gpx file.
- Tap on the Sync button.

After sync., you can view the photos on map using my another app geoLLERY to check the location. It can also manually edit the Exif geo tags to fine tune the location.

Tested gpx source:
- Exported from "My Tracks" by Google. After recorded, select MENU -> Save to external storage -> Save as GPX.
- gpx generated using desktop application gpicsync and portable GStarz GPS logger.

Tested photos source:
- Nikon D700
- Olympus E-PL3

Please understand that it's under tested. You are welcome to install and test. Also please help to improve it: No matter success or fail, please leave me comments to state what device you use, gpx source and camera to take the photos.

If fail, you can help me to improve it by sending me email (androidsbuddy@gmail.com), with photos and gpx attached, and state what device you use. thx...thx...thx.

My Google Play Badges

2013-01-12T04:43:00.004-08:00

Vote GeoLLERY

2012-08-02T07:00:00.002-07:00

Top List Ranking

Screenshot of GeoLLERY on Galaxy Nexus

2012-07-16T22:00:00.000-07:00

geoLLERY at Google Play.

geoLLERY: View photos with geo tag on maps

2012-07-16T13:24:00.000-07:00

Android app geoLLERY display photo location on Map base on Exif Geo tag of jpg files.

A Faster Android Emulator with Better Hardware Support

2012-04-09T12:30:00.000-07:00

Google announce several significant improvements to the emulator, including a dramatic performance upgrade and support for a broader range of hardware features, notably sensors and multi-finger input.

details: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/04/faster-emulator-with-better-hardware.html

Introducing Google Play

2012-03-06T13:52:00.000-08:00

Google Play announced. Now your favorite movies, apps, and games are all in one place that's accessible from the Web and any Android device. Discover, buy and share like never before.

Explore what's new...

Ubuntu for Android in action

2012-02-25T13:32:00.000-08:00

Last year at Mobile World Congress

2012-02-24T12:20:00.002-08:00

Admob for mobile web sites will be discontinued from May 1, 2012

2012-02-23T23:13:00.000-08:00

Google/AdMob are simplifying their suite of products by transitioning AdMob mobile web publishers to Google AdSense. Starting May 1, 2012 support for mobile web sites on AdMob will be discontinued and publishers must have a Google AdSense account to monetize mobile web sites.

More information is available here: http://www.google.com/ads/mobile/publishers/web-publishers.html

Ubuntu for Android: A full Ubuntu desktop, on docked Android phone!

2012-02-22T01:21:00.000-08:00

Ubuntu announced Ubuntu for Android: Ubuntu for Android provides a full desktop experience, including office software, web browsing, email and media applications, on Android phones docked to a screen and keyboard.

link: http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android

Commission approves acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google

2012-02-13T10:36:00.000-08:00

Introducing Chrome for Android Beta

2012-02-08T13:13:00.000-08:00

The speed and simplicity of Chrome, now on Android.

Chrome for Android Beta is available for phones and tablets running Android 4.0 and higher. To learn more, visit: http://google.com/chrome/android.

ARM + Android mobility inside your PC

2012-02-05T14:42:00.000-08:00

Punk This module from CUPP Computing: ARM + Android mobility inside your PC

MUST see for Android developers - Android and Security

2012-02-02T14:35:00.000-08:00

Hiroshi Lockheimer, VP of Android engineering just posted in Google Mobile Blog, Android and Security, talking about Android security - MUST SEE!

SEAndroid: Security Enhanced Android

2012-01-19T09:17:00.000-08:00

Security Enhanced (SE) Android is a project to identify and address critical gaps in the security of Android. Initially, the SE Android project is enabling the use of SELinux in Android in order to limit the damage that can be done by flawed or malicious apps and in order to enforce separation guarantees between apps. However, the scope of the SE Android project is not limited to SELinux.

SE Android also refers to the reference implementation produced by the SE Android project. The current SE Android reference implementation provides a worked example of how to enable and apply SELinux at the lower layers of the Android software stack and provides a working demonstration of the value provided by SELinux in confining various root exploits and application vulnerabilities.

know more: http://selinuxproject.org/page/SEAndroid