Businesses implementing Android apps can learn from what Web developers have done to handle browser variations, to handle the similar variations in Android OS versions. In this first post of a three-post series, we will examine what Web developers have done to simplify their development efforts and what the Android analogues are.
SQLCipher for Android, and You!
Full-disk encryption is fine as far as it goes, but it does not go quite as far as you might think in terms of defending your data. If you are considering encryption at the application level, in addition to the device level, SQLCipher for Android makes it easy for you to add AES-256 encryption to your local databases.
With a whirr of gears, and a whiff of code, the little robot trundled on...
Android-powered desktop robot that's open source? Sign me up!
Podcast June 19: Building Cloud-based Enterprise Mobile Applications
Join us on June 19th at 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern for a lively conversation on mobile and cloud moderated by Peter van der Linden, Android Technology Evangelist at Motorola Mobility and with guest speakers
Enterprise Mobile Security - What is your #1 security issue?
When implementing an enterprise mobile strategy the #1 security issue is?
- Doing a risk assessment
- Securing data communication
- Protecting data thru encryption
- Android security
- HTML5 security
Samsung Note PRO 12.2, Tab PROs and Galaxy Camera 2 Hands On at CES 2014 – XDA Developer TV
Samsung was at this year’s CES in a BIG way! They have advertisements on just about any of the many shuttle buses circling the Las Vegas Convention Center, they had ads all over the Convention Center itself, and that got the location into trouble, as the ads announced their releases before the actual press event. At the press event, Samsung announced a new Samsung Note Pro 12.2, three new Galaxy Tab Pros—coming in the sizes of 8.4, 10.1, and 12.2 inches—and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2.
XDA Developer TV Producer Jordan was on site and got a chance to get his hands on the Note PRO 12.2, the Galaxy Tab PRO trio, and the Galaxy Camera 2. Jordan sat down and talked with the folks at Samsung. In this video, he shares what he learned and shows off the Note PRO 12.2, the Galaxy Tab PRO 10.1 trio, and the Galaxy Camera 2. Check out this video to see what the newest Samsung looks like.
Be sure to check out more CES 2014 coverage:
- Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, Epson Moverio BT-200 and More Announced at CES 2014 – XDA Developer TV
- Sony Xperia Z1S and Z1 Compact Hands On at CES 2014 – XDA Developer TV
- Nvidia Tegra K1 Hands On at CES 2014 – XDA Developer TV
- LG G Flex Hands On at CES 2014 – XDA Developer TV
Check out Jordan’s YouTube Channel and Jordan’s Gaming YouTube Channel
Functional Android 4.4.2 KitKat Arrives on the Sony Xperia M
Although only released last year, one wouldn’t really say that the Sony Xperia M is a very distinguishable device, especially in the vast sea of Android phones. With some middle of the road specs including a 4-inch screen with 480 x 854 resolution, a dual-core 1 GHz CPU and 1 GB of ram, one will probably be forgiven to think that it’s simply ‘just’ another Android device.
But despite this, it’s still great to see it receive attention from developers, as there’s now a highly-functional Android 4.4.2 KitKat build for the Xperia M. Thanks to the efforts of XDA Senior Member PecanCM, Xperia M users will be able to experience Kitkat in the form of an unofficial CyanogenMod 11 build even before Sony has given any indication of an official KitKat update.
Although the build is still in its alpha build, the working is remarkably extensive and includes all the important functions such as:
- The RIL (ie. calls, SMS, mobile data)
- Display
- Camera, video, panorama
- Audio and video playback
- Audio recording
- WiFi & WiFi tethering
- Bluetooth & Bluetooth tethering
- OpenGL rendering
- Hardware video decoding & encoding
- Sensors (ie. accelerometer,compass,light,proximity)
- Sd card
- Auto brightness
- Notification led
- NFC
- GPS
Despite this, it should be noted that because the build is in its alpha phase, there will be bugs and hiccups that may not have been reported or documented yet. Additionally, the dual-sim variant of the Xperia M is not officially supported by PecanCM, but XDA Senior Member ansebovi has figured out a relatively straightforward way to get this working with the dual-sim Xperia M.
If you would like to follow the development progress of Android 4.4.2 on the Xperia M, visit the original thread for more details. And for owners of the dual-sim Xperia M interested in giving this a go, check out ansebovi’s workaround post.
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