May 23, 2012: Android Developer Office Hours

Android Developers Live Podcasts

In this week's Android Developer Office Hours Joe Malin is joined by Alex Lucas and Dan Galpin, with a special visit from Roman Nurk - live from New York.
0:40 What happens when you initiate a chargeback from a Google Play purchase?
2:37 What's the best way to securely store username / password within an app without persisting it?
4:14 Anything new from Android @ Home?
5:36 What's the best way to implement a Quick Action widget in ICS?
10:22 How do I create a weighted layout using GridLayout?
16:43 What's a good strategy for handling ellipsized text?
19:52 What's the best way to learn Android?
21:46 Is there a way to give away free versions of a paid app in Google Play?
23:38 What's the recommended way to handle different versions of your app with different payment options?
27:08 Is there a way to specify an OR attribute within the resources folder layout?
29:10 What's the best way to market a paid app?
33:41 Do you support using multiple APKs for handling different architecture (x86, ARM, etc)?
34:56 Can I allow specific people to download a draft version of my app from Google Play?
35:48 Is there a way to detect an orientation change when the device moves between portrait and landscape?
37:31 Is there a way to make the padding in Alert Dialogs consistent between ICS and pre-ICS platforms?
39:25 What's the best way to handle the WebView clients's onShowCustomView handler?
40:58 Are there 3rd party libraries for syncing Android SQLite databases to the cloud?
44:40 How do I do a progress bar over the bottom of the ActionBar like Google Chrome?
46:04 What's the status of reducing audio latency in Android?
46:52 How do I implement a two-way scrolling View?
49:42 Is there a way to detect an orientation change when the device moves between portrait and landscape?
51:46 How can ActionBarCompat be modified to allow changing the visibility of Menu Items at runtime?
54:09 Is there a correct way to use SearchRecentSuggestionsProvider with an autocomplete textview?
55:25 Can you discuss the advantages of specifying ICS as a target or minSDK version for an app?
58:13 Is there a way to make the status bar stop responding to touches?
The Android Developer Relations team broadcasts Android Developer Office Hours every Wednesday at 2pm Pacific (UTC-7). We answer Android development questions from a moderator queue and from folks who join us live in our hangout.
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