February 20, 2017 in Learn
Scheduling Time-Sensitive Tasks in Android with the AlarmManager
In Android, the AlarmManager lets us schedule work to happen at a specific time. If your app has work to do and you’d like it to do that work even when the app isn’t running, then the AlarmManager might be…
June 13, 2016 in Treehouse News
New Course Roundup: Android
Every week, new content is published to the growing Treehouse Library! Here is a short list of what was added the week of June 6, 2016. Start learning to code today with a free trial on Treehouse! COURSES Testing in…
August 6, 2015 in Treehouse News
Meet Our Newest Teachers!
We are so excited to grow our team of Treehouse teachers and have four new teachers to introduce to you! These amazing individuals will help us bring more content to you in a few topics, as well as offer a…
February 2, 2015 in Learn
How to Add a Navigation Drawer in Android
Android now includes a component that makes it very easy to add a navigation drawer to an app that the user can slide in from the side. I first remember seeing this in the Facebook app in iOS, and I…
December 22, 2014 in Learn
The Beginner’s Guide to Location in Android
Knowing a user’s location in an Android app can be extremely useful. Users take their devices everywhere and are constantly using them on the go, and as developers we can capitalize on that by providing a more contextual experience based…
November 26, 2014 in Treehouse News
New Courses: Interactive Android Apps & Flask Basics
New Courses: Build an Interactive Story App In this course we will build a simple choose-your-own-adventure story app, complete with fantastic illustrations. We will model our story and introduce the Model-View-Controller pattern, and we will learn about getting input from…
November 3, 2014 in Career Advice
What Employers Are Looking for in a Junior Android Dev
We recently wrote a post that discussed what employers are looking for a in Jnr Ruby Dev. It was very popular so we thought we would tackle a different discipline this time – Android development. It is a wonderful time…
October 23, 2014 in Treehouse News
New Course: Android Data Persistence
Being able to save or persist data within our apps is an important fundamental skill. It enables our users to save their work, remember their preferences, store all types of files for reuse, and more. These features are evident to…
September 22, 2014 in Treehouse News
Treehouse Android App is Now Available
Whoohoo! Our Android app launched. Our new Android app makes learning with Treehouse even more accessible. Watch videos, take quizzes, and complete code challenges directly on your tablet or phone.
September 8, 2014 in Learn
Behind the Scenes: Android Data Persistence with Evan Anger
In August 2014, Android developer Evan Anger visited the Treehouse studios to shoot a brand new Android course. In this behind-the-scenes sneak peek, Evan discusses his experience teaching on set. Look out for Evan’s “Android Data Persistence” course, coming soon…
July 11, 2014 in Learn
Five Android Interfaces That REALLY Work
It is not unusual for conversations about Android design to turn ugly. While it’s true that the original design of the intrepid operating system were inferior to iOS, and that the old Android Market, without any oversight, was full of…
February 11, 2014 in Learn
Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App
We have just released a new Android course where you can learn how to build Ribbit, an app that lets users send photo and video messages that “self-destruct” after they’ve been viewed! This is the Android version of the same…