Alternative to Google Beacon Nearby Notification using Android Beacon Library and Firebase

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Android Beacon Platform used to detect beacons and send users push notification by using Proximity Beacon API and Nearby Messaging API. Due to unintended misuse Google has since stopped the service. However, instead this is a project an alternative to the same model using other workaround. It is possible to detect nearby Beacons using Android Beacon Library … Continued

Creating a tableLayout dynamically in Android

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Creating layouts using xml is easy. But creating layouts in runtime is the only option sometimes… TableLayout tableLayout = (TableLayout) findViewById(R.id.layoutTable);         LinearLayout.LayoutParams tableRowParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(                 LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,                 LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);         /* create a … Continued

JavaScript based Android Game Development : Trump vs Chicken

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Recently I have collaborated in an Android Game development with few of my friends which was named Trump vs Chicken. It was in javascript based on Phaser.js framework. Later we’ve used cocoon.io to port it to Android platform. Initially we’ve tested with cordova but it was sluggish. Maybe cordova is better for App development rather … Continued

Android wireless remote switch : control home appliances (Android + Bluetooth + Arduino)

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In this article I will show how to control an electrical appliance remotely from your Android device using bluetooth. The hardwares used in this project are: 1. Android Mobile 2. Bluetooth Module 3. Arduino UNO R3 4. 5V Relay Module Softwares used: 1. Eclipse IDE configured for android development 2. Arduino compiler