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Right from the start Android has been designed with a form of Responsive Design. With scalable XML layouts, and selectors to choose which layout is loaded for different DPI devices…

I've seen a few of my apps copied - and not just the functionality, but nearly identical name & description posted on Google Play! The automatic reaction is to be annoyed by this, …

I'm the author of this post, would be happy to answer any questions people have about further stats from this month. There are a lot of networks, so it wasn't possible to post abso…

IMEI most likely. They can transmit the number as a non-reversible hash (MD5 or similar), that way the number never gets sent or stored as plain text.

The graph of daily activations is pretty amazing. Based on current growth rates, they should pass 1 million daily activations some time in 2012.

How does this compare with elusivestars.com? They're trying to do a similar thing, allowing developers to upload Android apps and pay reviewers to provide feedback. The goal is als…

"Check the timing of transitions between visible elements." I think this comment is even more valuable than the rest of the article. Coding tips are helpful, but most of these can …

Great to see some solid income from an Android developer! I find it interesting that the primary source of revenue is adverts in free apps. Some of the comments I've seen previousl…

Great, thanks for the feedback. Glad someone's on top of it :)

This is an excellent service for tracking bugs in your Android apps. Unfortunately, it's not so much use if quota limitations take down the whole site. Doesn't Google have some way…

I agree. The barrier to entry for developing iOS apps is too high for me, as I'd have to buy a Mac and, realistically speaking, an iOS device for testing. But I can run the Android…