Mobile on Life of a software developer https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/categories/mobile/ Recent content in Mobile on Life of a software developer Hugo en Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:22:16 +0000 Switching Android Emulator to the Old Location UI on GNU/Linux https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/switching-android-emulator-to-the-old-location-ui-on-gnu-linux/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:22:16 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/switching-android-emulator-to-the-old-location-ui-on-gnu-linux/ Restore the Android Emulator’s old Location UI on GNU/Linux to work around blank maps and freezes by disabling LocationUiV2. Automating Google Play Store reports with 'gsutil' and Windows PowerShell https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/automating-google-play-store-reports-with-gsutil-and-windows-powershell/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:12:02 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/automating-google-play-store-reports-with-gsutil-and-windows-powershell/ Automate Google Play install and rating reports by Android version with gsutil and Windows PowerShell to help prioritize app testing. Recompile with -Xlint in Android Studio https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/recompile-with-xlint-in-android-studio/ Fri, 09 Nov 2018 15:24:11 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/recompile-with-xlint-in-android-studio/ Enable detailed Java compiler warnings in Android Studio by adding -Xlint:unchecked and -Xlint:deprecation to Gradle’s JavaCompile tasks. Automatically increment versionCode when building production APKs https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/auto-versioncode-increment-when-building-production-apks/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 13:15:03 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/auto-versioncode-increment-when-building-production-apks/ Automatically increment an Android app’s versionCode for release APK builds using Gradle and a version.properties file. Settings.canDrawOverlays() always returns false on Android O https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/settings-candrawoverlays-allays-returns-false-on-android-o/ Thu, 28 Dec 2017 21:51:11 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/settings-candrawoverlays-allays-returns-false-on-android-o/ Work around Settings.canDrawOverlays() returning false after permission is granted on Android O by testing a temporary invisible overlay. Fix Eclipse keyboard shortcuts with non-Latin layouts on GNU/Linux https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/eclipse-hotkeys-fix/ Tue, 19 May 2015 04:19:25 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/eclipse-hotkeys-fix/ Restore keyboard shortcuts with non-Latin layouts in older Eclipse versions on GNU/Linux by building and using eclipse-hotkeys-fix. Install Oracle JDK on openSUSE https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/install-oracle-jdk-on-opensuse/ Sun, 20 Jul 2014 11:00:00 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/install-oracle-jdk-on-opensuse/ Install Oracle JDK 8 on openSUSE from an RPM package, configure the default Java tools with update-alternatives, and set JAVA_HOME.