https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/tags/android/ Recent content in Android on Life of a software developer Hugo en Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:22:16 +0000 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. https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/launch-android-app-via-adb-using-a-deep-link/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:04:38 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/launch-android-app-via-adb-using-a-deep-link/ Launch an Android app via a deep link with adb shell am start, with explanations of the component, action, category, data, and wait flags. https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/disable-speech-dispatcher-on-debian-12/ Wed, 21 May 2025 11:45:49 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/disable-speech-dispatcher-on-debian-12/ Prevent speech-dispatcher from starting on demand on Debian 12 with DisableAutoSpawn to address high PulseAudio CPU usage. 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. https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/moving-files-from-one-git-repository-to-another-preserving-history/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:02:44 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/moving-files-from-one-git-repository-to-another-preserving-history/ Move a directory to another Git repository while preserving its commit history using git filter-branch and merging unrelated histories. https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/every-opacity-value-hex-code/ Fri, 13 Sep 2019 09:25:09 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/every-opacity-value-hex-code/ A reference table of alpha hex codes for opacity percentages from 0% to 100%, with examples for Android #AARRGGBB colors. 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. 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. 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. https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/java_parts_of_the_day/ Thu, 16 Mar 2017 21:44:30 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/java_parts_of_the_day/ A Java utility method that maps an hour from 0 to 23 to labels such as Early Morning, Afternoon, Evening, or Night. https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/get-android-studio-debug-certificate-fingerprints-on-windows/ Sun, 17 Jan 2016 16:06:27 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/get-android-studio-debug-certificate-fingerprints-on-windows/ Display Android Studio’s debug certificate fingerprints on Windows using keytool and a batch file that reads the default debug keystore. 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. https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/eclipse-hang-on-building-workspace-on-startup/ Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:47:05 +0000 https://paskov.vmsoft-bg.com/eclipse-hang-on-building-workspace-on-startup/ Work around Eclipse ADT hanging on 'Building workspace' at startup by terminating running adb processes and restarting the IDE.