Dirk Dougherty | d14295c | 2013-05-14 23:25:49 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | page.title=Location and Sensors APIs |
Scott Main | 50e990c | 2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | page.landing=true |
Joe Fernandez | 33baa5a | 2013-11-14 11:41:19 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 3 | page.tags=location,sensors |
Scott Main | 50e990c | 2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 4 | page.landing.intro=Use sensors on the device to add rich location and motion capabilities to your app, from GPS or network location to accelerometer, gyroscope, temperature, barometer, and more. |
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The Android Open Source Project | 9066cfe | 2009-03-03 19:31:44 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 7 | @jd:body |
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Scott Main | 50e990c | 2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | <div class="landing-docs"> |
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| 11 | <div class="col-6"> |
| 12 | <h3>Blog Articles</h3> |
| 13 | |
| 14 | <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/09/one-screen-turn-deserves-another.html"> |
| 15 | <h4>One Screen Turn Deserves Another</h4> |
| 16 | <p>However, there’s a new wrinkle: recently, a few devices have shipped (see here and here) |
| 17 | that run Android on screens that are naturally landscape in their orientation. That is, when held in |
| 18 | the default position, the screens are wider than they are tall. This introduces a few fairly subtle |
| 19 | issues that we’ve noticed causing problems in some apps.</p> |
| 20 | </a> |
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Scott Main | f284d49 | 2012-07-31 09:46:52 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 22 | <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/06/deep-dive-into-location.html"> |
Scott Main | 50e990c | 2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 23 | <h4>A Deep Dive Into Location</h4> |
| 24 | <p>I’ve written an open-source reference app that incorporates all of the tips, tricks, and |
| 25 | cheats I know to reduce the time between opening an app and seeing an up-to-date list of nearby |
| 26 | venues - as well as providing a reasonable level of offline support</p> |
| 27 | </a> |
Bill Gruber | f8c029e | 2011-11-01 09:31:57 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 28 | </div> |
The Android Open Source Project | 9066cfe | 2009-03-03 19:31:44 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 29 | |
Scott Main | 50e990c | 2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 30 | <div class="col-6"> |
| 31 | <h3>Training</h3> |
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Dirk Dougherty | d14295c | 2013-05-14 23:25:49 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 33 | <a href="http://developer.android.com/training/location/index.html"> |
Scott Main | 50e990c | 2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 34 | <h4>Making Your App Location Aware</h4> |
| 35 | <p>This class teaches you how to incorporate location based services in your Android |
| 36 | application. You'll learn a number of methods to receive location updates and related best |
| 37 | practices.</p> |
| 38 | </a> |
| 39 | </div> |
The Android Open Source Project | 9066cfe | 2009-03-03 19:31:44 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 40 | |
Joe Fernandez | 33baa5a | 2013-11-14 11:41:19 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 41 | </div> |