Android Development Center

Enable your Android app to tap into Android location services, pinpoint a user's location and then do something useful with it.

Android 4.0 added legitimate SDK access to the user's calendar. Learn how to access it in this short tutorial. 

Learn 10 Android development takeaways from Google I/O 2012 that will make users love your apps, not just the underlying operating system.

The Android emulator has traditionally been a necessary but frustratingly slow tool for Android developers. Learn how you can boost your Android emulator speed to real device performance levels -- or even faster.

With end-to-end performance testing, Android developers gain a true understanding of how their apps will behave.

The Dalvik Debug Monitor Server (DDMS) is one of the most powerful Android debugging tools out there. Find out why.

Motorola recently released a special API that Android developers can use to integrate the ATRIX fingerprint reader into their Android apps. Learn how to use it!

Android 3.0+, aka Honeycomb, offers hardware acceleration for standard views, but it is not enabled by default. Learn how to enable hardware acceleration in Honeycomb.

The line-up of Samsung Galaxy Tabs introduce many development opportunities. Learn how to target this diverse set of devices for fun and profit.

Google TV isn't dead yet. Now is the time to update your Android applications to support the rejuvenated Google TV platform.

Amazon Appstore for Android has become a very popular way to publish and distribute Android applications. This is good for Android developers, right?

Learn about the most popular publishing channels to get your killer Android applications in front of consumers.