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How to become an Android developer – Android Development

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Android development is one of the most popular in the IT sector. A recent survey showed that Android devices account for almost 50% of the global smartphone market. With millions and Android devices, it is obvious that it has a never-ending career. Now let’s get started on your career in Android Development.

Pre-Requisites

An operating system- Windows/Mac/Linux with minimum 4GB RAM.

An IDE/Tools- Android Studio/Eclipse/Visual Studio(For cross=platform apps)

Programming Language- Java, Kotlin, C++, C#

An Android Phone for testing purposes

We will help you to advance your career in android development and make your first android app. Now you have learned about the basic requirements, let’s learn which is the best programming language and tool for your android app.

Programming Language

We would prefer that you should go for JAVA. Java is the most widely used language in Android development. Plus, Java has a very large community as compared to other languages. If you don’t have knowledge of Java but if you have strong knowledge of C or C++ follow some Android tutorial easily you will learn Java.

Kotlin is also an upcoming language. Kotlin is designed to interoperate fully with Java, and the JVM version of its standard library depends on the Java Class Library, but type inference allows its syntax to be more concise.

For developers who want to develop a cross-platform app, we would recommend you to learn C#(Native) or Flutter(React Native).

Android Development Tools

For Java developers, Android Studio and Eclipse are two best tools for Android development. Wondering which one to choose?

Let’s compare both depending on the major aspects :

1. Code Completion or Hint

The code completion and hint are given by android studio are much better than eclipse. If you are thinking about switching from eclipse to android studio you will never miss eclipse for its Ctrl+space. Also, if you haven’t used eclipse and are switching to eclipse, you will surely miss android studio. This feature saves a lot of your precious time and you will never get bored.

2. Interface Design Tool

Designing your application’s interface is a lot easier in android studio. Its interface design tool is faster and responds to changes more rapidly. Moreover, it has more customization options and is more user-friendly than the one in eclipse. Beginners will love to design their application’s interface with android studio’s interface design tool.

3. Build Tools

Both android studio and eclipse uses different type of build systems. After android studio is launched it takes 2 minutes for loading poject, modules and indexing and 1-2 minute to build your applications for first time. Eclipse don’t take that much time to build your application and hence can be said faster and better.

4. Project organisation

Both IDEs work differently in managing and organizing the projects. In eclipse workspace contains the projects. In the android studio, there is a concept of modules. Each module can have its own Gradle build files.

Conclusion

We found Android Studio more easy and efficient to use and its interface better than eclipse. Even though it takes time to build the project for the first time, it’s code completion, hints and Interface design tool outweighs that.

Android Development Courses

Google provides full guiding material and document you can get from here Android Developers. (Official document of android )

If you get easily bored by learning from a document, then don’t worry we have a solution for you. You can check out the online courses on Udemy, Udacity, Youtube. You can also learn from your nearby coaching institutes.

Stack Overflow– If you have any question or doubt search on StackOverflow. We are sure if you are beginner definitely you will find your all answers. Plus, you can create your account and you can also post your question. If you have the knowledge you can also post your answer and comment on other users question. Here itself you can find the community of Android developer they will help you.

Android Weekly – Free weekly Android development newsletter -Follow this site it will keep helping you to update your knowledge about a new feature of Android. Also, here you can find some great useful library.

Besides all these things, it will take a lot of efforts, passion, dedication and persistence to become an expert. All the best and we wish you luck on your path to a successful career in Android Development.

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Social Media Sites are something which we cannot overlook now. Every 9 out of 10 people are on any of the social media sites. These social media sites have great potentials in them. If we talk about people outreach these perform well. By these social media, you can reach out to a huge number of people. This helps you to grow more and more.

List of Social Media Sites

1. Facebook

Facebook needs no introduction. This is one of the most used social media sites that most of will be using. There are 1.59 billion approximately using Facebook on a monthly basis. This number is huge as we can clearly see.

Facebook was the first Social Media site that surpasses 1 billion user base. That is more than 1 billion users are connected to Facebook.

2. Instagram

Instagram after April 2012 has changed much. This is due to the fact that Facebook has implemented many things on a Photo Filter App and converted it into a largely used social media site.

You can clearly get an idea of how big Instagram is: It has 400 million approximately monthly users. This is also not a small number.

3. Twitter

This social networking site enables you to post short text messages (called tweets). Twitter is great for those people who want to share their thing by writing a short note. Usually, people having high fame and name use it on a regular basis. Though anyone can this social media sites and fulfill its own need.

We should not underestimate Twitter its also has 320 million approximately monthly user base.

4. Tumblr

Tumblr the blog cum social media site which is owned by Yahoo since 2013. You can use Tumblr to follow some great content and share your multimedia. This is great for those who love to write blogs and articles and share some multimedia as well.

Tumblr has user base of 555 million approximately monthly.

5. Skype

Skype is owned by Microsoft is not a perfect fit for the list of social media sites. As Skype is Business messaging software that allows you to chat with your colleagues via webcam, voice or in text.

Though being a messaging software it has a monthly user base of 300 million approximately.

6. WhatsApp

If we had talked about Skype why we should leave WhatsApp. Similar to Skype WhatsApp is also a messaging software or Application. Both work the same. Here same way mean both are based on the same concept. Though there are some differences too. In WhatsApp, you have Status feature.

If we compare both of them in the list of best social media sites then WhatsApp will clearly take all the pride. It has more than 1 Billion Monthly user base which is significantly higher than Skype.

7. WeChat

This app was developed by a Chinese company Tencent. it is an where you can connect with the people of your choice(similar to Whatsapp). According to the statistics, the number of active users is increasing day by day. In number Wechat’s active users are almost equal to WhatsApp.

8. Google+

As the name suggests that it is an app of Google. it is social networking on which you can share photos, videos, messages, important links.This app is also known for its worldwide reach which also helps users to promote their businesses.it has a monthly user base of over 300 million users.

9.Viber

This app is known for its messaging and calling capabilities . you can share photos, videos and audio messages. the most unique provided by this app is that you can call non-Viber user through a feature known as Viber Out. this app has approx 249 million users per month.

10. Snapchat

This app has settled it’s in the market in the mean time because of its unique features and capabilities.it is most famous for sharing images and videos to the people of your choice. The Camera and its are quite famous among youngsters.

It has over 280 million users per month.

11. LINE

LINE is a worldwide social media networking apps. like most of the apps you can share texts, images, videos but the feature that makes it unique is the voice calling and video calling feature at any time of the day.

12.

Pinterst

This is a photo sharing and visual bookmarking social media site or app that enables you to find new ideas for your projects and save them. So, you can do DIY tasks or home improvement projects, plan your travel agenda and so on by using Pinterest.

it has approximately 100 million users per month

13. LinkdIn

It is a platform for professionals. it is used all over the globe by professionals to share their stuff and build a strong network. On linkdin it is all about building connections. you can say it the facebook of professional.

it has more than 400 million users per month all over the globe.

14. Quora

It is a platform where people answers the question of other people. nowdays it is becoming quite popular and have a great fanbase.

15. Medium

It is quite a like with quora but it is more intellectual and people like to tell their stories or guidance on some topics.

16. Telegram

This instant messaging network is similar to WhatsApp and is available across platforms in more than eight languages. However, Telegram has always focused more on the privacy and security of the messages you send over the internet by using its platform. So, it empowers you to send messages that are encrypted and self-destructive. This encryption feature has only just been made available for WhatsApp, whereas Telegram has always provided it.

17. Reddit

In this social media network people posts their content and later vote for them on the basis of votes the content goes up and down on the recommended section.

it has almost 100 million users per month .

18. QQ

It is a Chinese social media network but because of its easiness to use it is now on a worldwide level that is in 80 countries. It can be used to stay in touch with friends through texts, video calls and voice chats. It even has a built-in translator to translate your chats

19. QZone

Like QQ and WeChat, QZone is yet another social networking service developed by Tencent. It enables you to share photos, watch videos, listen to songs, write blogs, maintain diaries and so on. You also can customize your Q webpage.it has approximately 640 million users per month.

20. Baidu Tieba

Baidu is a Chinese company which made this social forum network based on the keyword search on the Baidu search engine. it allows you to form a social group on the base of the topics or let you join the existing one.it has more than 300 million users per month.

21. Sina weido

This is a highly popular microblogging social platform in China that is known for its hybrid mix of Twitter’s and Facebook’s features. it HAs 220 million active users per month.

22. YY

YY is a video based social networking site .Here you can do video chats with friends or even can do some live sessions with 100,000  users at a time.

it has approx 122 million users per month.

23. VKontakte(VK)

VK is one of the largest social networking platforms in Russia and has quite similar features to Facebook. it has approximately 100 million active users.

24. Taringa

Taringa is one of the largest social networking platforms in Latin America and allows users to share their experiences, content and more. it has approximately 75 million users per month.

25. Foursquare

This is a search and discovery based app which helps in finding source of entertainment near you it also helps in finding the food places near you. it has approximately 40 million users pre month.

26. Renren

This is the largest social networking site in China and is literally a platform for everyone. It has been highly popular with the youth due to its similarity to Facebook, as it allows users to easily connect with others, quickly share thoughts and posts, and even update their moods.

it has approximately 30 million users per month.

27. Badoo

This dating-based social networking site operates in more than 200 countries. It shares details about people nearby in your area and even about people whom you may have bumped into in real life. it has approximately 20 million users per month.

28. My space

it is a music based social media networking site. it is interactive and you can choose your network of friends. it has blogs, photos, videos and so on. it has approximately 20 million users per month.

29. Tagged

This is a great social media based site for friendship and dating.On this site you can meet different persons based on your common interest and socialise better. it has approximately 25 million users per month.

30. StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon is an intelligent social networking platform that finds or discovers content and recommends the same to its users. You are thus empowered to discover webpages, images, videos and so on and then rate them as per your interest and taste.

it has approximately 25 million users per month.

31. The Dots

The Dots is a website for every creative persons who wants to grow his business , connect and collaborate with others , build more strong relations.

32. Kiwibox

This is a community-based social networking site, especially for those who live in New York. It offers an online magazine to target teens through fashion tips, advice and chat. It also allows young adults to let everyone know about their skills and interests.

33. skyrock

it is french social media website on which people can post their blogs and exchange messages.it is available in 5 other languages.

34. Snapfish

Snapfish is a web-based photo sharing social networking site that offers unlimited storage to its members for uploading photos. You can thus put away your storage space concerns for your vast collection of images.

35. ReverbNation

This is social media networking platform for music lovers and music professionals.It provides many tools to musicians to uplift their career.

36. Flixster

This a platform for those who love movies. here you can write movie reviews and meet alike persons share your reviews and chat with them. User get to learn about movies and get information regarding new movies.

37. Care2

This social media site helps activists connect around the globe with similar individuals, businesses and organisations that are making an impact on society. It also encourages people to lead a healthy and green lifestyle.

38. Cafemom

This a social media platform for mothers and future mothers where they discuss their problems and get solutions from different and experienced mothers.

39. Ravelry

Ravelry is a community-based social network that is targeted at people who are interested in fibre arts, such as spinning, knitting, weaving and crocheting. Such people can share their own collections, different ideas and learn from the experiences of other members for better collaboration possibilities.

40. NextDoor

it is a platform based on simple concept . It is US websites in which you can meet your neighbourhoods or simply can meet people in your area.

41. Wayn

Wayn is a travel- and lifestyle-based social networking platform and offers its users the ability to discover where to go, what to do and how to meet like-minded people to share their experiences.

42. Cellfun

The social media gaming community can easily be accessed on the move from any mobile device.With the mobile gaming-based social network, users can socialise, create avatars, play games and purchase virtual goods.

43. Youtube

It is an application which let you post and watch videos of creators. You can like share and comment on the videos. This app is accessed by people all over the globe.

44. Vine

This is an entertainment-based, short-form video sharing social media site where members can easily share videos that are six seconds long. It belongs to the Twitter family and allows easy integration with other social networking platforms to share and watch videos.

45. Classmates

Classmates allow users to find to connect and keep in touch with friends and acquaintances from school and college. It is also possible for users to upload their yearbook from their school years.

46. MyHeritage

This is a social media platform which let you make your family tree by uploading the data and browse through family photos.it could be used by people to find their ancestors and get details about them.

47. Viadeo

it is a social media platform for the businessman, which let them connect with another businessman, especially in Europe.

48. Flickr

This is another highly popular photo-sharing website. It serves as a platform to upload numerous high-quality images, especially by photographers or people who love photography. It is also efficient online photo management and sharing service.

49. Meetup

This social networking portal enables you to find groups of like-minded people, who have similar interest to you, near your locality (anywhere in the world). It also facilitates offline group meetings and you can become a part of such groups and their discussions.

50. We Hear It

It is a social media platform who are suffering from mental trauma or mental stress or simply persons who have no one to listen to them.here a person can share his thoughts and get a daily dose of inspiration and motivation.

Note: This List will update in future, more sites will be added

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Teamviewer Alternatives: Best Remote Desktop Software To Have

Talking about Remote Desktop we remember the old Teamviewer. Everyone has used Teamviewer some time in our life with computers. Teamviewer at that time is kind of tough part to configure. Apart from complexities, back then Remote Desktop connections are not considered to be safe from a security point of view. Moreover, the connection is not stable. Since then a lot of things have changed. Now we have Teamviewer as an option for Remote Desktop connection, which provides a stable and secure connection. But along with this, it also gives a headache to newbies in setting this up for the very first time. If anything goes wrong, you won’t be able to connect to your Remote Partner. Hence, they start looking for “Teamviewer Alternatives”. If you are also looking for Best alternatives of Teamviewer, then this might help you.

Need for Teamviewer Alternatives

As we have discussed in starting phases of Remote Connection we don’t have a lot of options to go with. Teamviewer came up with one of the decent options to configure the remote desktop connection. But at the same time, it is a kind of headache for newbies. It is kind of hectic to perfectly configure the Teamviewer software. When I used the Teamviewer for the first time I got confused about how to configure the software. It is good to consider that Teamviewer also provides free to use license so, what is the need of searching for alternatives of TeamViewer. But also we must take into account that if you want to use Teamviewer for business purpose then it will shed a lot of money from your budget.

So, you must be looking for alternatives of Teamviewer? And it is good if you want an easy, secure, and cheap way to use the remote desktop connection. So, let’s check some best Teamviewer alternatives that you can use for this purpose.

For your comfort, we will be giving Pros and Cons of the software that are in the list of Best Teamviewer alternatives.

Best Teamviewer Alternatives to Use

1. AnyDesk

While talking about some best Teamviewer alternatives, AnyDesk would be the first place contender. AnyDesk provides some great features over traditional Teamviewer. Its compatibilities with all major platforms make it handy to use. The edge of AnyDesk over Teamviewer is that it provides the fastest service over Teamviewer. AnyDesk provides display rate at 60FPS as compared to the laggy experience on Teamviewer. Moreover, AnyDesk also provides low latency connection, marking that you will get seamless inputs and outputs while using the remote desktop connection.

We have discussed all the connection things above and why AnyDesk is a powerful contender for the list of Teamviewer alternatives at that too at the top. So, keeping the performance thing at the back. Let’s consider the security that AnyDesk provides. Does it also provide great security or it is just for performance?

In Security, AnyDesk uses banking-standard TLS 1.2 technology along with RSA 2048 asymmetric encryption to verify all the connections to your computer while you are using remote desktop. This ensures the complete protection of your PC from unauthorized logins. This clearly means that you do not have to worry about your privacy. You are all protected while using this Teamviewer alternative. In terms of pricing, AnyDesk is free to use. But there are also paid plans starting from $79 per year. As promised, below are the Pros and Cons of AnyDesk as an alternative of Teamviewer.

Pros:

Low latency and fast data transmissions

Lightweight at around 2MB in size

Cross-platform

No restrictions in free version

Feature-rich software

Cons:

Can be buggy

No screen drawing feature

As we have mentioned it is available for all major platforms such as Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi. To get started with AnyDesk visit: AnyDesk

2. LogMeIn

Another popular Teamviewer alternative which you can go with is LogMeIn. Unlike AnyDesk and TeamViewer, whose main focus is to provide remote connection to other PC. LogMeIn works like Google Chrome Desktop. Allows users to not only access their computers from any device but also to store, share, and collaborate on files with just one click. LogMeIn comes to handy when you need to work from anywhere having an Internet connection. This will surely work for you in a critical situation where you need some files from your Home PC.

There are tonnes of features which you can list for LogMeIn. This Teamviewer alternative will provide the ability to easily access devices remotely, 1TB free cloud storage to quickly and securely share files with anyone. Moreover, you can stream your personal favourite Videos on your nearby devices like Android or iOS.

As you can see LogMeIn packs with great powers. You simply don’t have to carry you Laptop everywhere. You can have your precious data anywhere from your PC. All you need to do is have your machine in ON state. This will help you to come out of some critical situation where you need your file urgently.

Pros:

Very easy setup

Drag and Drop file transfer

Whiteboard support

Ability to record sessions

Cons:

Sound and chat features not very good

No free version

Pricing: Free trial, pricing starts at $30/month

Platforms: Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, to get started with LogMeIn : LogMeIn

3. Google Chrome Desktop

This is just same a LogMeIn. Google Chrome Desktop is the free replacement of LogMeIn for TeamViewer alternatives. Google Chrome Desktop provides all the options that LogMeIn will do. But at the same time, it does have some limitations. In LogMeIn, you have an option of 1TB cloud storage which is not present in Google Chrome Desktop. It provides access to your PC from anywhere having an Internet connection.

If you only concerned with using your PC remotely and accessing files when you need, then you can go with Google Chrome Desktop, which is clearly a great Teamviewer alternative. Try Now

4. Splashtop

Splashtop is another TeamViewer alternative in this list. It is known as All-in-one solution for all remote desktop needs. At least, they market themselves with this tagline. A unique feature that we can see in Splashtop is that it provides both Single as well as team access. Meaning you can access on or multiple computers using remote connection this thing makes it a powerful part of the list of Teamviewer alternative. Consequently, they also focus on the security of the connection.

The best part of Splashtop is that you do not need any type of software to run it. This allows companies to connect to their client’s desktop or mobile device with the help of codes. If you need to access your PC on a LAN, then it is completely free. For using it to access your devices from anywhere in the world, a very reasonable price of $16.99/year is charged. For Personal Use, Splashtop is the cheapest Teamviewer alternative.

Pros:

High-quality video and audio

Gesture support on mobile apps

Good ease of use

Great portable version

Cons:

The free version only works on the local network

Complicated variants of the software and plans

CPU usage gets a little high

Pricing: Free for personal use, starts at $60/user/year for business plans

Platforms: Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Linux

To get started with Splashtop, just visit their Official Website, there you will get all necessary information. Splashtop

List To be Updated soon. More Alternatives will Add up soon…

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Chrome Flags: Improve Chrome Performance with 10 Chrome Flags

Chrome seems laggy to most of people. This can be due to low PC specifications such as RAM, Processor, Storage option, etc. But we can not do anything to overcome this. Instead what if we take most of the present condition of Chrome. There are few experimental options in Chrome that will help you to make changes in the behavior of chrome. These are marked with FLAGS. And popularly known as CHROME FLAGS. You can toggle options ON and OFF present in Chrome Flags.

These are similar to developer options that we see in Android Devices. Many of us have also used Developer Options in Android to improve the User Experience of Android Phone.

What is Chrome Flags?

Google Chrome flags are a variety of options which is experimental. Experimental means options that you can try out, most of them are unstable, or they are going to be official in upcoming updates. You can have fun with these options on every platform Mac, Windows, Android iOS. Just paste chrome://flags. This will get you to a page containing all experimental features.

1. Parallel Downloading

As the name suggests this flag in chrome will help in parallel downloading of stuff. This will be really helpful, in this, you will able to run multiple download process at the same time. Here multiple processes are created from one download process. This makes the downloading process faster. If you have used IDM(Internet Download Manager), this works in a similar way splitting your download into pieces. Put this into the URL #enable-parallel-downloading.

2. Smooth Scrolling

Among all chrome flags, one must enable this one. This flag works the same way as its name suggests. You will have a smooth scrolling animation, reducing shattering in content while scrolling. We tried this chrome flag and it really works great. You must also try this if you feel shattering while viewing content. To access this put this into your URL #smooth-scrolling

3. Horizontal Tab Switcher (Android)

This chrome flag will help you to switch the old and boring vertical scroll of chrome tabs to horizontal format. This convenient for those people who have a habit of keeping multiple tabs open on chrome just like us. You can access any number of tabs easily seeing some of the content. To enable this chrome flag put this into your URL #enable-horizontal-tab-switcher

4. Password Generation

This flag will help you to generate a strong password whenever you are signing into a service. More specifically, whenever you are Signing Up for a service. This comes handy when you need a really hard password that anyone would take centuries to guess. To enable this put this into your URL #automatic-password-generation

5. Block Downloads

Among all chrome flags, this flag will help you to maintain your security while downloading a file. This will block any suspicious file from being downloaded if there are chances of execution of some code by the file. You can give this a try. To enable this follow this link #disallow-unsafe-http-downloads

6. Scroll Anchor Serialization

This option has been there in the official version of chrome. But don’t know why Google decided to remove this and moved it to the list of chrome flags. What this flag of chrome does for Android is that it saves the position of the last scroll position on a webpage. When you return to the page it continues from where you left. This is a similar feature as we get on Microsoft Office. This is really useful for those who love to read novels online. They must find this a useful tool. To test this chrome flag for android follow this link #enable-scroll-anchor-serialization. This is mainly for phones but you can also enable this on a desktop.

7. Graphics enhancements

These flags options claim to use H/W encoding instead of S/W encoding. Prioritize GPU for rendering. You should play these on your own and find out if there is any difference. We hardly felt any difference.

Accelerated 2D Canvas : #disable-accelerated-2d-canvas

Overriding S/W Rendering List : #ignore-gpu-blacklist

8. Tab Grouping

This chrome flag will help you to better manage your tabs. This is handy for those who keep many tabs opened at the same time. They can easily group similar tabs together and ease there working status. According to us, this is beneficial for small screens i.e. Android and iOS devices or more precisely phones. To play with this option follow this link #tab-groups

9. Tab Hover Card

You might have used Microsoft Edge (For downloading Chrome). But if you have used for a while. You must be knowing, we get a preview of tabs when we hover over it. Similiar type of feature is given by this chrome flag. This helps in getting to know information about the tab without opening the tab. But Microsoft Edge is better in this department. To test this out follow the link #tab-hover-cards

10. QUIC Experimental Protocol

Want a faster and stable connection? This chrome flag is best for you. Google is working on a new protocol QUIC protocol. This new protocol is still under development. It is a mixture of TCP and UDP providing a better connection such as speed and stability. Along with this also provide better security. When we are talking about TCP and UDP they take multiple trips or you can say connections to make the connection stable and secure. In contrast, QUIC takes only one single connection request to finish all the things. Hence making the system faster, stable and secure. To try this out go with this link #enable-quic

These are all chrome flags that you can try and have a better chromium experience. Do share your own chrome flag that you personally use in case we missed it out in the list.

List of Chrome Flags that We Recommend

Among this list of chrome flags if you are wondering which chrome flag you should try. So, we would help you out with this. Chrome Flags that you should try for the first time that will surely help you out.

Smooth Scroll

Tab Grouping

Parallel Downloading

QUIC Protocol

These are some chrome flags that you should give a try and will be beneficial for you as well.