HTC One X and HTC One S Status Icons

The HTC One X and One S both run Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The following image shows the status icons you may see in the information bar at the top of your screen, along with their meanings.

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Android 4 Status and Notification Icon

Android 4.0 is Google's latest mobile operating system. I struggled to find a simple list of the status and notification bar icons

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Android SDK Install Fails To Find JDK

When installing the Android SDK you may be presented with Java SE Development Kit (JDK) not found error. This may appear even if the JDK is installed. The solution is surprisingly simple ...

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Setting Background Colour of a TextView

The following Java code shows how you can set the background colour of a TextView object when developing Android applications using the SDK.

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Android 2.3 Notification Status Icons

The Android Status bar appears at the top of the screen. It displays status and notification icons as well as the current time. The following images show the icons you may see with a description.

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Recalibrate Battery In The HTC Desire

After a recent firmware update I found that the battery in my HTC Desire didn't seem to last as long. Luckily I found the following procedure on xda-developers that solved the problem :

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Custom Icon To Google App Inventor

Google App Inventor now allows you to add a custom icon to your AI projects. This is a welcome addition to the AI toolset. To add a custom icon to your application follow the steps below :

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Android Notification & Status Bar Icons

Here are the icons you might come across in the notification and status bar of your Android device.

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Recommended Android Mobile Apps

Here is a list of my favourite applications for Android.

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