Android :: Update / Alter Preferences Dynamicaly

May 1, 2010

I have tried to find a way to update the Android Preferences dynamically. Under the /res/xml directory I have placed a XML file with CheckBoxPreference elements. During application usage some of the preferences CheckBoxPreference elements may vary in numbers. Sometimes there may be 10 items and at other times there may be 35. I have tried to place the XML file in the /assets diectory (where read and write is possible) and then tried to replace the R.xml.<XMLFileName> in the addPreferenceFromResource(R.xml.<XMLFileName>) with the Assets file - but that won't work.

Is it in anyway possible to write to, during runtime programmatically, the XML files placed in the /res directory - and if - how do we do that? Is it possible - programmatically - to create and delete the entries in the preferences - thereby omitting the XML file?

Android :: Update / alter Preferences dynamicaly


Android :: Preferences - How To Load The Default Values When User Hasnt Used Preferences-screen

Apr 22, 2010

I am using a PreferenceActivity to let the user set some values. I am feeding it the xml file with the defined preferences.

I have set all the android:defaultValue="" for them.

When I start my application, I need the preferences, or if they are not set yet manually, I want the default values:

CODE:.................

However, when android:defaultValue="true" I still get false. So, it looks like the defaultValues set in the XML are not used anywhere but when initializing the preferences-screen.

I don't want to hardcode the default values in the getBoolean() method. So, is there a way get the default-values with only defining these in 1 place?

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Android : Save Preferences Other Than Shared Preferences?

Mar 19, 2010

My application is used on multiple platforms so it saves it preferences to a file (rather than to the standard Android SharedPreferences).

Is there any easy of reusing the PreferenceActivity to save preferences to a file or is it a case of creating a whole new activity to do the job? If the latter is the case is there a layout I can use that will make the activity look like the normal preferences screen? PreferenceActivity uses com.android.internal.R.layout.preference_list_content but this doesn't appear to be available to apps for reuse.

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Android :: Alter MenuItem On The Options Menu?

Nov 16, 2010

I have an Options Menu on my Activity with an MenuItem "Start". When this MenuItem is selected I would like to alter the Menu so it contains a MenuItem "Stop". And finally when "Stop" is selected, I would like to alter back to "Start". Here is parts of my code that isn't working. I have both "Start" and "Stop" listed in mymenu.xml I should probably remove "stop" when the menu is created:

public class MyActivity extends Activity {
private boolean isStarted = false;

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
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Android :: Alter Resource Values In APK After Creating It?

Apr 1, 2009

Is it possible to alter the string values(in resources) in APK after creating it.

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Android :: User Preferences File Vs App Preferences File

Jun 23, 2010

My android application has two kinds of preferences:

1) I have user preferences defined in res/xml/preferences.xml so that users can manage their preferences with a PreferenceActivity.

2) I'd like to define another file for global configuration preferences of my app.

What is the best way to manage my app config preferences? Should I create another XML file with config values or should I specify those config values in strings.xml? What is the best practice for managing config preferences?

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Android :: ListActivity - Alter Data From SQLLite Before Putting Into Row

Dec 11, 2009

@Override
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mDbHelper = new MyDbAdapter(this);
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registerForContextMenu(getListView());....................

The date is actually stored as an int in the SQLLite database, and thus it displays as an integer. Does anyone know a way to create a date from the int so it doesn't display as 1216544611 (or whatever) but as "12/11/2009 11:32"?

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Android :: Dynamic Multi Selection Alter Dialog

Jun 3, 2010

i wanted to create a dynamic multi selection alert dialog, currently it only supports for hard coded values i think ?... i have tried several ways and very much unsuccessful till now .. i am fetching the values in JSON format and converting to JSONArray. but how to input this to builder.setMultiChoiceItems, because it takes only itemId from xml, cursor, or charsequence. i tried all ways i can think of for chaging the array to charsequence.. eclipse did not showed the error but app crashed in android throwing the cast exception ...

below is the code, any help / suggestion would highly help !! thankyou!.. (i am new to both java and andriod)........................

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Android :: Need Droid Apps That Alter Normal Phone Operations

Feb 19, 2010

So i was wondering if its possible to for an application that i would write to be constantly running in the background and alter regular phone operations. For example this could be something like as soon as you receive a text from anyone you forward it automatically to another number. Is something like this at all possible? Just to be clear I don't want to solve that particular problem through some other means, just want to know if apps can accomplish that. Also if that is possible is it possible for an app that i write to alter more immediate and instant things, like an incoming call.

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Android :: Multiple Choice Dialog Won't Alter Array When Clicked

May 11, 2010

I have a multiplechoice dialog on my activity. I have a boolean array to keep track of which items are selected from the dialog. So I want each time an item is clicked to make the corresponding place on my array true. The array is being created in the onCreateDialog before the return.

public Dialog onCreateDialog(int id) {
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.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_menu_invite)
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HTC Incredible :: Alter To Help Battery Life?

May 5, 2010

I just got the incredible and can't believe that the battery life is even worse than the eris! I am afraid to change ANY settings without knowing that it wont have impact on calls, texts, emails, internet, and so on. Does anyone have suggestions on specific changes to make?

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Android :: Unable To Add Preferences.xml (Android Preferences In XML)

Nov 8, 2010

I am attempting to add a simple preferences file in a new Android project (New -> Android XML File), but it doesn't appear to be working correctly.

There is no root element to choose from when I select the Preference type layout. If I press Finish, it doesn't do anything. See screenshot below.

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Android :: Droid Eclipse Resource Strings Error / Alter XML File (like Suggested In Tutorials)?

Sep 6, 2010

When I make a new android project and I go to res/values/string.xml I get a screen to add android resources instead of a XML document. I keeps getting the error about : java.lang.NullPointerException.

Is there a way to just alter a XML file (like suggested in tutorials)?

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HTC Desire :: Alter Text Message Box Size

Jul 7, 2010

I had my Desire for for a couple of months & love it but the mrs has just got a Wildfire & i have noticed when i text a message the TO box and the TAP TO COMPOSE boxes are about the same size with a big black box in between them that you cannot drag to alter size when the phone is held upright but on the Wildfire the TAP TO COMPOSE box is the is massive with a send & a attach button on the side when held upright. How do you alter this on the desire? When both phones are turned on the side the TAP TO COMPOSE box is big on both. Also the Wildfire has a torch app which uses the LED on the camera which is not on the Desire but the screen is so dull compared to my phone.

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Sprint HTC Hero :: Alter Stock Keyboard?

Jan 30, 2010

Is their any way to alter the stock keyboard? I like that it has the smile faces but they're not the Android faces. Id rather not use the text when I want the cool looking Android faces

Its not a big enough problem that id pay for "better keyboard" if its different there and I just switched to handcent so I don't have to go to more in the menu to get to the android smiles without typing them out all the way.

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HTC Hero :: Can You Alter Active Gmail Without Factory Reset?

Sep 17, 2009

I've recently got a Hero and have to say so far I've very happy with it.But during set-up I entered one of my Gmail account details, but now realise my other account would have been a better choice.Aside from my dumb-arse-ery, I'd like to confirm if it's possible to alter the Gmail account, without having to do a factory reset?

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General :: Why Can't Alter SU Binary To Have System Access Only Instead Of Root

Apr 30, 2014

Imagine a scenario where you have just system access on android , and you want to continually have it, so you use the su binary, with the correct permission and the setuid flag on, and the owner being system, you do:

Code:
chown 1000:1000 su2
chown 06755 su2

you have the ability to change the owner to system as you do when rooting, and you also set the appropriate permission as you do when rooting,

06775 being the permission code to all have execution permission, and the setuid flag on.

But when dealing with system permission that doesn't work. it only works with root.

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Motorola Droid :: Alter Intensity Of Vibration Or Type Of Vibration For Different Notifications?

Nov 12, 2009

Is there a way to alter the intensity of vibration or the type of vibration for different notifications? Same goes for the LED light

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Android :: ListAdapter In Preferences ?

Oct 5, 2010

Is there a way to use ListAdapter in preferences screen ? or i must use only chekboxpreference, textpreferences, etc....

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Android : Use Preferences And Widgets Together?

Aug 6, 2009

Can any body know how we can use the preference & widgets together .

I want to use preferences to show like a list & want to show buttons at the bottom of similar screen?

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HTC Desire :: Apps To Alter How Other Apps Run In Background?

Jul 21, 2010

As above, are there any apps that can do this?A big bug bear of mine is that if im loading a particularly slow web page and want / need to be doing something else, if I open another app, effectively sending the browser to thr back ground, loading of the page stalls until the browser is called up again.It's not a big deal, but being so used to my blackberry loading pages in the background, I kind of miss it.

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Android :: How To Modify System Preferences

Oct 15, 2009

How I can access and modify the system preferences (the options you see on system 'Settings' application)?

Cheersss, Armond

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Android :: How To Implement Exclusive Preferences?

Jul 9, 2009

I would like to give users a choice of starting one of three different activities by choosing from three mutually choices. And I would like to provide users these choices as Preferences. If I use CheckboxPreference, user can select more than choices. Something like "RadioGroupPreference" would be good but it is not available from SDK. Can mutually exclusive preferences be implemented? Pointers or suggestions are greater appreciated.

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Android :: Change Theme By Preferences

Feb 26, 2009

I'm trying to give an option to users to be able to change the theme to the light one. I can't find any command or anything for this. I know I can set this in the Manifest file but this is not what I'm looking for.

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Android :: Preferences Not Saved When Resume App

Jan 22, 2009

I'm having this problem with one of my apps where some people are reporting that their preferences are not being saved when they close and resume the app. The preferences theyre talking about happen to be actual Preferences (i.e. the built-in preferences manager for an activity). They say they're not doing anything special, just exiting the app and going back to it. Does anyone know why the prefs wouldn't be saved for only this select few people? I'm at a complete loss.

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Android :: Launching A Dialog From Preferences?

Mar 7, 2009

Is there a way to launch a dialog (say, the dialog I show to users the first time they launch the app) from a preferences entry? I don't see any examples doing this in the API Demos, nor have I seen it out in the wild. I do see a class called DialogPreference, but this doesn't seem to be what I want.

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Android :: How Preferences Activity Works

Jan 19, 2009

I'm having a hard time trying to understand how the preferences activity works. Right now I have an activity for my preferences using a XML layout that has this:

CODE:............

The thing is that everything I do in the preferences are saved. I can reboot the emulator and I can access the preferences. I want to know how can I access this key from another activity on my application.

This is my activity:

CODE:.................

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Android :: Theme On Preferences Screen

Jan 21, 2009

In a preferences screen in my application which is build by extending the PreferenceActivity i need to change background on the window itself and on the PreferenceCategory. How i can do it via Themes/Styles ? Which attributes i need to define ?

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Android :: Way To Get To Preferences By Purchasing LauncherProPlus?

Sep 16, 2010

I downloaded launcherpro, and there is no application icon with the rest of my apps. I wanted to fix my screens and stuff, but I cannot find the preferences for the app. I cant even find the app on my phone. It changed my home screens from 7 to 3. Is there only a way to get to the preferences by purchasing LauncherProPlus?

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Android :: Embedded Widgets In Preferences

Mar 1, 2010

I'm trying to make a somewhat advanced settings Activity (one that has a RadioGroup in one of the cells). The layout xml file contains the following:

CODE:.......

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