Little Programing Tips

There are a number of ways to test your Android app on a Samsung device. You can, of course, set up the device in your IDE of choice - Android Studio, Eclipse, Visual Studio, etc. However, if you need to test against Samsung devices, you have another option. That option is to use Samsung Labs! From tablets, to gear, to phones - Samsung Labs allow you to test against a variety of devices all from one place! The Lab site also allows you to keep track of what you tested against, which can come in handy when you have to remember little details like that (lol). Here is the interface for the Samsung Labs website: It is very easy to get started. All you have to do is create a free Samsung account. The Samsung Lab system is credit based, as you can see from the image. When you sign up for your free account,  you are given a number of credits. You can get free additional credits as needed. I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 8, but I have a habit of keeping all of my old phones to de...

If you are building your Android applications in Android Studio or another IDE, you may come across the following error: Could not resolve all dependencies for configuration ':app:_debugApkCopy'. > Could not find any version that matches com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.+. Versions that do not match: 26.0.0-alpha1 25.3.1 25.3.0 25.2.0 25.1.1 + 31 more Required by: project :app > Could not find any version that matches com.android.support:design:27.+. Versions that do not match: 26.0.0-alpha1 25.3.1 25.3.0 25.2.0 25.1.1 + 21 more Required by: project :whateverYourProjectAppNameIs This is happening because there has been a change that requires an update in your code. You used to be able to download the Google support files through the SDK Manager. This is the familiar place where you select all of the items that you want to add and the system will then fetch those items and add them to your setup. Google, however, has now decided that they will not provide support ...