Late last year, Microsoft launched an Android emulator several times faster than the stock one, but it required developers to download the entire visual studio bundle. However, last week the emulator became available as a standalone download, and works with both Android Studio as well as Eclipse.
Senior Recognized Developer rovo89 has patched Xposed for Lollipop 5.0 to framework version 68, which fixes two reported crashes: “Fatal signal 11″ reported for dex2oat or “Compiler driver” in the Xposed log, and “com.android.phone has stopped” on the LG G3. You can grab the updated files from our forums right now!
It’s Wednesday, and that means Google app updates. Today sees Google+ receiving a minor upgrade to version 6.0, which brings with it a host of delightful animations, and highly optimizes the scrolling experience within your stream.
Google Contributor is an experiment in alternate ways to fund the web. You pay $2, $5 or $10 a month and in return you will see a pixel pattern or a thank you message instead of some adverts which is intended to be a different way of supporting your favorite sites. The project is now available to anyone living in the U.S.
Over in our forums, Recognized Contributor Jozinek has posted a very detailed review of Sony’s new AOSP-like software concept for the Xperia Z3, as well as provided a download link to try the beta out for yourselves! It is based around a near-stock build of Android 5.1.1 with accompanying Sony apps. Check it out!
Two big industry names have announced their newest flagship phones within the past few days. Both have also promised great performance for a cheap price, and now that we know the specifications and details about both the Moto X Style and the OnePlus 2, we can begin planning our next purchase and debating which one is better. So, judging from everything we know, which phone is more impressive?
Close to the heart of XDA is the Xposed Framework by Rovo89. Most of us will have used it but you may feel that the module repository is missing something. We have the solution with several guides aimed at getting you started to build your own modules, something that may be daunting but can open an entire new field of development with a little time and effort.
Where better to start than at the beginning? Rovo89 has created a straight forward tutorial for getting started with development for Xposed. In what is the equivalent of a “hello world” program when starting to learn to develop with any medium, this guide teaches you how to build a basic module to change your clock’s color to red. Not only does the page discuss the process by which you can start, it also covers how Xposed works within the Android system by “hooking” method calls and allowing you to inject code before and after methods. Starting with changing an app’s metadata to flag it as a module and finishing with executing your code, this really has all the basics you could need to understand and implement your first module. You can find his guide here.
“Alright.. you want to learn how you can create a new module for Xposed? Then read this tutorial (or let’s rather call it “extensive essay”) and learn how to approach this” – Rovo89
“Of course this was easy, but depending on exactly what you want your module to do, you may have to hook many methods. If you’ve ever modded APK’s, you’ll know what I mean” – hamzahrmalik
“Restart your device. If the clock is red, then you should be very happy; you just created your first Xposed module. Now you can have fun with building modules with Aide and Xposed” – t2107
You should now find that you have the means and the knowledge to begin creating your own modules. With a little time and energy, it should not take you long before you can alter many of the elements within Android and apps in both appearance and function. As always, if you create something that may be of use to others, share it in the forums for others to benefit from!
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