We all would agree that our lives are highly influenced by apps revolving all around us. Our day starts with an app and ends with one – Be it travel, expense management, shopping or work. There is an app for everything and there are multiple for one specific problem or purpose. For Instance, I remember […]
Assuming that you are familiar with Google Cloud Messaging, the new word for you in the title “FirebaseCloudMessaging” or “FCM” is Firebase. In case you don’t know about Firebase, let me give you a brief idea about it. Firebase is a cloud service provider, provided by Google, which provides Mobile backend as a service (MBaaS), also known as “backend as a service” […]
AndroidConnected TVMedia & Entertainment
There are usually 3 types of videos while streaming in any Video Player. While working on Android TV we categorize these in Dash Videos HLS Videos (.m3u8 & .ts) Others (.mp4,.mpeg etc) We need different types of ExtractorRendererBuilder for playing different videos with Exo-Player. In this article I will be describing the difference between Other […]
Adobe Scout is a Profiling tool for Flash content running on both the Desktop (Flash Player) and Mobile (Adobe Air) devices. This tool will gives us the insight into the behaviour of Flash Content. It help us to get performance issues in Action script code. It gather all information about what’s going on inside Flash […]
When we tap on an app icon to launch the app, first we see a white or grey (depending on the default theme) screen for a second or two, before actual application launch. This is an annoying and undesirable situation which we can […]
AndroidConnected TVMedia & Entertainment
This will introduce you to Samsung Smart TV, new features, history of Samsung Smart TV, it’s SDK including requirements and about application structure, resolution, types and it’s life cycle. What is Samsung Smart TV: Samsung Smart TV is a platform that integrates both Internet and web features in TVs and set-top boxes, as well as […]
AndroidConnected TVMedia & Entertainment
With the recent advancements in Smart TV ecosystems, almost one million Smart TVs are estimated by 2017. Most of these Smart TVS belong to HTML / CSS / Javascript platforms. However, few Android TVs are based on java platforms whereas Roku TVs apps are developed on Brightscript platform. Though all Smart TV‘s provide their own API’s […]
YouTube allows you to play it’s video in your app using the youtube player. It also provides data APIs to put like, dislike, or rate comments on a video. To integrate youtube player you need API key from google console and you can get it using following steps: 1. Get SHA1 fingerprint first by executing “keytool […]
Smart TVs and chrome cast have amused users with some very compelling features and UX. Every product has different capabilities and qualities and choosing one over the other can vary from person to person according to their needs and past experience with technologies. Three main categories in smart TVs that attract users are: Apps and […]