#android-manifest

Solution: How to add manifest permission to android application? #dev #fix #solution

How to add manifest permission to android application?

I am trying to access http link using HttpURLConnection in Android to download a file, but getting this warning in LogCat:

WARN/System.err(223): java.net.SocketException: Permission denied (maybe missing INTERNET permission)

I have added android.Manifest.permission to my application but its still giving the same exception.

Answer [by Antho…

Fixed: How to get the build/version number of your Android application? #answer #solution #programming

How to get the build/version number of your Android application?

I need to figure out how to get or make a build number for my Android application. I need the build number to display in the UI.

Do I have to do something with AndroidManifest.xml?

Answer [by Merkidemis]: How to get the build/version number of your Android application?

There are two parts you need: android:versionCode…

Fixed How to change an Android app's name? #dev #it #asnwer

How to change an Android app’s name?

Is there a way to change the name of an app without creating a new project?

Example: On the home page where my apps are, I have an icon and the name x, but i want to change the name to y. Can I do this?

Answer: How to change an Android app’s name?

Nevermind I found it. It can be done in the manifest file under application just set the android label. Was…

How to: How can you get the Manifest Version number from the App's (Layout) XML variables?

How can you get the Manifest Version number from the App’s (Layout) XML variables?

I would like to have a way to reference the project’s manifest version number in the main part of the code. What I have been doing up until now is to link the version number in a String XML file to the manifest (@string/Version). What I would like to do is to do it the other way around, link a string XML variable…

How to: How to parse the AndroidManifest.xml file inside an .apk package

How to parse the AndroidManifest.xml file inside an .apk package

This file appears to be in a binary XML format. What is this format and how can it be parsed programmatically (as opposed to using the aapt dump tool in the SDK)?

This binary format is not discussed in the documentation here.

Note: I want to access this information from outside the Android environment, preferably from Java.

Answer:…

How to: Android Launcher label vs. activity title

Android Launcher label vs. activity title

This question has been asked before – but with no satisfying answer at all! So I’m trying it again.

I want to give my application launcher icon (the one that is displayed on the startscreen!) a different, shorter caption. It seems the launcher takes its label from the mainfest section about the main activity’s label, as here:

How to: Sending and Receiving SMS and MMS in Android (pre Kit Kat Android 4.4)

Sending and Receiving SMS and MMS in Android (pre Kit Kat Android 4.4)

I have figured out how to send and receive SMS messages. To send SMS messages I had to call the sendTextMessage() and sendMultipartTextMessage() methods of the SmsManager class. To receive SMS messages, I had to register a receiver in the AndroidMainfest.xml file. Then I had to override the onReceive() method of the Broadcast…

Fixed Android – disable landscape mode? #dev #it #asnwer

Android – disable landscape mode?

How can I disable landscape mode for some of the views in my Android app?

Answer: Android – disable landscape mode?

Add android:screenOrientation="portrait" to the activity in the AndroidManifest.xml. For example:

<activity android:name=".SomeActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" android:screenOrientation="portrait">

EDIT: Since this has become a…