Android GPS positioning without Google Maps

Posted on by David Vassallo

Don't get me wrong, google maps are awesome! And along with maps, so is google earth. In fact, my initial dabbling into GPS tracking used google earth to display GPS co-ordinates on a map. You can see a quick example here:   But I also got to wondering, if it would be (easier?) possible to … Continue reading Android GPS positioning without Google Maps

Android Troubleshooting: App Crash on multiple orientation change

Posted on by David Vassallo

More of a note to my future self when developing android than anything else, since this is quite a specific corner case, but who knows, maybe it helps someone else out there 🙂   Problem An app I wrote seemed to be crashing randomly when a user did a orientation change (i.e. changed from landscape to portrait … Continue reading Android Troubleshooting: App Crash on multiple orientation change