How to completely remove Android Studio from Mac OSX

How to completely remove Android Studio from Mac OSX

rm -rf ~/Library/Application Support/AndroidStudio
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/AndroidStudio
rm -rf ~/Library/Logs/AndroidStudio
rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudio

How to completely remove Google Chrome from Mac OSX

How to completely remove Google's Chrome from Mac OSX

Delete Google folder from ~/Library/Application Support
Delete below folders from ~/Library/Caches
Delete ~/Library/Google folder

Gradle iOS Plugin

Gradle iOS Plugin

This plugin is in Beta and Open Source:

https://github.com/jaredsburrows/gradle-ios-plugin

There is an example repository here:

https://github.com/jaredsburrows/gradle-ios-plugin-example


There is an Android Plugin for Gradle, why isn't there one for iOS?

Example "build.gradle":

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }

    dependencies {
        classpath 'burrows.apps.ios:gradle:0.0.1'
    }
}

apply plugin: 'com.ios.application'

ios {
    compileSdkVersion '8.1'     //  iOS SDK version
    buildToolsVersion '6.1'     //  XCode version

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 8         // Minimum iOS SDK version
        targetSdkVersion 19     // Target iOS SDK version
        versionCode 1           // *optional*
        versionName '1.0'       // *optional*
    }

    // Cocoa Pods
    pods {
        pod 'Google-Mobile-Ads-SDK'
        pod 'GoogleAnalytics-iOS-SDK'
    }
}

dependencies {
    ...
}

How to make more money with Android and Admob?

Improving Admob Revenue

Check out this awesome link on suggestion on how to improve Admob!

http://www.mobiadage.com/2013/01/3-steps-to-increase-mobile-ad-revenue.html

I am featured on the Glass Apps Developer page!

Google Glass Developer on Glass-Apps.org


Check it out here!

http://glass-apps.org/google-glass-developers

Check out my Open Source Google Glass development on OpenCV.org!

http://opencv.org/platforms/android.html

Check out Glass-Apps.org for the Latest Google Glass Resources

Latest Google Glass News and Resources on Glass-Apps.org


Google Glass

http://glass-apps.org/

Google Glass Application List

http://glass-apps.org/google-glass-application-list

Google Glass Accessories

http://glass-apps.org/google-glass-accessories

Google Glass Blogs

http://glass-apps.org/google-glass-blogs

Google Glass Startups

http://glass-apps.org/google-glass-startups

Google Glass Investors

http://glass-apps.org/google-glass-investors

Google Glass Developers (Freelancer)

http://glass-apps.org/google-glass-developers

Voice Memo App for Google Glass!

Open Source Voice Memo App for Google Glass!

by Andre Compagno

1. Simply Start the Memo App for Glass like any other!

2. Create a Memo or View existing Memos

3. Example Memo being created

Please check out the repository here!

https://github.com/jaredsburrows/OpenQuartz/tree/master/example-apps/GlassMemo

OpenQuartz Google Glass is featured on OpenCV.org!

Today OpenQuartz was posted on OpenCV.org!

Please check out http://opencv.org/platforms/android.html

Open Source Google Glass Development and OpenCV Samples

How to set a full screen Wallpaper on your Android device? [ROOT]

How to set a full screen Wallpaper on your Android device? [ROOT]

I have a rooted Android device running CM 10.2(Android 4.3.1). I wanted to have the Nexus 5 background without installing an applications to "set the wallpaper" or have it cropped by setting the wallpaper manually.

I have provided the Nexus 5 wallpaper above. Make sure to rename the wallpaper:

mv wallpaper.jpg wallpaper

Push the wallpaper to your device:

adb push wallpaper_info.xml /data/system/users/0
adb push wallpaper /data/system/users/0

Make sure your ADB shell is running root:

adb root
adb shell

Make sure the new files have the write permissions:

chmod 666 /data/system/users/0/wallpaper_info.xml
chmod 666 /data/system/users/0/wallpaper

Make sure the new files have the right ownership:

chown system:system /data/system/users/0/wallpaper_info.xml
chown system:system /data/system/users/0/wallpaper

How to Root your Google Glass?

How to Root your Google Glass?

You can simply root your Google Glass by flashing a different ROM and running a few commands!

Run these commands in your terminal:

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
adb root

For more information, take a look here: https://developers.google.com/glass/tools-downloads/system.

How to Turn On Android Debug Mode for Google Glass?

How to Turn On Android Debug Mode for Google Glass?

For any developers or anyone that wants to simply "sideload" Android APKs to their Google Glass, this is the option for you!


Go to Settings on your Google Glass:

In Settings, navigate to Device info:

Tap the side of your Glass to toggle Debug mode on or off:

How to take Screenshots with Google Glass?

How to take Screenshots with Google Glass?

In order to take screenshots with Google Glass as of now is to simply do it via the command line with ADB!

Check out these two commands that can easily take care of this for you:

adb shell /system/bin/screencap -p /sdcard/FILE.png
adb pull /sdcard/FILE.png FILE.png

How to view your Google Glass or Android Device on your Computer?

How can you view your Google Glass or other Android Device on your own Computer?

You can view your Google Glass screen or Android device using the Android Screen Monitor!


Download the ".jar" file here:

https://code.google.com/p/android-screen-monitor/

Here is how to run the ".jar" file from Terminal:

java -jar asm.jar

Here is how it looks!

How can you get started with your Google Glass?

Getting started with Google Glass!

When using Google Glass it is best to use an Android device, therefore you can maximize your abilities through Bluetooth and the MyGlass Android app with the Google Glass.

When you first turn your Google Glass on, here is what you will see, the time and "ok glass":

Download the MyGlass application for your Android device: Naturally your Google Glass will have Bluetooth already enabled, which makes it easy to pair with your Android device. Take a look at the application and run through the setup to get started with Google Glass!

Pairing the Google Glass and the MyGlass app allows for notifications to be sent directly from your device to your Glass! Watch the Official Google video here:

OpenQuartz: Google Glass Open Source Development

OpenQuartz: Google Glass Open Source Development

Much like quartz sand is the main ingredient in most commercial glass, we want OpenQuartz to be the main "ingredient" in the future development for Google Glass!


Find the repository here: https://github.com/jaredsburrows/OpenQuartz

Here is an OpenCV Android implementation of Face Detection!

Example Applications for Google Glass(/example-apps)

• GDK
  • Hello Glass - Andre Compagno
    • Basic "HelloWorld"
  • Voice Example - Andre Compagno
    • Voice Recognition Example
• Misc
  • Glass Preview - Jared Burrows
    • "Hotfix" for Google Glass camera preview - post-XE10
  • Face Detection - Jared Burrows
    • "Hotfix" for Google Glass camera preview - post-XE10

Google Glass Application Source Code(/glass-source):

UPDATE(11/19/13): GDK is now out! You can still easily decompile applications using this method.

Since the GDK is not yet released, we can look around how the current Google Glass Android applications were compile by breaking them down. The decompiled Google Glass applications are included. Here are a list of tools to decompile the native APKs:

• Decompiling APKs
  • Dex2Jar
    • https://code.google.com/p/dex2jar
• Decompiling compiled Java (.class) files
  • Jad
    • http://www.varaneckas.com/jad
• View decompiled JAR files from Dex2Jar
  • JD-GUI
    • http://jd.benow.ca/
• Dumping APK Resources
  • Android APKtool
    • https://code.google.com/p/android-apktool
• All in One Tool
  • APK Inspector
    • https://code.google.com/p/apkinspector/ (old link)
    • https://github.com/honeynet/apkinspector/
  • http://www.decompileandroid.com/

Read more:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3122635/is-it-possible-to-decompile-an-android-apk-file
• http://blog.burrowsapps.com/2012/02/hacking-facebook-for-android.html
• http://blog.burrowsapps.com/2012/05/how-to-reverse-engineer-android-malware.html

Third Party Applications(/third-party):

Here are helpful applications to install on your Glass in order to start testing and developing.

• Android Applications
  • API Demos
  • Barcode Scanner
  • Capture Activity
  • Dev Tools
  • Launcher
    • Regular ICS Launcher
  • Launchy (update to XE11 first)
    • https://github.com/kaze0/launchy
  • OpenCV for Android
    • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.opencv.engine
  • Settings
  • Terminal Emulator
    • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm
• Helpful Tools
  • Android Screen Monitor
    • https://code.google.com/p/android-screen-monitor/

Basic ADB Usage(From Terminal or CMD Prompt):

Since there is no "Google Play" for the Glass yet, we have to side load Android applications for now.

• Installing/Uninstall Applications(.apks):
  • adb install -r FILE.apk
  • adb uninstall FILE.apk
• Running the Application:
  • adb shell am start -n PACKAGE.NAME/.MAIN.ACTIVITY.NAME
• List all Packages on your Android Device:
  • adb shell pm list packages -f
• List all Relative Information about your Android Device:
  • adb shell dumpsys
    • adb shell dumpsys battery
    • adb shell dumpsys wifi
    • adb shell dumpsys cpuinfo
    • adb shell dumpsys meminfo
      • adb shell dumpsys meminfo PACKAGE.NAME
  • adb shell cat "/system/build.prop" | grep "product"
• Show the AndroidManifest for an APK
  • aapt dump xmltree FILE.apk AndroidManifest.xml
• Screenshots from Commandline
  • adb shell /system/bin/screencap -p /sdcard/screenshot.png
  • adb pull /sdcard/screenshot.png screenshot.png

Read more:

• http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11201659/whats-android-adb-shell-dumpsys-tool-and-its-benefits

Current Open Source Projects:

• Google Glass Playground
  • https://github.com/space150/google-glass-playground
• OpenShades: WearScript
  • https://github.com/OpenShades/wearscript
• Example of Decompiled Resources:
  • https://github.com/zhuowei/Xenologer-src-glasshome

Pre-GDK Glass Applications:

• Compass
  • https://www.github.com/googleglass/apk-compass-sample
• Level
  • https://www.github.com/googleglass/apk-level-sample
• Stopwatch
  • https://www.github.com/googleglass/apk-stopwatch-sample
• Waveform
  • https://www.github.com/googleglass/apk-waveform-sample

Important Libraries:

• Google
  • Android SDK
    • http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
  • Android NDK (Native Development Kit)
    • http://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html
  • GDK (Glass Development Kit)
    • https://developers.google.com/glass/develop/gdk/
• Misc
  • OpenCV(OpenCV for Android)
    • http://opencv.org/platforms/android.html

Google Glass Resources:

• Overview
  • https://developers.google.com/glass/
• Basic Setup
  • https://glass.google.com/u/0/setup
• Technical Specifications
  • https://support.google.com/glass/answer/3064128
• Developer Guidelines
  • https://developers.google.com/glass/guidelines
• GDK
  • https://developers.google.com/glass/develop/gdk/
• Github
  • https://github.com/googleglass
• Boot Images and Kernels
  • https://developers.google.com/glass/downloads/system

License

Copyright (C) 2013 OpenQuartz

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

Google Glass Frequently Asked Questions

Google Glass Frequently Asked Questions

Here is a small list of questions I was asked within my first week with the Google Glass! I will continue to update and add more unique questions that help try and explain my experience with the Google Glass.

1. What are you wearing?

Google Glass.

2. Is your vision so bad, you need those to see?

No, I’m just wearing Google Glass.

3. How much does it cost?

Google Glass Explorer Edition costs $1500, not including taxes.

4. Can you see the screen clearly?

Yes, your vision is hardly blocked and the glass on the Google Glass is clear.

5. What is on your glasses?

I am not wearing Glasses, I am wearing a pair of Google Glass.

6. Is that Google Glass?

Yes.

7. How did you get Google Glass?

Invite.

8. Are you a beta tester?

I am a Google Glass Explorer.

9. What do you see exactly?

I can show you what I see with screencast but basically my vision is not blocked at all. When I look through the Glass, when it is on, I can see the Google Glass interface. (link for more information)

10. Are you a developer?

Yes, but you don’t have to be a developer to obtain Google Glass.

11. How can I get a pair?

http://www.google.com/glass/start/how-to-get-one/

12. Hey, I thought that did not come out yet?

They should come out around sometime next year during quarter 2.

13. What is Google Glass?

http://www.google.com/glass/start/

14. Do they actually come with a pair of Glasses?

Yes, I have actually seen posts on Google Plus about people getting prescriptions for Google Glass.

15. What is Google Glass?

http://www.google.com/glass/start/

How to control of your Google privacy

How to control of your Google privacy

Go to:

https://www.google.com/dashboard/?hl=en

From here you can easily see everything you have ever done on Google.

Here are only some of the applications that you can control.

How to remove accounts connected to your Google account

How to remove accounts connected to your Google account

Go to:

https://profiles.google.com/u/0/connectedaccounts

From here you can easily de-select all the associated accounts that Google has found.

Go to:

https://accounts.google.com/b/0/IssuedAuthSubTokens?hl=en_US

From here you can easily de-select all the associated accounts that are actually connected to your account.