Technical Library

Getting Started

MOTODEV Webinars
Watch these informative webinars on developing, testing, and distributing your Android applications.
Installing MOTODEV Studio for Android
Step-by-step installation and configuration instructions for MOTODEV Studio for Android.
Basics of Event Management
How to detect and process events, focusing on UI events.
Android Applications for Java ME Developers
Basic Android programming concepts for Java ME application developers.
Navigating Around Your Application
Information and coding practices for five-way navigation inside your application.
Android App Development: Wondering Where to Start?
Our favorite links to information and training—from Google and others—to start you on the road to Android development.

Installing the MOTODEV App Validator SDK
How to install the App Validator SDK as an Eclipse plugin.
MOTODEV Studio Video Tutorials
Videos on how to use many MOTODEV Studio features.
Installing and Using Motorola SDK Add-ons
How to install and use SDK add-ons for Motorola devices.
Installing Motorola Handset Drivers
How to install Windows USB drivers needed to work with Motorola devices.

Scrollable Layouts
Use scrolling to display more content than fits in the screen display.
Center Stage
Use the center of the screen, especially in single-pane, landscape layouts.

Working with Multiple Android Screens
Want to make your user interface work seamlessly across multiple devices? Here's how.
Handle Screen Rotation, Part 2
More tips on handling screen orientation changes.
Support for Multiple Screen Resolutions
Key concepts for designing applications that perform well on both HVGA and WVGA displays.
Best Practices for Developing User Interfaces
Our Top 10 tips for developing user interfaces in Android applications.
Optimize Window Backgrounds
A collection of tips and code samples for using background images.
Handle Screen Rotation
How to handle screen orientation changes.

Aloqa LBS Platform Documentation
Learn how to create an Aloqa channel to distribute your location-relevant content to mobile device users.
Directing Users to Your App for Web Content
Demonstrates how to direct users to your app in Android Market instead of the browser to display your web content.
Video Encoding for Android Devices
Guidelines for choosing the optimal encoding(s) for video content that will be viewed on an Android-powered device.

Tablet Support for Telephony and 4G LTE Networks
Recommendations on how to take advantage of telephony and 4G LTE networks on Android tablets such as XOOM™.
Webtop Application Overview
How the webtop application works on certain Motorola devices and how your app interacts with it.
Understanding Texture Compression
About the options for texture compression in OpenGL ES.
Motorola XOOM™ Tablet Programming Tips
Tips for making sure your app runs well on XOOM.
Detecting and Using LTE Networks
How to detect when a device is on the LTE and eHRPD networks and when the network type changes.
CITRUS™ Programming Tips
Tips for making sure your app runs well on CITRUS.
使用AutoNavi MAP API 开发地图应用 (Using the AutoNavi MAP API to Develop Map Applications)
用户的应用程序可以通过AutoNavi MAP API提供的接口方法操作地图数据，实现位置相关或地图相关应用。(Available in Chinese only.)
FLIPOUT™ Programming Tips
Tips for making sure your app runs well on FLIPOUT.
CHARM™ Programming Tips
Tips for making sure your app runs well on CHARM.
MOTOBLUR Contacts 1.x Release Notes
Guidelines that allow your application to best work with MOTOBLUR™ Contacts.
Using BACKTRACK™, the Rear Touchpad on BACKFLIP™
How to handle trackball or a five-way input events triggered by BACKTRACK.

Motorola Bluetooth Low Energy GATT Framework API
Details the API used by any Low Energy profile to interface with the Motorola GATT Service framework.
Motorola Bluetooth Low Energy API
Details the API that applications can use to interface with Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) profiles implemented by certain Motorola devices.
Printing On-the-Go from Your Mobile Device
Describes printing features on Motorola devices and how you can use MOTOPRINT to print from your app.
Writing Fingerprint-Enabled Apps
How to use the fingerprint reader API on supported Motorola devices.
TRIUMPH™ Front-Facing Camera API
How to use the front-facing camera on Motorola TRIUMPH.
Motorola "External" Storage API
How to work with multiple storage volumes on Motorola devices that support them.
Motorola Front-Facing Camera API
How to use the front-facing camera on certain Motorola Android devices.
Motorola HDMI Status API
How to detect changes to the HDMI port status on certain Motorola devices.
Secure and Flexible Device Management for Motorola Devices
Overview of the features provided by the EDM SDK.
Motorola Enterprise Device Management SDK: Getting Started
How to start using the EDM APIs in your device management client application.

Products
The official technical specifications for all Android products announced by Motorola.

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