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In this tutorial we will take a look at how to use ItemClickListeners within ListViews. For this episode we will extend the application we created in episode #7. When the user short-clicks on a list item, a small Toast mesage displays, indicating the list item that has been clicked on. A long-click on a list item can be used to remove that item from the list.

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Hey everybody! Today was a very exciting day because we launched our new website and we also changed our branding to better reflect our modern and dynamic character. Another reason is, that while “content is king”, a bad visual representation of such content can lead to distraction and frustration. The new website design incorporates both, a visually appealing layout and easily accessible user interfaces.

So we hope you like the new colorful and pleasant branding. Of course we would love to hear your opinion about our new design. So if you feel like telling us, just leave a comment. Also, we appreciate any bugs you report.

In this episode we will take a look at the Alert Dialog. This dialog lets the user interact with your application and the great thing is, that it is also very easy to implement. You can use this dialog in many situations. Asking the user to confirm an action before executing it, is actually a good habit that will make your application look and feel more professional.

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In this episode we will take a first glance at lists and how to create them. This is the first episode on lists and due to the fact that lists are a very important and versatile content element, we will cover additional list related techniques in later episodes. So stay tuned!

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Hey guys! Since a few of you were asking when there will be another tutorial, I decided to reply real quick on the blog. A new tutorial is already in the making and will be released around the weekend or at the beginning of next week. I know that there has been quite a bit of delay with the new tutorials and the website updates lately, but the reason for that is actually that we are working hard on some very cool and exciting new features. I can’t say much about it at the moment, but rest assured that they will help to improve the community and the learning experience. So stay tuned and look out for the upcoming tutorial on how to use lists in Android.

In this episode we will take a look at how to notify the user by using Toast messages. These messages are small, unobstrusive notifications that can be used in all kinds of different situations. They are quite elegant and very easy to use.

We will also take a second look at button listeners by introducing the OnLongClickListener. All in all we will create a nice application that is fun to play around with and that invites you to customize it in any way you like.

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In this episode we will take a look at radio buttons and how to use them to create a simple color-switching application. Additionally you will learn more layout related stuff, which is always a good thing.

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I thought it would be nice to have the possibility to share some valueable information, tricks and other awesome stuff outside the scope of the tutorial episodes. Thus, I’d like to introduce the new mini-tutorials called “Quick Tips”.

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