“Android Live TV” Documentation by “Webcraft Bangladesh” v1.0

“Android Live TV”

“Android Live TV”

By: Mohammad Zakaria Chowdhury

Thank you for purchasing the app. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, please feel free to message me via my user page contact form here. Thanks so much!
Table of Contents

•     Which Eclipse version is needed?
•     How to open the project in Eclipse?
•     How to change the package name?
•     How to change app name?
•     How to add a station / channel?
•     How to change AdMob publisher id?
•     How to enable/disable Ad?
•     How to change 'About' section?
•     How to add your Facebook page?
•     How to add your Twitter page?
•     Graphics
•     App Showcase
•     Rating
•     Credits

Which Eclipse version is needed?

Latest Eclipse version is recommended, which can be downloaded from here:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
How to open the project in Eclipse?




    Open Eclipse > Import > Android > "Existing Android Code into Worksplace" > Next
    Root Directory > Click Browse button & browse the project folder “Live TV/Source” > Select all 4 projects 'actionbar-library', 'LiveTV', 'VitamioBundle' & 'ZI'
    After sucessfully importing the app, Right Click 'LiveTV' project from Package Explorer > Properties > Java Build Path > Order and Export > Check on 'Android Private Libraries' > OK
    Then go to 'Project' Menu > Clean.. > Clean All Projects > OK
    Wait for few minutes until all errors are gone. Ignore any warning appears in 'Problems' tab.

How to change the package name?

You can change it easily from Eclipse. Here are the steps:

    Right Cilck 'LiveTV' project from Package Explorer > Application Tools > Rename Application Package > Finish.

How to change app name?



    Open Eclipse > LiveTV > res > values > strings.xml
    Select 'strings.xml' tab next to 'Resources' tab
    Enter your app name inside "app_name" string tag:
    <string name="app_name">Android Live TV</string>

This will change both title inside the app & app icon name.
How to add a station / channel?



A station /channel needs following 4 information.

    Station Name
    Stream URL
    Station Description
    Station Image

Check the right image which highlights respected information of a station / channel.

To Add a station / channel you need following 3 steps.


A. Add Station Name:

    Go to: Eclipse > LiveTV > res > values > strings.xml
    Select 'strings.xml' tab next to 'Resources' tab
    Enter a new "item" tag pair with your station name inside "station_names" string array block:
    <item>Your Channel Name Here</item>


B. Add Stream URL:

    Go to: Eclipse > LiveTV > res > values > strings.xml
    Select 'strings.xml' tab next to 'Resources' tab
    Enter a new "item" tag pair with your station name inside "station_urls" string array block:
    <item>http://your-stream-address.com</item>


C. Add Station Description:

    Go to: Eclipse > LiveTV > res > values > strings.xml
    Select 'strings.xml' tab next to 'Resources' tab
    Enter a new "item" tag pair with your station name inside "station_detail" string array block:
    <item>Your Channel Information Here....</item>

Important: If your new station name or station description contains special characters like quotation ("), apostrophe ('), ampersand (&), less than (<) & greater than (>), you have to replace these with following respectively:

 " => \"
 ' => \'
 & => &amp;
 < => &lt;
 > => &gt;


D. Add Station Image:

    Create a station image with a graphics software
    Rename the image with a 'station_' prefix & a station number. If it's for 1st sation then station number will be 1, for 2nd station it will be 2 and so on. Example: "station_1.png", "station_2.png", "station_3.png" etc.
    Drag the image and place it inside: Eclipse > LiveTV > res > drawable-mdpi

Note: If you do not have a station image then the app will display a default image for that station. To change default station image, replace /res/drawable-mdpi/station_default.png with your own graphics.

Also create seperate graphics of different device screen sizes & place them into other drawble folders (drawable-hdpi, drawable-ldpi & drawable-xhdpi) with same file name as described above. Check here for more information:

Devices and Displays

Supporting Multiple Screens
How to change AdMob publisher id?



    Open Eclipse > LiveTV > res > values > strings.xml
    Select 'strings.xml' tab next to 'Resources' tab
    Enter your AdMob publisher id inside "admob_publisher_id" string tag:
    <string name="admob_publisher_id">Your AdMob ID Here</string>

How to enable/disable Ad?


    Open Eclipse > LiveTV > res > values > strings.xml
    Select 'strings.xml' tab next to 'Resources' tab
    Enter 'false' inside "is_display_ad" string tag:
    <string name="is_display_ad">false</string>

How to change 'About' section?



    Go to: Eclipse > LiveTV > assets > html > about.html
    Right click about.html > Open With > Text Editor
    It will open into a text editor inside Eclipse, make your necessary changes & save

If you want to display an image, then place it inside /assets/html/images/ folder & add following code:

<img src='images/yourimage.png' />
How to add your Facebook page?


    Open Eclipse > LiveTV > res > values > strings.xml
    Select 'strings.xml' tab next to 'Resources' tab
    Enter your Facebook page name inside "facebook_id" string tag:
    <string name="facebook_id">Your Facebook Page Name Here</string>

How to add your Twitter page?


    Open Eclipse > LiveTV > res > values > strings.xml
    Select 'strings.xml' tab next to 'Resources' tab
    Enter your Twitter page name inside "twitter_id" string tag:
    <string name="twitter_id">Your Twitter Page Name Here</string>



Graphics



You will find all buttons & station image into /res/drawable-mdpi/ folder. Just create your own graphics and replace those files. Create seperate graphics of different device screen sizes & place them into other drawble folders (drawable-hdpi, drawable-ldpi & drawable-xhdpi) with same file name found at drawable-mdpi folder. Check here for more information: Devices and Displays & Supporting Multiple Screens.

Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this app. As I said at the beginning, I'd be glad to help you if you have any questions relating to this app. No guarantees, but I'll do my best to assist. If you have a more general question relating to the apps on CodeCanyon, you might consider visiting the "FAQ / Support" section and asking your question in the "Comments" section at CodeCanyon app detail page.

Mohammad Zakaria Chowdhury

Webcraft Bangladesh

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HOW TO CUSTOMIZE THE GAME

 HOW TO CUSTOMIZE THE GAME

HOW TO CUSTOMIZE THE GAME

Go to Help->Install new Software and next to "Work with:" paste this:

https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/

Press enter in your keyboard. Inside "Developer Tools" select "Android Developer Tools" and click "next". Click "next" again. Accept the license and click "Finish". Wait for the installation . If Eclipse says you that "You are installing content that contains unsigned content..." click "Ok".

Once you have installed that, return again to Help->Install new Software and paste:

http://dist.springsource.com/release/TOOLS/gradle

Press enter and inside "Extensions / Gradle Integration" select "Gradle IDE". And then follow the same steps you have followed before. When the installation have finishes close and open Eclipse.

Then, copy the folder “TwoCars” in your workspace.

Now, open the file called local.porperties inside the folder TwoCars and replace my sdk path with your sdk path. You can see your sdk path opening the sdk from Window->Android SDK Manager in your Eclipse.

Now you can import the project following this video: http://youtu.be/90i_nycQTUg

The libraries you have to use are included with the .zip you have downloaded from Codecanyon.

HOW TO CUSTOMIZE THE GAME

Admob banner and interstitial

You can change the banner and interstitials in TwoCars-core/src/C/C.java. Look for AD_UNIT_ID_BANNER and AD_UNIT_ID_INTERSTITIAL

Also, you can change the % of times that the Interstitial is shown from that file, changing “interstitial_percentage”. If you want to show the interstitial after every game put 100.

Leaderboard ID

After you have generate your game id in your Google Play console put it in TwoCars-android/res/values/strings.xml replacing mine.

From that document you can also change your game name.

After you have generated the leaderboard (best score) change the Leaderboard id in TwoCars-core/src/C/C.java ad look for:

public static String LEADERBOARD_ID

Images

You can find the game images in TwoCars-android/assets and in TwoCars-android/res/drawable-hdpi. If you are going to change current images, I recommend that you use the same proportions for your images.

Difficulty

Go to TwoCars-core/src/net.apepestudio.gametwocars/GameScreen.java and look for "Increasing difficulty".

Export the game

Once you have changed everything you want and you have changed the package name of your Android Project, Right click in TwoCars-android->export and follow the steps you do normally with every application.

Remember to change package name also in AndroidManifest.xml !!

How to contact me

If you want to customize several things or simply you don't now how to export it, we can agree on a price and I can do it for you.

You can contact me by Skype (my username is "guillocrack") or by email "developerapk@gmail.com".

Please, when you write me, tell me that you have bought Two Cars, because I have other games. Thank you.

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Google Play edition navigation buttons

Google Play edition navigation buttons

Some Google Play edition devices have two or three physical buttons just below the screen:
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Menu: This button opens options relating to the screen you’re on.
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Home: Opens Home. If you’re viewing a left or right Home screen, the main Home screen opens. To open Google Now, touch & hold this button.
•
Back: Opens the previous screen that you were working in, even if it was in a different app. Once you back up to the Home screen, you can’t go back any further in your history.
Menus
Many screens in apps and Settings include either a Menu icon (for example, on Nexus devices) or items in the permanent Menu button at the bottom of the screen (on some Google Play edition devices). Touch it to explore additional options, including help.
Organise your Home screens
To change the wallpaper for your Home screens, touch & hold the background.

 To add an app icon to a Home screen:
1. Go to the Home screen where you want to place the app.
2. Touch the All Apps icon.
3. Swipe from right to left, if necessary, to find the app that you
want.
4. Touch & hold the app until the Home screen appears, slide it
into place and lift your finger.

NEXUS 5 TIPS: The Home screens on Nexus 5 work
differently from Home screens on the other Nexus
devices.
• To change your wallpaper, add a widget, adjust Search
settings or change screen order, touch & hold the
background of any Home screen.
• You can have any number of Home screens to the right.
To add one, swipe to the rightmost screen and drag an
app or widget to the right edge.
• The screen to the left of the main Home screen is
reserved for Google Now and is available only when
Google Now is turned on.

To add a widget to the Home screen on a Nexus 4, 7 or 10, follow

the same steps, and keep swiping right through the All Apps
screens to find the widget that you want.
On Nexus 5, touch & hold the background of any Home screen to
reveal the widgets control.
To move an app or widget to another position:
1. Touch & hold the icon.
2. Slide your finger to the new position.
To move between Home screens, slide towards the edge of the screen.
To bump another icon out of the way, slide slowly into it.
3.
Lift your finger.
To create a folder, slide one icon quickly over another.

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Touch & type

Touch & type  Word and 4 ImageS

Touch & type  Word and 4 ImageS

To select or activate something, touch it.
To type something, such as a name, password or search terms, just touch where you want to type. A keyboard pops up that lets you type into the field.
Other common gestures include:
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Touch & hold. Touch & hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until it responds. For example, this is how you access accents and other special characters on the keyboard.
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Touch, hold & drag. Touch & hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger, move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position. For example, you can move apps around on the Home screen.

Swipe or slide. Quickly move your finger across the surface of the screen, without pausing when you first touch (so you don’t drag something instead). For example, you can slide a Home screen left or right to view the other Home screens.
•
Double-tap. Tap quickly twice on a web page, map or other screen to zoom. For example, double-tap a picture in Chrome to zoom in, and double-tap again to zoom out.
•
Scale. In some apps (such as Maps, Chrome and Gallery), you can scale by placing two or more fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to enlarge scale) or spreading them apart (to reduce it). Alternatively, in some apps you can double-tap and then, without lifting your finger, drag up to reduce or down to enlarge the scale of the image.
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Rotate the screen. The orientation of most screens rotates with your device as you turn it. To lock or unlock a tablet’s vertical orientation, swipe down from the top right of any screen and touch the Rotation icon in Quick Settings. To do the same thing on a phone, go to Settings > Device > Display.

Help & support

Most Nexus screens include a Menu icon that you can touch for additional options, usually including help for that screen. On Google Play edition phones, this menu may be available from a button below the main screen.

Android version & updates

To check your version number or get the latest system update for a Nexus or Google Play edition phone, first go to Settings > System > About phone or About tablet. Then look for these labels:
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System updates. Touch to check whether you have any pending system updates.
•
Android version. Look partway down the list for this heading and the number just below it.

If you don’t have a Nexus or Google Play edition phone or tablet and are running Android 4.4 on some other device, some details of the system as described in this book may vary.

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