Every one else is probably brighter than me. However, after reading the instructions over and over again, and then attempting to follow them, it just wasn't working. All I wanted to do was start a libGDX project in Android Studio. I finally figured out where I went wrong, so here …

Actually, I'm not the first one to do this. It's been done dozens of times before, and quite frankly, to higher levels. So, why do I make my own kernel overclocked? Well, I do think there is one difference in my kernel overclocking than the others. I don't increase the …

CPU and GPU voltage control are back! To God be the glory!

Since moving to Android Nougat, I have not been able to make GPU and CPU voltage control work for the Samsung Galaxy S4, but that changed today. You can see the commit here:

https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/android_kernel_samsung_jf …

While building AOKP 7.1.2 for the kltevwz (the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5), I ran into this error:

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device/qcom/common/power/power-8974.c:143:17: error: ‘POWER_HINT_LAUNCH_BOOST’ was not declared in this scope .......Edited for space........ make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

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So, I headed over to …

When making apps, I have begun to realize that I don't do a very good job of creating intuitive and informative interfaces. The fact that the user his the export button doesn't really tell the Just Notes app user that they actually did anything, or that notes were exported. That …

After finishing my Android developer course, I decided to try to put my new found (fledgling) skills to use by making a game. It's a classic side scroller with an arcade feel to it. The story line is pretty short and to the point: you are a captain of a …

Parse is a really neat tool for your Android applications, allowing you to have online servers that store game scores, driver id's, names, logins, you name it! Whatever storage your app needs, you can just about always use parse for the job.

The usual way of getting parse set up …

Recently I updated my Ships, Captain, and Crew game, because of a comment from a friend. They wanted to know where to find the instructions on how to play the game.

Of course, I told them the instructions are on the "about" page. They looked and couldn't find them. After …

As many of you probably already know, the parse server service was shut down some time ago. However, on the way out the door, they released all of their material as open source for the community at large to benefit from. This is great for open source junkies like me …

Below are some kernels for the Samsung Galaxy S5. You can find the source code here:

https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser

Praise God! The AKLU kernel has arrived on the Galaxy S5 in the flavor of NOUGAT!

Here is the latest download for AOKP Nougat, it may work on CM, PAC …