I'd like to start a new series of Qt on Android articles, these will be small articles which will focus on useful features that you'll need on Android but which don't have any Qt API (yet). I'll start with two pretty useful functions. These functions will help us to run C++ code directly on Android […]

Good news, everyone! Qt 5.5 has just been released! The release process of Qt 5.5 has been focused on stabilizing and improving performances. Once more KDAB is proud to be a part of the release, with its engineers constantly providing contributions and patches, as demonstrated by the commit graph of the last 16 weeks: In […]

Update: Here you have also the Chinese version, thanks goes to Foruok. In the last two Qt on Android episodes we learned how to use basic JNI on Android and how to use an external IDE to easily manage the Java part. In this episode, it is time to move forward and focus on extending […]

Update: Here you have also the Chinese version, thanks goes to Foruok. In the last Qt on Android episode we learned the basics of JNI on Android in a Qt way. In this episode I'd like to focus on tools that will help us to be more productive when we extend our Qt on Android […]

Qt on Android Tutorial (please adjust volume / low sound): Abstract: The tutorial will start with instructions on how to setup the development environment, how to configure QtCreator and ensuring that all dependencies are met. It will then continue with a live demonstration on creating an app, deploying it to an Android device and debugging […]

AKA: I know what you did last Christmas ! Hello folks, I'd like to share with you a few things that I did during this Xmas. Besides the fact I'll never ever take a vacation before Xmas, because Brasov is a tourist attraction and it was FULL of tourists in that period. I could ski […]

Update: Here you have also the Chinese version, thanks goes to Foruok. After we've seen how to set up the development environment, how to use Qt on Android and what deployment systems are available and how to sign the final package, it's time to move forward. In this article we are going to learn about […]

In my previous blog, I talked about what characteristics made a good app for Qt in the Android environment. I'll paraphrase an insightful response from Artem Marchenko -- my blog post is really talking only about standalone apps, and not Android integrated ones. That's correct--my blog focused on "easy wins" - areas where you could […]

The power of Qt running on the ubiquity of Android is a potent combination that can be used to great effect in a number of different applications. But are there certain apps that really shine when they’re built using this dynamic duo? Before I go any further, let me introduce myself. My name is Andy […]

erratum 2014-04-13: Updated Bundle Qt libs pros and cons. Update2: Here you can read also the Chinese version, thanks goes to Foruok. After we've learned how to set up the development environment and how to use Qt on Android, it's time to move forward and in this article we are going to learn about different […]

Urbi et Orbi A new year just started a few weeks ago, but Qt on Android doesn’t have time to rest :). The secret meeting At the beginning of the year I attended a very important workshop in Oslo. For two full days KDAB (me) and Digia (Oslo office folks) secretly discussed the future of […]

Update: Here you can read also the Chinese version, thanks goes to Foruok. Use Qt on Android After we learned how to setup the development environment, we'll move forward in this article and learn how to use Qt Creator 3.0 (the one that comes with Qt 5.2 SDK) to create, run, debug and setup Qt […]

In my first article that I wrote about Qt on Android I gave you a small introduction on how the port began and where is it now. I wrote about the fact that in November 2012 I contributed the port to Qt project, but I intentionally omitted one very important thing to tell you. Before […]

Update: Qt on Android Episode 3 is available here. Update2: Here you can read also the Chinese version, thanks goes to Foruok. In this article we'll move forward and see how to set up the development environment for Android. A few remarks before we start: This article focuses on Qt 5.2! I'll add comments for […]

Update: Qt on Android Episode 2 is available here. Update2: Here you can read also the Chinese version, thanks goes to Foruok. I’d like to start a new series of blog posts focused on Qt on Android. The first article is about how it began, how it works, the current status, what to expect from […]