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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Using Fragments for Tabs Modifying Tabs from the Template

Kevin Gonzales
Kevin Gonzales
4,638 Points
Posted by Kevin Gonzales
Kevin Gonzales
4,638 Points

How outdated is the video and steps?

Just wondering, if the video and steps they provide for android studio in the teacher notes is outdated (everyone seems to be having problems) i Think id rather try to figure out how people do it currently. So is it still relevant ?

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Matthew Barrus
Matthew Barrus
16,731 Points
Matthew Barrus
Matthew Barrus
16,731 Points

It can be frustrating trying to get it to work. What worked best for me was switching to a TabLayout interface. I followed this tutorial and got it working fairly quickly:

https://guides.codepath.com/android/Google-Play-Style-Tabs-using-TabLayout

Note that I'm only as far as the video "Modifying Tabs from the Template" (which is where everything starts going downhill) so I can't comment on whether future steps continue to be easy to implement....