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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Starting the App Setting Up the Project

Patrick Son
Patrick Son
10,954 Points
Posted by Patrick Son
Patrick Son
10,954 Points

When will the Ribbit project be updated for Android Studio?

This question is directed at the Treehouse staff. Right now, the videos for the Build a Self-Destructing Messaging App course are over 1 year old, and still use Eclipse. Do you have an ETA for when the videos will be redone in Android Studio? I'm just wondering because if it is happening soon, I might just hold off until then.

Winthrop Granville
Winthrop Granville
24,373 Points

I'm also having the ActionBar/Toolbar issue. I've even installed the very latest version of Android Studio w/sdk version 22, hopeful that when I created a new project using the Tabbed Activity template with the Navigation Style set to Action Bar Tabs (with ViewPager), it would NOT create this using the old deprecated methods, but unfortunately it still does. I thought that it was not the best practice to use deprecated methods/classes but I'm considering doing so since the newest version of Android Studio is still using them.

I'm going to attempt to replace ActionBar with Toolbar, but in the meantime if anyone has any suggestions or advice on this, or on whether or not it's better to just continue this project using the deprecated ActionBar navigation modes, it would be much appreciated!

11 Answers

Giorgio Art
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Giorgio Art
Courses Plus Student 97 Points
Giorgio Art
Giorgio Art
Courses Plus Student 97 Points

Good question. there are many people having problems with this old course. It is not matching when we use android studio. As Most of us beginners it is very confusing us. I support this question and expect the teamtreahouse should update this course as soon as possible.

Juan Alvarado
Juan Alvarado
3,740 Points
Juan Alvarado
Juan Alvarado
3,740 Points

Not only is the use of Eclipse instead of Android studio in the videos a single source of confusion. But a lot of the API's used seem to have been deprecated by google. ActionBar is now ToolBar as of lollipop and the newest support library. I just finished the weather app that uses the current tools and falling back to this seems counter productive. View Pager seems to be from the old support library as well and I don't know if the pattern still holds true to google's guidelines which is what this project seems to want to do as the styling of Ribbit also relies on old practices.

I hope we can get news on this soon.

Derese Getachew
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Derese Getachew
Courses Plus Student 1,840 Points
Derese Getachew
Derese Getachew
Courses Plus Student 1,840 Points

letting us know when you plan to update it will help Ben Jakuben thanks!

Henrique Goyano
Henrique Goyano
2,651 Points
Henrique Goyano
Henrique Goyano
2,651 Points

Same problem here. ActionBar is now Toobar and I dont know how to convert to this new library. I can see the preview layout because of this. Some help?

Hector Romero
Hector Romero
6,151 Points
Hector Romero
Hector Romero
6,151 Points

Please update it! Thanks!

Kevin Hackett
Kevin Hackett
10,441 Points
Kevin Hackett
Kevin Hackett
10,441 Points

Hi, has there been any more developments on this? I am just starting out and would like to know what to use instead of ActionBar.TabListener

Hitesh Bisht
Hitesh Bisht
2,215 Points
Hitesh Bisht
Hitesh Bisht
2,215 Points

Same issue here ...please update this project..atleast provide us a deadline so that we have so idea. I can see 5 months old comments here with same issue

Hitesh Bisht
Hitesh Bisht
2,215 Points
Hitesh Bisht
Hitesh Bisht
2,215 Points

Same issue here ...please update this project..atleast provide us a deadline so that we have so idea. I can see 5 months old comments here with same issue

Susan Jensen
Susan Jensen
15,190 Points
Susan Jensen
Susan Jensen
15,190 Points

I am having a great deal of trouble trying to set up this project as well. I did what is mentioned in the teacher's notes, and it's not working. (It isn't working in eclipse either!) I also attempted to start the meme app (for android data persistence course, and the tabbed navigation is not showing up there either.-- and I tried starting that one from the 'starter kit' and also cloning it from github.)

Some part of the tab does seem to be showing up, but I am currently clueless as to how to work it out. There is a fragment, with a place for some text. The main activity xml also shows an international-no type circle, and won't let me place any buttons or other widgets, text views, etc, on the main activity layout.

Also, I listen to these videos repeatedly while I am at my day job, and I keep hearing a reference to the blog reader project... which isn't part of the track anymore... is it? (I found it on github and cloned it, apparently minus the gradle files.)

Other students doing this at their own pace may be able to put it off, but I (and about 20 other people) are working through these on a time-table with Code Louisville.

Ryan Chang
Ryan Chang
3,249 Points
Ryan Chang
Ryan Chang
3,249 Points

Please update it! Would really appreciate it. Ben Jakuben