What Is A Restful Api
What is an API? An Application Programming Interface (API) is simply a way of exposing the internal functionality of a service in a safe way. This enables cl...
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How To Implement An Asynctask To Allow Transactional Logic In Android
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How To Run A Background Task In Android Using Alarmmanager And Broadcastreceiver
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