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How to add a user list to your social media app

  The user list will provide a list of all our users. Depending on the size of your network, your user list may range from a few people to millions. The user list is important because it shows a new or existing user who else is using the app and it allows them an opportunity to connect. This tutorial will cover how to create a userlist for your app. The user list will look similar to the one shown in the image above. As you get more experienced, we will optimise our app to perform better and cater for larger audiences. Create the layout Create a new Activity. Give this activity a new name... something like "users", "allusers" or "students". This will depend on the type of app.  Add a linear Horizontal Inside the linear Horizontal, place an imageview, a textview and an imageview inside the linear. Give the textview a weight of 1. This will make it take up the entire screen. Change the imageviews and place the icons you want to use. In my example, I am using

The ultimate guide to car insurance

Vehicle owners are required by law to have some form of car insurance. This article will cover the various types of motor vehicle insurance as well as the benefits and limitations of the various forms of insurance. What is car insurance Academically, we can define insurance as the pooling of risk by the insurer. The responsibility of paying for losses is passed from the vehicle owner(insured) to the insurer(insurance company). Car insurance is therefore a means of compensation for loss suffered in the event of an accident.  Key insurance terms Before we get into the details, let's first get to understand some common terms that are used in insurance. • Cover   cover is the term used to refer to the amount of protection provided by insurance. • Indemnity This is the act of returning the insured to the same financial position that they were in prior to a loss. • Policy This is the written evidence of the terms of an insurance contract. • Premium This is money paid by the insured to t

17 Best gift ideas for men

17 Best gift ideas for men First of all, thank you for reading this... it's not many men that are blessed enough to receive 'real' gifts in their lifetime... so you're a legend for even thinking about it. So his birthday or an important milestone is coming up and you'd like to do something special for him. You're not sure what to get him, but that's alright, now that you're here. In this article we'll cover 17 of the best gift ideas that your special man will definitely love. However, before we get started, I'd like to give you some tips that will help you become a great gift chooser.  By the way, this post contains affiliate links. That means if you make a purchase or sign up to a service after clicking one of my links I may receive a commission, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting my site! Tips for choosing the right gift for him • It's not about you Your goal is to make him feel special. So start by forgetting yourself and fo

Dating advice for single moms

The following is a compilation of tips and advice that I made based primarily on my experience dating single moms. I also have an army of 'sisters' and friends who confide in me. It's funny how everything seems easier when you're looking from the outside. I hope these tips will give you some insights into the male perspective... and more importantly, it keeps you from pushing away a great decent guy like myself ;-) So these recommendations are meant for any single mom who wants to move forward and is exploring the prospect of a long term relationship with someone new. I have written these with a friend or sister in mind... as the ultimate reader. So this is exactly the same advice I would give my own sister.  I hope you will find them as helpful as I intended them to be. I am however not an expert on love... no one is. So go through these with an open mind and enjoy love in its fullness. Now let's get into it... RECOMMENDED READING: HOW TO TELL IF YOU ARE WASTING Y

How to create user profiles for a social media app

User profiles allow us to showcase our uniqueness by adding custom pics and customizing our personal information. This tutorial will take you through the process of creating the profile section of our social media app. We will start by creating a new activity with the name "profile". Building the profile interface Next we will build our layout for the profile section. We will use imageviews, linears and textviews to display the user data. Our layout will look as shown above in Sketchware. You can customize yours. In the image above I have used: 1. Scrollview(vertical) This will allow me to scroll up and down if the data overlaps 2. linears to position my widgets horizontally and vertically. 3. Textviews for the labels 4. Imageview for the user's profile picture as well as the Help Tips. 5. Edittexts where the user will enter their user details. 6. Spinner to allow the user to choose from predetermined options. 7. Button that will be clicked when the user wants to update o