create custom account Android

Question

What is the simplest way to create a custom account on Android? So far I\'ve read the documentation: Creating a Custom Account Type, but it certainly didn\'t help a lot (too vag

Answer 1

Did you checkout the sample sync adapter app? It's a little complicated and convoluted, but if you stick with it you can get things working. I've got a slightly simpler implementation in an android app I've been working on if you want to check that out as well.

Accounts are one of those things that I really wish android made a lot simpler. It used to be a poorly documented yet critical feature. They documentation seems to be getting better though.