I am just finishing my Android App and before pushing it into the market (not the Google play but a closed market), I would like to include the typical information about our company (the developers), release number, etc.
I wanted to include it under "Preferences" with an "About this App" title and the information below. The problem is that I want that information to include an http link to our web page and the items that the preferences mechanism provides do not fit my needs. Anyway, I just need a non-editable field (or pop-up dialog) under the Preferences list..
Any hints?
I always use a normal view (something like LinearLayout) for my about page, that I link to from inside my preferences screen. The reason I do this, is exactly the same as what you're asking, because I want to place some URLs on it and the normal Preferences activity is rather ugly for this. Most of the time I place the link to the About page in my Preferences, but I have also put the About link directly in my Settings menu.
This way, you have a normal view, where you can place whatever you like. In most case I place the App name, the App version and some links to the web etcetera.