Google I/O is a wrap. The conference celebrated product and platform innovations at Google. As part of the Google Developer Expert programme a group of us travelled to I/O and enjoyed learning together, here we…
Category: X-Post
Kotlin Anti-Patterns – Also this is Null
Kotlin is a young language, and with that comes many untrodden paths and unknown gotchas. Let’s explore one of these anti-patterns, for the sake of the article I’ve called it “Also this is null”.
Battling the 65k method limit
### Battling the 65k method limit 2016 is the year of the method limit. Many hardened Android developer will already know this and will have been fighting the holy war for many years, but this…
You have permission to crash
### You have permission to crash With targetting Marshmallow, 6.0, API 23, the latest version of Android, strange things can happen if you don’t get your permission flow correct. The code seems legit and yet…
Inspecting databases with Stetho
Have you ever been writing a database backed Android application and you quickly want to look at some of your SQL stored data? Maybe wondering why your query isn’t working or seeing if the database…
Q&A with Android Developer Paul Blundell
In this post, I interviewed developer Paul Blundell to gain some insight on his experience with Android and discuss how he manages his apps. Gregory: How did you get started with Android. Why did you…
The Making of an Android Auto Demo Unit
Android Auto is a protocol developed by Google to allow mobile devices to be controlled by a car head unit. This means you can use Google Maps navigation, play music, get notifications of important happenings,…