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August 25th, 2024

Articles & Tutorials

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Create Your Own Android Library: Part 1

In this first part, Pooja Shaji discusses how to implement an Android library as a module dependency and reuse it.

Automate Android Login Workflows with ADB and Python

Abhishek Dubey walks through the steps to automate the login flow of a mobile application, addressing the common pain points of repetitive and time-consuming manual logins.

Effective Map Composables: Draggable Markers

Uli Bubenheimer continues exploring effective patterns and best practices for the android-maps-compose GitHub library.

Understanding TextField and BasicTextField in Jetpack Compose

Dobri Kostadinov explores the differences between TextField and BasicTextField and their unique features, then discusses when and how to use each.

Granular Analytics Through Delegation In Kotlin

Michal Ankiersztajn shares a Kotlin technique for analyzing code at runtime.

data class in Kotlin

Amit Shekhar writes about the data class in Kotlin and how it works internally.

Pushing the Boundaries of Compose Multiplatform with AGSL Shaders

Manel Martos Roldán shows how to create stunning graphics across platforms with Compose and Shaders.

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Libraries & Code

ArtMaker

ArtMaker is a flexible and customisable library that allows users to draw anything they want on screen and has been built fully with Jetpack Compose

fitflextv_android

FitFlexTV is a home workout app. It uses Firebase for real-time data and secure authentication, with Clean Architecture and MVI pattern, and Jetpack Compose for TV for a reusable UI.

News

Adding 16 KB Page Size to Android

Learn how Android 15 can run with 4 KB or 16 KB page sizes in order to improve the operating system performance overall and to give device manufacturers an option to make this trade-off,

Tune in for our summer episode of #TheAndroidShow on August 27!

In just a few days, on Tuesday, August 27 at 10AM PT, Google will drop the summer episode of #TheAndroidShow, on YouTube and on developer.android.com.

Videos & Podcasts

Getting started with KMP with Abdul Basit

bdul Basit examines how to get started with KMP, working with Expect and Actual, available libraries, and Compose Multiplatform.

From KID to SENIOR DEVELOPER | Joe Birch's INSPIRING Story

Discover the inspiring story of Joe Birch, one of the most recognized Android Developers worldwide, from his childhood to SENIOR ENGINEER II at Buffer.

How To Automate Network Layer Creation in Android!

Charfaoui Younes explores a powerful method for simplifying the creation of the network layer in Android.

Applying the Decorator Pattern in Kotlin

Dave Leeds shows how to apply the Decorator Pattern using the classic approach, and modernizes the pattern using some of Kotlin's language features.

Fragments in Compose

Jeremy Woods talks about the migration from fragments to Compose and the recently added APIs to help this process.

How to Show Snackbars From ANY Place In Your Compose App

Philipp Lackner shows how you can easily show snackbars from any place, like ViewModels or other classes. These snackbars will also stay across navigation transitions.

Re-Implementing kotlinx.coroutines

Sebastian Sellmair shows how to re-implement the basics of kotlinx.coroutines, such as launching coroutines, Dispatchers and switching context.