Infinum Android - The pursuit of fast feedback loops

Sebastian Sellmair from JetBrains recently showed off a prototype of hot-reloading Compose UI code for deploying changes without rebuilding the project. It looks exciting and I want it to succeed. At the same time, I’ve learned to be cautiously optimistic about hot-reload solutions.

We’re changing the technology that powers the Play Integrity API on all devices running Android 13 (API level 33) and above to make it faster, more reliable, and more private for users.

Recently I’ve stumbled upon a few AI Text to Speech apps and I’ve noticed they share one tiny common UI treat — a text highlight of the said word. I’ve got curious how I could do it on a Text composable, so let’s dive in!

When we started Snapp Automotive we identified multiple ways to help the automotive ecosystem create great Android based experiences in vehicles. These ranged from processes, to tooling and software technologies, that would allow folk to create these experiences faster, iterate on them more quickly, and arrive at a delightful experience that everyone could enjoy.

Amazon just announced a new service called Aurora DSQL (distributed SQL) a serverless, globally distributed database. This could be significant, as Amazon has lacked a truly scalable database solution beyond Aurora. While Aurora v2 never gained much traction, will this new service be the one? Let's see.