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December 15th, 2024

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Get started with OpenTelemetry for Android

In this tutorial, learn how to integrate the OpenTelemetry SDK for Android and start collecting observability data. Instrument spans with attributes and attach metadata to the resources object to address network latency issues, OS version or device-specific issues, and unexpected user behavior.

SDK Development; The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Through a decade of working with SDKs, Javad Arjmandi has seen the good, the bad, and the downright ugly when it comes to SDKs.

Understanding ViewModel Persistence Across Configuration Changes

Sandeep Kella dive deep into the mechanics and internal implementation of the ViewModel system to understand persistence across configuration changes.

Automate Android Feature Creation with Gradle

Learn how to streamline the process of generating files with reusable templates using a Gradle Task.

Koin’s Isolated Context

Stefano Natali shows how to create a separate dependency injection container for your libraries and SDKs.

Koin IDE Plugin: A Koin Configuration Tree

Art Shendrik shares a sneak peek of the Koin IDE Plugin currently under development and targeting Q1 2025.

Reddit improved app startup speed using Baseline Profiles and R8

An overview of how the Reddit team optimized its Android app to reduce startup times and improve rendering performance using Baseline Profiles

Adaptive Layouts in Compose Multiplatform

Kevin Schildhorn looks at adaptive layouts for adapting your UI to fit different display sizes on Android, and it's now available for Compose Multiplatform.

You Are Going to Need It

Romain Guy focuses on one of the (numerous) benchmarking traps encountered regularly.

LLM Based Android UI Testing – “Journeys with Gemini”

Sam Edwards takes a closer look at LLM-based Android UI testing.

Google Maps in Jetpack Compose: Polygons

Joe Birch dives into the Polygon composable and learn how we can draw coordinate-based shapes on our map.

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Libraries & Code

logcat

A tiny Kotlin API for cheap logging on top of Android's normal Log class.

News

The next chapter of the Gemini era for developers

Google announced Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental to enable even more immersive and interactive applications, as well as new coding agents that will enhance workflows by taking action on behalf of the developer.

Notes from Google Play: The next phase of Play

Google shares a vision for the next phase of Play where Play leans into being more than a store and becomes a dynamic platform that connects people with your content.

Introducing Android XR SDK Developer Preview

Google has launched the developer preview of the Android XR SDK - a comprehensive development kit for Android XR.

Videos & Podcasts

Modularization of large Android apps

Lajos Nyéki explores the challenges faced in large Android applications, including longer build times and coordination issues among multiple development teams.

Top 3 Custom Loading Animations In Jetpack Compose

Philipp Lackner shows 3 cool custom loading animations you can implement with Jetpack Compose.

Building a Clean Architecture App using MVVM & Jetpack Compose

Daniel Atitienei shows you how to build a Clean Architecture app based on League of Legends.

Notes from Google Play: The next phase of Play

Sam Bright takes a look back at some of the key features and programs launched this year to help you build successful apps and games businesses.

logcat - a new look at logging with Piwai from Square

Kaushik looks at a new logging library from Square called logcat.

Remind users to Rate your App - Compose Multiplatform

Android 16 Developer Preview 1, Passkeys Spotlight Week, and more!

Learn more about the First Developer Preview of Android 16, Spotlight Week on Passkeys, Stability and Performance Improvements to the Android Emulator and more!

Expanding Jewel: Markdown-to-Compose Magic

In this live-coding episode, Ivan and Seb roll up their sleeves and dive into Jewel, adding new features to its Markdown-to-Compose rendering engine.

Going from Swift to Kotlin with Skip

Sebastian and Márton talk to the founders of Skip, an iOS-to-Android, Swift-to-Kotlin transpiler solution.

Specials

Start More Projects

Whether you think you’ll be able to finish them or not, Ryan Harter thinks you should start more projects.