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Prefer Storing Data with Jetpack DataStore

Welcome Jetpack DataStore, now in alpha - a new and improved data storage solution aimed at replacing SharedPreferences.

Articles

Supercharge Android dev with Scrcpy and WiFi

I lie somewhere in the middle, I need a physical device for development, but I also need it to be on my screen, for when I am presenting my work to someone over a Google meet/zoom/hangout call.

Android R One-Time Permission Expiration Sometimes Kills Alarms, Jobs, More

Android R adds one-time permissions to the user experience. The idea is that the user can grant a runtime permission for a while. I thought that it was for the current process invocation, but it appears as though you lose the permission if your app moves to the background for a while as well, where “a while” is less than a minute.

The internals of Android APK build process

Understanding the flow of the Android APK build process, the execution environment, and code compilation blog post aims to be the starting point for developers to get familiar with the build process of Android APK.

Libraries and useful resources

infinum/android-sentinel

Sentinel is a simple one screen UI which provides a standardised entry point for tools used in development and QA alongside device, application and permissions data.