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Activity and Fragment Layouts with AndroidX

August 27, 2019 | Android

Bryan Lindsey

Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a simpler way to inflate our views? I’m glad to say that with a few recent AndroidX library updates, there is a simpler way.

What’s New in Android Accessibility

August 12, 2019 | Android

Amidst the various new features and tools announced at Google I/O 2019, Google placed significant emphasis on expanding upon and investing in accessibility within their products and services. Google unveiled exciting new features now available or coming soon to the Android ecosystem in an attempt to make technology more accessible and easy to use for everyone.

CameraX

June 17, 2019 | Android

Andrew Marshall

Android camera development can often be problematic since there are so many different kinds of devices and OS versions to support. Learn how Google’s new CameraX library aims to solve this pain point.

What’s new with Kotlin for Android developers

May 30, 2019 | Android

Andrew Marshall

Google announced a lot of new features at Google IO 2019 surrounding Kotlin and Android – here are some of the highlights.

Kotlin Destructuring Declarations and ComponentN

May 28, 2019 | Android

Rafael Moreno Cesar

Kotlin’s destructure syntax isn’t magic. In fact, if you take a look at what’s happening under the hood it’s easy to tell what what Kotlin is doing the support the use of the destructure syntax with the extension and generated function of componentN.

The Quest for Q: What’s new in Android

May 13, 2019 | Android

Andrew Bailey

Later this year, Android Q is going to appear on some of the 2.5 billion devices running on Android, so let’s take a look at some of the highlights to look forward to.

It’s Here: Google I/O 2019

May 5, 2019 | Android

Michael Yotive

It’s that time of the year. Google I/O is right around the corner, and we couldn’t be more excited. Here’s why.

LiveDataReactiveStreams: Where RxJava meets LiveData

April 29, 2019 | Android

Bryan Lindsey

When choosing a library to make your Android application reactive, which do you choose – the trusty, ever-popular RxJava 2, or the newer, first-party LiveData? While it may be a subject of debate, the good news is that these two can work together using a tool called LiveDataReactiveStreams

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