There’s a lot of buzzwords surrounding big tech at the moment, including things like “monopoly,” “data privacy,” and “anti-competitive practices.” Many of these words seem to be floating around the head of one of the biggest tech giants of all: Google. Though Google’s name has been in the news for things like the current US […]
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During the various Covid-19 lockdowns around the globe the app economy skyrocketed, with an increase in time (and money) spent on apps. According to Forbes, games are the industry’s leading category, with a growth of nearly 3 billion downloads and almost $7 billion in spending since the end of 2019. However the pandemic didn’t necessarily […]
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Well, it seems Google has caved… After a long, drawn-out battle between developers and Google, they have promised to make it easier to install new software through third-party apps. The difficulties surrounding using alternative app stores came to the limelight with Epic, the company behind Fortnite, when they chose to remove the popular game from […]
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In the same week we discovered that Harmony OS from Huawei is coming sooner than expected, we also received Android 11 – the latest update to the most popular mobile operative system. Although not everything is new (since a beta version was rolled out in June), we can now see the final features that can […]
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Going on vacation to a place without Wi-Fi coverage, but still want to level up your software engineering skills? No problem, we’ve got you covered! When discussing offline resources, the most obvious one is books. There are numerous books on Android and software engineering, and they deal with all different levels of experience. With that […]
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In the world of smartphones today, Android seems to be dominating the operating system. This is because Android owns over 74% of the operating system. Hence, we can affirm Android smartphones are the most used phones in the world. Based on this, Google has been continually upgrading its Android operating system to make clients have […]
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Whether you are a novice Android Developer aiming to be better in your craft or an expert trying to expand your network and learn something new, following different channels of Android development related content is very important – to get that fresh platform news, talks and examples that might take you one step ahead of […]
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With the advent and upgrade in smartphones, the world has become a mobile place. Statista reported that there are over 3.5 billion active users of smartphones as of 2020. Out of that number, over 2.5 billion people are Android users with over 2.8 million downloadable Android apps from Google Play Store. This implies that programmers are doing a whole lot of […]
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Android Studio is an integrated app development environment that every Android indie app developer should know about! With IDE, app developers can, without hassle, create efficient and attractive apps for tablets, smartphones, and more. Android Studio is user-friendly and offers exciting add-ons. Peradventure you are already leveraging Android Studio, you might have been missing out […]
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Google announced a new format for Android apps that incorporates all the collated codes and resources of your files but defers signing to Google Play and APK generation. The app serving framework of Google play known as the Dynamic delivery then leverages your app bundle to produce and deliver enhanced APKs for each client’s device […]
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