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8 Ways to Reduce Your Android App APK Size
Everything you can do to reduce the size of your APK will encourage more users to download your app. Find out how you can create a trimmer, slimmer APK and...
Jessica Thornsby
10 Jan 2019
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Connect to an API With Retrofit, RxJava 2, and Kotlin
In this post, you'll learn how to use Retrofit—one of the most widely used networking libraries for Android. Create an app that retrieves remote data using...
Jessica Thornsby
14 Nov 2018
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Kotlin Reactive Programming for an Android Sign-Up Screen
How can RxJava help you solve the real-world problems you'll encounter when developing Android apps? We use RxJava 2.0, RxBinding and RxAndroid to create a...
Jessica Thornsby
6 Aug 2018
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Kotlin Reactive Programming With RxJava and RxKotlin
If you've previously used RxJava or RxAndroid and want to make the switch to Kotlin, or want to start reactive programming with Kotlin, this tutorial is for...
Jessica Thornsby
30 Jul 2018
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Code Your First Android Slice and Keep Users Engaged
Slices are shaping up to be an important tool to keep your users coming back for more, so now’s the perfect time to get some hands-on experience with this...
Jessica Thornsby
5 Jul 2018
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Highlights of Google I/O 2018
And that’s a wrap! This year’s Google I/O has come to a close, and as usual there were lots of announcements and releases for developers to get excited...
Jessica Thornsby
15 May 2018
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Get Wear OS and Android Talking: Exchanging Information via the Wearable Data Layer
If you’re developing for Wear OS, then you’re in a unique position to cherry-pick the best features from two very different devices. Find out how to create a...
Jessica Thornsby
27 Apr 2018
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Code a Widget for Your Android App: Add a Configuration Activity
In the previous posts, we created an Android widget that retrieves and displays data, responds to onClick events, and updates on a schedule and on demand....
Jessica Thornsby
12 Mar 2018
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Code a Widget for Your Android App: Updating the Widget
In the previous post, we created an Android widget that retrieves and displays data, and responds to onClick events, but this widget is still missing one...
Jessica Thornsby
27 Feb 2018
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Code a Widget for Android: Input and Display
In this post, you'll find out how to create a widget that lives on the Android homescreen, retrieves and displays data, and responds to onClick events.
Jessica Thornsby
14 Feb 2018
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Creating Accessible Android Apps: Assistive Technologies
Reach more users by creating a more inclusive experience for your app. In this post, I'll show you how to support key assistive devices in your app.
Jessica Thornsby
6 Dec 2017
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Creating Accessible Android Apps
Reach more users and make sure you're providing the best possible experience for everyone who downloads your app by creating a more inclusive experience.
Jessica Thornsby
3 Dec 2017
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