Debug Android API Calls Like a Boss | by Reza | Jan, 2024
Now let’s explore 🕵️♂️ what are the options available today. Overview: Flipper is a library from Facebook that is not limited to monitoring network calls; it also offers a lot of other debugging tools, such as viewing databases in the app, shared preferences, checking the…
Graceful Exits: Implementing Close Confirmation for Jetpack Compose ModalBottomSheet | by Katie Barnett | Jan, 2024
Ensure users don’t lose their input accidentally — add a simple confirmation dialog. Best to check before closing the bottom sheet! The ModalBottomSheet in Jetpack Compose is easy to use, it just pops up at the bottom of the screen and allows the user easy…
Performance In Jetpack Compose — Stability & Immutability | by Tolga Pirim | Jan, 2024
Before explaining the concepts of restartable and skippable, I’ll first explain what recomposition is. Recomposition is the process of calling your composable functions again when inputs change. This happens when the function’s inputs change. When Compose recomposes based on new inputs, it only calls the…
How to use Resources in Compose Multiplatform | by Kashif Mehmood | Jan, 2024
Resources are such a big part of any mobile app, they include drawable, fonts, text files, and many more. With the introduction of Compose Multiplatform, we have a Compose resource component but it has been experimental and there have been several changes along different versions….
Room Relationships Explained. How to split data into multiple tables… | by Michal Ankiersztajn | Jan, 2024
Relationships are essential concept in projecting and implementing your database. Learn how to define and use one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many relationships in Android Room. For those who want to jump into the code, check the data package inside: One-To-One @Entitydata class UserEntity(@PrimaryKey val id: Long,val…
Lesser-known tools in AndroidStudio, A complete guide on how Bluetooth and BLE work, Create a blue… | by PAD Editorial | Jan, 2024
Lesser-known tools in AndroidStudio, A complete guide on how Bluetooth and BLE work, Create a blue effect with Jetpack Compose, Why ChannelFlow might be better than Flow. Hadi Dortaj introduces you to four valuable editor-based tools in Android Studio/IntelliJ IDEA that might not be widely…
Netflix Toolbar Scroll Effect. Recently I was with of group of Android… | by Bill Tsapalos | Jan, 2024
Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash Recently I was with of group of Android developers which were talking about the Netflix Android application. Even if the Netflix Design Team has done a nice work there with the transparent toolbar for the content but at the…
Multiplatform Magic: One Codebase, Three Platforms | by DeveloperSpace | Jan, 2024
SQLDelight, a powerful Kotlin library for writing platform-agnostic SQL queries, joins forces with caching to create a dynamic duo that elevates your app’s efficiency. Here will be storing the refreshToken which we will get from the response of login & signUp API call. So next…
Building Dynamic App Icons in Android | by Josias Sena | Jan, 2024
Have you ever glanced at your mobile screen and noticed an app’s icon looking fresh and different from before? This isn’t just visual flair; it’s the magic of dynamic app icons at play. This fascinating feature allows Android apps to change their icons dynamically, all…
Android ViewModel: Single state or not? | by Andrei Riik | Jan, 2024
In the Android/Kotlin world, there are 2 ways to provide the state from the ViewModel layer to the View layer: single state and multiple states. Which one is better? Let’s do some overview of the pros and cons of both methods. High-level thoughts Single state…