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AIDL on Android: when a plain service is not enough
A working editor's guide to AIDL on Android, when to reach for it over a regular Service, and what it…
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R8 Full Mode in 2026: Cut APK Size Without Breaking Your App
R8 full mode, the proguard-android-optimize file and tighter resource configs can shrink your Android APK. Here's a modern workflow that…
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Why Android Calling Is a Distributed System (and How to Fix It)
Android calling behaves like a distributed system—here is how a call state machine keeps notifications, ringing, and cleanup reliable across…
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New Android ViewModel Scoping APIs: A Plain Read for Compose Teams
Android's new ViewModel scoping APIs let you tie a ViewModel to a Composable, pager page or bottom sheet. Here is…
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Kotlin Context Parameters: What They Are and Why You Should Care
Kotlin 2.2's context parameters solve dependency passing without implicit receivers. Here's what changes for your code.
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How to Test Android UI Logic Without Android in the Loop
Skip Dispatchers.setMain() and Robolectric—test your UI state with plain Kotlin classes.
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The Manual JSON Schema Problem — and One Kotlin Annotation That Fixes It
Schemify uses KSP to auto-generate JSON Schema Draft 2020-12 from annotated Kotlin data classes with no reflection.
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Google’s Agent Development Kit Brings Multi-Agent AI to 140 Million Android Devices
Google launches the Agent Development Kit for Kotlin, targeting 140M+ Android devices with hybrid on-device and cloud AI orchestration.
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CameraX concurrent mode: how to run two cameras without the dead ends
The right way to build dual-camera recording in your Android app
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AI-Native Android: What Google I/O 2026 Means for Developer Workflows
Google I/O 2026 reshapes Android dev with AI agents, Android Studio Otter, Gemma 4 and new CLI. Here's what it…
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How Scoped Storage Shapes Modern Android Camera Development
Understanding in-scope storage constraints for Android camera apps built with CameraX
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Android Becomes an Intelligence System — What the AppFunctions API Means for Developers
Google reframed Android as an "intelligence system" in the latest Android Show. The AppFunctions API lets AI agents directly invoke…