For the past few years, we’ve been getting to grips with Jetpack Compose and how we can use it to build apps for Handheld and Wear OS devices. Late last year, Composables built for Android TV apps started to surface as Alpha releases and in this series of blog posts, I want to dive into… Continue reading
In version 1.3.0 of Jetpack Compose we see the addition of two sought after composables, the LazyVerticalStaggeredGrid and LazyHorizontalStaggeredGrid. Both of these composables allow us to compose lists of content in a staggered fashion, allowing us to easily compose items that have a range of heights / widths while also supporting lazy composition. In this… Continue reading
When it comes to the applications we build, there are many different scenarios and constraints that the end product will encounter. On Android we not only have a vast range of devices running the Android OS, each of which could be running one of many versions of Android, but we also have the different OEMs… Continue reading
When it comes to displaying text in Android Applications, Fonts are used to describe the styling, size and weight of a typeface. In some cases, developers render text in their applications without overriding the default font being used – which results in the default typeface for applications being applied. On the other hand, many applications… Continue reading
This post is sponsored by Practical Jetpack Compose. The ability to Preview Jetpack Compose composables within Android Studio is possibly one of my favorite things about this new way of building apps. Previews allow us to build, style and polish our composables without needing to run our app. The annotation offers a range of ways… Continue reading
This post is sponsored by Practical Jetpack Compose. When it comes to decorating views within Jetpack Compose, some components allow the use of a Border reference to outline a given component. Currently, the use of a Border reference is not too extensive and requires minimal effort to get in place. There are currently two ways… Continue reading
Outside of my working hours I have often spent time with other people involved in animal rights — be it volunteering for a local animal sanctuary, visiting shelters or planning with other animal rights groups. One thing I’ve noticed along this time is that the awareness of these groups has never been too accessible — I’ve only discovered them… Continue reading
When building Flutter applications, we have the ability to create native components which are styled for the native experience on both Android and iOS. Whilst by default we may implement things in a material style, it is important to bear this native experience in mind. In the first set of these articles we will take… Continue reading
If you haven’t check out the previous post in these series, then you can do so here: Building HashTrack with Flutter: Intro and setup Building HashTrack with Flutter: Main class and Localization setup You can also find the code for this guide here: Now that we have the foundations of our application built, we’re going… Continue reading
Welcome to the first post of this little series that I’m going to be publishing ~ every week from now. In this collection of posts I want to run you through creating a simple app with Flutter. Within this series we’ll be creating an application that allows us to track a collection of hashtags for… Continue reading