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Performing OAuth on Android with Custom Tabs

posted in Android, Kotlin on August 22, 2019 by hitherejoe

Whether we’re building third-party clients for existing API services, or working on our own product that communicates with our own API, it’s likely that we might be working with authentication that uses a form of OAuth. This standard of authentication approach is something that we’re bound to use at some point in our careers, but… Continue reading →

Exploring App Actions on Android: What are App Actions?

posted in Actions On Google, Android on July 16, 2019 by hitherejoe

At Google I/O 2018 we were introduced to App Actions, but it was only at I/O this year that we were given the ability to hook into this functionality within our own apps. In this first part of articles focused on App Actions I want to take a quick look into exactly what they are,… Continue reading →

Keeping cool in Android Q with the Thermal API

posted in Android on July 12, 2019 by hitherejoe

We’ve all been there are some point – using our Android device and things start to feel like they’re getting a bit warm in our hands. Whether we’re playing a game or using an application that is performing an intensive operation, these things can often require a lot of resources which makes our device work… Continue reading →

Our favourite things from Google I/O 2019

posted in Android on May 29, 2019 by hitherejoe

This year I was lucky enough to attend Google I/O with some great company. Over the course of the event we attended many sessions, so we decided to write a short post together on our favourite parts from the event. Note: These are just a few of our favourite events. Be sure to check them… Continue reading →

Exploring CameraX on Android: Use Cases

posted in Android on May 22, 2019 by hitherejoe

In my last article we introduced the CameraX API, along with the Camera View component found within the source of the project. In this article we’re going to dive into the second part of the CameraX API – the core library to learn what it is and how we can make use of the functionality… Continue reading →

Exploring CameraX on Android: Camera View

posted in Android on May 15, 2019 by hitherejoe

If you’ve ever used the Camera APIs on Android, you may have felt that they’ve never been the simplest thing to implement. There was originally the Camera API, which was deprecated in favour of the Camera2 API – this iteration aimed to provide developers with a better experience when dealing with camera APIs on Android…. Continue reading →

Exploring in-app updates on Android

posted in Android on May 7, 2019 by hitherejoe

I’m sure there has often been a time when you’ve needed to send out an app update that has some form of urgency – maybe there’s a security issue or some bug which is causing a lot of issues for users. Previously, we’ve needed to roll out a new update on the Google play store… Continue reading →

Exploring Android Q: Bubbles

posted in Android on April 4, 2019 by hitherejoe

A few weeks back we saw the announcement of the Android Q beta release 🎉 With this version of Android comes a collection of exciting changes which we need to get our apps ready for. In this set of articles I’m going to be diving into each one of these so that we are fully prepared for… Continue reading →

Exploring Android Q: Sharing Shortcuts

posted in Android on March 26, 2019 by hitherejoe

A few weeks back we saw the announcement of the Android Q beta release 🎉 With this version of Android comes a collection of exciting changes which we need to get our apps ready for. In this set of articles I’m going to be diving into each one of these so that we are fully prepared for… Continue reading →

Exploring Android Q: Location Permissions

posted in Android on March 18, 2019 by hitherejoe

Last week we saw the announcement of the Android Q beta release 🎉 With this version of Android comes a collection of exciting changes which we need to get our apps ready for. In this set of articles I’m going to be diving into each one of these so that we are fully prepared for getting our… Continue reading →

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