Android 15 introduces Dynamic App Links - configure deep linking from your server instead of shipping app updates. No more waiting weeks to fix a broken link.
Building a backup feature sounds straightforward until you hit Android's permission maze. Here's how I implemented backup for contacts, SMS, call logs, and calendar events.
CameraX 1.5's Feature Group API lets you check if camera feature combinations work before enabling them. No more crashing when you try to combine HDR with 60 FPS on unsupported devices.
Gratitude's development team claims Gemini in Android Studio helped them ship 2X more experiments. I dug into their case study to see what's actually useful.
Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 hits platform stability with some interesting changes - a new app verification requirement, OTP security updates, and a garbage collector that should help with those GC pauses we've all complained about.
ConstraintLayout is powerful, but it's not always the right choice. Here's how it actually works under the hood, when it makes sense to use it, and when simpler layouts are better.
