Android Asset Studio — collection of tools to easily generate assets such as launcher icons for your Android app.

New version available:
https://goo.gl/01J8oM

#ui #animation

DEPTH LIBRARY – #1 in my personal list of apps for custom animation and views.

Read more: https://goo.gl/zjHcFu
Google Play: https://goo.gl/7UUcSc
Github: https://goo.gl/uSyMng

#UI #animation #lib

Android Studio 2.3 released

Features:
– faster build
– new Instant Run
– new UI for XML editor
– material icon wizard update

Read more: https://goo.gl/hJajQK

#android_studio
@android_united

CameraKit — extraordinarily easy to use utility to work with Android Camera and Camera2 APIs.

GitHub: https://goo.gl/NI7N9e
Google Play demo: https://goo.gl/bi6IBT

#UI #lib
@android_united

MVP Architecture

Today I will show you the simple explanation one of the most used architecture for Android.

Part 1 – https://goo.gl/RkDitp
Part 2 – https://goo.gl/QsNexP

#architecture

A memory leak detection for Android.

– fix memory leaks on early stage
– reduce OutOfMemory crashes
– make your app more stable

Github: https://goo.gl/Bil03y
Read more: https://goo.gl/U55uFM

#lib

Android programming moving to reactive. Use the best tools to understand Rx world.

Operators: https://goo.gl/DRO00A
RxMarbles: https://goo.gl/lhYmCx
Android app RxMarbles: https://goo.gl/3zpBBZ

#rx

Android Studio 2.4 Preview 1 released

Features:
– new lint checks
– faster incremental builds
– dependency resolution at execution time
– Device File Explorer

Check it: https://goo.gl/P8UmBV

#tool

This podcast is about building good software and becoming a better Android developer.

Topics:
- best practices
- popular tools
- best developers as the guests

Episodes: https://goo.gl/vZewKS

#tips

From Design to Android

We love examples of beautiful UI on Dribbble but sometimes it's hard to implement it properly.

Discover how: https://goo.gl/JLNZ9n
Code: https://goo.gl/0uwBDe

#ui #animation

Android O is here!

An early look at the next version of Android. Get your apps ready for Android O!

What's new:
– Improving battery life and performance
– Notification channels
– Easy login with Autofill APIs
– Picture in Picture
– Font resources in XML
– Adaptive icons
– Java 8 Language APIs

Read more: https://goo.gl/OV00ZV
New APIs: https://goo.gl/n1MQ1L

#android

Android Fingerprint Authentication – simple, secure and fast as hell.

Read more: https://goo.gl/g81Tp9
Github: https://goo.gl/pbsRrh

#security

Cicerone — lightweight library that bring easy navigation to Android app.

- lifecycle-safe
- is not tied to Fragments
- functionality is simple to extend

Github: https://goo.gl/ZG9M94

#navigation

Device metrics – library of devices from Google.

It provides the list of most used devices with a comprehensive metrics denoscription.

material.io/devices/

#tools #tips

Android "launchMode" is must-know topic for all Android Developers.

Simple [visualized]: https://goo.gl/0mNfXJ
Deeper [visualized + code]: https://goo.gl/uSD3pY

#article

Topics:
– types of Transition
– use XML Transitions
– backport for pre-Lollipop animation
– custom Transitions

Read more: https://goo.gl/nEK8rP
Github: https://goo.gl/y0f7IJ

#UI #animation #article

Color Tool – a new resource from Google for creating color schemes, testing accessibility, and previewing your UI in color.

Check it now: material.io/color

#ui #tool

Codelab: Android Things

Getting a lot of news about Android Things but never tried? Build a weather station that reads environmental temperature and pressure.

https://goo.gl/D7IZGw

#IoT

DiffUtil – it's much faster than notifyDataSetChanged().

Read more: https://goo.gl/ZAnsRR
Google doc: https://goo.gl/YS0wO2
Sample: https://goo.gl/Yw4Wx3

#tools #tips

Store passwords or any other sensitive data. It is much more difficult for attackers, or malicious/unauthorized software to get encrypted data.

Read more: https://goo.gl/REOVtY

#security

Gesture detection library: flip, light, orientation, proximity, shake, wrist twist, movement, sound level and others.

Read more: https://goo.gl/oRDKf7
Github: https://goo.gl/FXA4nF

#lib