The post also covers how the WebSettings DatabaseEnabled getter and setter, which was used for WebSQL inside of a WebView, is deprecated. The World Wide Web Consortium encourages apps needing web databases to instead adopt Web Storage API technologies like IndexedDB.
Android 15 Beta 3 is released, taking Android 15 to Platform Stability. This means the developer APIs and all app-facing behaviors are final Now in Android #108 for you to review. Also, Apps targeting Android 15 can be published in Google Play.
Android Developers blog 📝
Tomáš discusses how Max implemented UI changes 30% faster with Jetpack Compose by reducing boilerplate code, increasing the re-usability of UI elements, and boosting overall developer productivity.
Max implemented UI changes 30% faster using Jetpack Compose
With Compose's modular nature, Max developers were able to implement UI changes 30% faster, iterate on the app's design…
Chris discusses how the sample Jetcaster app was enhanced to support additional form factors. He emphasizes code sharing while adding support for Tablets, Desktops, Foldables, TV, Wear OS, and Widgets.
Building Jetcaster on all Form Factors
Add support across form factors to promote code sharing and reusability using Compose.
Robbie highlights several apps from Australia that are improving lives as part of #WeArePlay. One app helps people during natural disasters, another promotes wellbeing through houseplants.
#WeArePlay | Meet the people creating apps and games in Australia
Take a quick road trip across the territories, and meet 3 app and game companies inspired to innovate and help others…
Paris wrote about successful experiments with Android development in Google AI Studio involving turning designs into code, fixing UI, and prompting to add new features.
3 fun experiments to try for your next Android app, using Google AI Studio
Turn a simple image of your app's UI into working code, improve or fix your UI, simplify tasks, streamline UX and more…
Android Developers Backstage🎙️
On episode 207: “AI development assistance”, Tor and Romain invite Kathy from Google’s AI Developer Assistance team to discuss integrating Gemini in Android Studio. You’ll hear inside information about fine-tuning the model for Android, along with how Gemini retrieves information from the internet that is not in the training data to supplement its capabilities. They also discuss future AI possibilities, like providing personalization based off of the users codebase and writing edge test cases.
