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Developers: A must-read to get your apps ready for Android O's new shortcuts and widgets

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 28 Jul 2017 4:22 pm
Tapping and swiping can do so much more in Android O. Google has showcased the new app and widget shortcuts coming in Android O on its blog, and while it's a great explainer of how it all works it's especially important for developers. With Android O, users (that's us!) will be able to long press an icon or portion of a widget and have access to specific shortcuts for an app. Examples are...

Google I/O 2017: Developers share their highlights

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Posted by Florence Ion on 22 May 2017 1:01 pm
Google I/O is a developers conference, after all, so we asked developers to tell us about what excited them this year. */ /*-->*/ What would Google I/O be without the mass number of developers congregating together in honor of one of the world's biggest mobile operating systems? Well, it wouldn't be much. After all, this is a developer's conference. I went around and asked a few...

Top 5 things you need to know about Kotlin, Android's new programming language

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 20 May 2017 9:00 am
What is Kotlin and why should I care about it? */ /*-->*/ Google announced support for Kotlin in Android at Google I/O 2017, but many of us aren't sure what's going on or why we should care. Let's take a look at the five things you need to know about Kotlin if you're not an Android developer. What is Kotlin? Kotlin is a programming and development language from JetBrains....

The Android O Developer Preview is made for developers — it's right in the title

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 28 Mar 2017 1:00 pm
Not even Google thinks you should try the Android O developer preview if you're not a developer. It's really cool that Google released a preview of Android O for everyone. Google has always made sure that developing for Android has almost no barriers and anyone can use the tools that they need to do it without paying any special developer fees or using specific equipment. If you're trying to...

App developers now have access to Google Cast usage analytics

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 5 Mar 2016 10:37 am
Google introduces analytics for Cast developers
Google has introduced a new way for developers of apps that have Google Cast functionality to better understand how people are interacting with their apps. Developers will be able to see how many Cast devices have connected to your app, how long the average length of use is and much more.

Google updates its Play Developer Policy Center making it easier to find policies and more

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 1 Mar 2016 11:40 am
Google Play Developer Policy Center gets updated
Google has updated its Play Developer Policy Center to make things a bit more transparent for developers. Along with a Material Design-inspired refresh, Google is making it easier for developers to find relevant policies and more. Based on feedback from the community, Google was able to identify pain points for developers, and make some changes that make things easier on them. The company...

Developers can now submit apps to Google Play that use Android Marshmallow's API 23

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 17 Aug 2015 2:06 pm
Developers can now submit Marshmallow apps to Google Play
Alongside revealing Android M's actual name, and releasing the new Android 6.0 SDK, Google has announced that developers can now submit apps that use Marshmallow's API 23. This means developers can now build their apps against the official SDK, and submit them for testing on Developer Preview devices.

Google to end development and support for the Android Developer Tools in Eclipse

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 26 Jun 2015 1:22 pm
http://admin.androidcentral.com/node/47373/edit
Google will be ending development and official support of the Android Developer Tools in Eclipse, as the company continues to focus its efforts on Android Studio. Over the past few years, Google has been focusing its attention on Android Studio, which just hit version 1.3, and in order to continue that focus the company has decided that at the end of this year, Eclipse support will be coming to...

Google's 'Android Nanodegree' is a six-month course to teach Android development

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 28 May 2015 2:35 pm
Android Nanodegree
If you're interested in learning how to develop Android apps, Google wants to help. Announced at Google I/O today, Google is partnering with Udacity to create an Android learning course set that will teach you the basics of developing for the platform in just six months. The course is just $200 per month, a steal compared to what you'd pay at a large university, and at the end you'll have...

Google to show sponsored apps on Play Store search results

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Posted by Rich Edmonds on 26 Feb 2015 8:54 am
Google Play Store
Google has announced a new sponsored results feature the company will be piloting in the next few weeks, which will enable developers to pay for sponsored spots on the Google Play Store.

Google launches Chinese language version of its developer-focused YouTube channel

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Posted by Dan Thorp-Lancaster on 16 Feb 2015 10:13 pm
Google launches Chinese language version of its developer-focused YouTube channel
Google announced today that it is launching a Chinese language version of its very popular developer-focused YouTube channel. The channel will feature videos in Mandarin, as well as subtitled versions of the videos that appear over on its English speaking channel.

Android's in-app WebView now has a beta channel

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Posted by Derek Kessler on 13 Feb 2015 10:50 am
WebView in the AC App
For developers that have utilized the in-app WebView component to display HTML content in their Android apps, we have good news: Google just launched a beta channel for said WebView. This means developers can now try out upcoming versions of the WebView and make adjustments to their apps and offer feedback to Google before it goes public — a welcome change from the olden days of having a new...

Sony Lifelog access now available to developers

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Posted by Simon Sage on 5 Jan 2015 6:09 pm
Sony is opening up their pre-installed activity tracking app, Lifelog, to developers with a new API. This means third parties can haul location, app usage, and physical movement data gathered by Lifelog into their app (provided users give consent, of course).

Google releases Android Studio 1.0 to developers

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Posted by Dan Thorp-Lancaster on 8 Dec 2014 2:48 pm
Google releases Android Studio 1.0 to developers
There's some great news for developers today: Android Studio is officially out of beta with version 1.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. The full release of the development platform has been anticipated for a while now, after having originally entered beta earlier this year.

Google now shows developers app stats based on tablet size

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 23 Oct 2014 11:51 am
Here's a fun little addition to the Android Developer Console. Devs can now view statistics based on tablet sizes — 7 inches to 9 inches, and for tablets 10 inches and larger. For what it's worth, we're seeing slightly more 7- to 10-inch tablets than 10 inches and above for the Android Central app. We'll have to see if that shifts further in that direction once the Nexus 9 is available.

Google's AppCompat v21 brings Material Design to pre-Lollipop devices

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 22 Oct 2014 6:01 pm
AppCompat
This is great news for developers. Google has updated the popular AppCompat library to version 21, and introduced a new Toolbar widget that will allow for a more Material Design look and feel in apps built for devices running older firmware. This update is exactly what we're all seeing in recent updates for Google Apps like the Play Store or Play Newsstand, and is how we can have the new design...

All about your phone's developer options

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 22 Sep 2014 4:09 pm
Android developer options
There's more there than USB debugging Hidden in the settings on your phone, (really, they are hidden by default) are settings used for debugging and application development. While plenty of us have dove in there to switch to the ART runtime or to enable USB debugging, there's a long list of options. While most of us will never use them, it's always nice to know what's going on under the hood...

A look at NVIDIA's Jetson TK1

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 3 Aug 2014 1:41 pm
NVIDIA Jetson TK1
Meet the most powerful ARM developer board ever built NVIDIA has entered the world of the single-board-computer market in a big way with the Jetson TK1. While you may have heard about great hobbyist boards like the Raspberry Pi or the BeagleBone Black, NVIDIA went a step further and built a product for ARM-based prototyping in the professional space. It's powerful, it's cheap, and readily...

Google Play Developer Publishing API to give devs better control over their Android apps

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 29 Jul 2014 2:39 pm
Google Play app listing
Developers now have access to a suite of new tools that help them track how well their app is performing and manage it after it is published, and it all starts with the Google Play Developer Publishing API. This new API, which was announced back at Google I/O, makes it easier for developers to upload APKs to different tracks — such as beta, staged rollout and production — as well as manage...

Android is the favorite platform of app developers

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Posted by Derek Kessler on 21 Jul 2014 12:33 pm
iPhone and iPad developers are the most likely to be making money
It's not easy to make it as an app developer. That's the key takeaway from the latest State of the Developer Nation report from Vision Mobile, pulling together data from more than 10,000 mobile developers (including some of you) across 137 countries. With that many developers they were able to get a broad view of what's popular and (more importantly) what's successful in making great apps.

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