List: My Android Stories | Curated by Alistair Sykes

Jul 22, 2021
20 stories
My Android Stories
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Brightec Ideas
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Alistair Sykes
Android animationsA few solutions for easily executing Android animations
Jul 25, 2016
Jul 25, 2016
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Brightec Ideas
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Alistair Sykes
Top tips for Android TV app developmentOur top tips for developing Android (& Amazon Fire) TV apps.
Aug 1, 2016
Aug 1, 2016
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Brightec Ideas
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Alistair Sykes
How to get your notifications noticed (on Android)Notifications must be utilised with wisdom and cunning. Here’s how to do it on Android
Sep 27, 2016
Sep 27, 2016
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Brightec Ideas
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Alistair Sykes
Working with Layer MessagingSome hints and tips for working with Layer — the messaging service provider.
Oct 17, 2016
Oct 17, 2016
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Brightec Ideas
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Alistair Sykes
Code snippets in EspressoA few snippets from Espresso — the automated testing framework for Android
Jun 9, 2017
Jun 9, 2017
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codeburst
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Alistair Sykes
Kotlin is here. So what?All about the new programming language — Kotlin. It’s features, strengths, and weaknesses.
Jun 23, 2017
Jun 23, 2017
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AndroidPub
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Alistair Sykes
ConnectivityLiveDataUsing Android Architecture Components to provide an observable interface to our connectivity status.
Jul 2, 2018
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Jul 2, 2018
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AndroidPub
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Alistair Sykes
Selectable Cluster MapWe explored using Google Maps to create a map with selectable markers that cluster together.
Sep 12, 2018
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Sep 12, 2018
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AndroidPub
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Alistair Sykes
Google PlayStore and automated deploymentWe recently set out to automatically deploy an apk to the PlayStore to speed up our distribution process.
Oct 16, 2018
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Oct 16, 2018
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AndroidPub
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Alistair Sykes
International AddressesHow to structure your data to handle different address formats from around the world.
Feb 4, 2019
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Feb 4, 2019
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AndroidPub
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Alistair Sykes
Dashboard on Android TVWhy we re-launched our dashboard on Android TV
Mar 4, 2019
Mar 4, 2019
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AndroidPub
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Alistair Sykes
Android Threads & Coroutines for BeginnersWhat is threading? Why is it important for Android? And where does Kotlin fit in?
May 2, 2019
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May 2, 2019
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ProAndroidDev
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Alistair Sykes
Given When Then — Our Testing ApproachWhy we write tests and how we go about them
Jun 24, 2019
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Jun 24, 2019
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AndroidPub
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Alistair Sykes
CameraX: An IntroductionWe explore Google’s answer to the complexity of the camera APIs
Jul 15, 2019
Jul 15, 2019
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The Startup
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Alistair Sykes
Google PlayStore and automated deployment with AABUpdating our deployment scripts to use Android App Bundles
Aug 5, 2019
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Aug 5, 2019
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The Startup
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Alistair Sykes
Google PlayStore internal app sharing and automated deploymentWe set out to start deploying apps to internal app sharing within our CI system.
Sep 3, 2019
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Sep 3, 2019
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AndroidPub
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Alistair Sykes
Mockk.io — our new mocking framework of choiceWhat is it and why have we adopted it?
Oct 8, 2019
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Oct 8, 2019
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AndroidPub
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Alistair Sykes
Education through motionEducating Android users can be subtle by using motion
Apr 9, 2020
Apr 9, 2020
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AndroidPub
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Alistair Sykes
Introducing Vectordrawable-SeekableUsing the new and improved AnimatedVectorDrawable to pause and seek your animations.
May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
Alistair Sykes
How has ‘Tap to Focus’ evolved over the years on Android?The state of Android Camera: Tap to Focus
Jun 29, 2021
Jun 29, 2021