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With an ever changing landscape of devices, Android Programming has become an increasingly challenging task. That’s why we built the Packt Hub. We provide the latest news from tools and languages like Android Studio, Kotlin and Java.

Dagger

Dagger 2.17, a dependency injection framework for Java and Android, is now out!

After the consecutive release of Dagger 2.15 and 2.16 in May earlier this year, Dagger 2.17 was released with enhanced performance and bug fixes....
google android

Google buys GraphicsFuzz, bringing fuzzy logic and metamorphic testing to Android graphics drivers

The latest addition to the list of companies acquired by Google is a startup called GraphicsFuzz. The team at GraphicsFuzz consisting of Alastair Donaldson,...
google search engine

The new Material Design by Google – what does it mean?

Chances are that you have already noticed the changes in your everyday Google apps like Gmail, Google News, Google Chrome. This change is a...
Android pie

Introducing Android 9 Pie, filled with machine learning and baked-in UI features

Google has launched Android 9, the next in line Android Operating system. Named Android Pie, after Android’s convention of naming their OS on sweet...

Google open sources Filament – a physically based rendering engine for Android, Windows, Linux...

Google has just open-sourced Filament, their physically based rendering (PBR) engine for Android. It can also be used in Windows, Linux, and macOS. Filament...

All new Android apps on Google Play must target API Level 26 (Android Oreo)...

At the Google I/O Event held in May 2018, Google advised all developers to update to the latest Android APIs by August 1, 2018....
smart display

Google’s Smart Display – A push towards the new OS, Fuchsia

There is no denying that Amazon Echo, HomePod and Alexa have brought about a revolution in the digital assistant space. A careful study will...
Android P Beta 4

Android Studio 3.2 Beta 5 out, with updated Protobuf Gradle plugin

A good news for Android developers; Android Studio 3.2 Beta 5 is now available and ready for download. This is the latest beta channel...
Android P Beta 4

Android P Beta 4 is here, stable Android P expected in the coming weeks!

With Android P expected to release sometime in August, Google released the beta 4 version of Android P. Android P Beta 4 is the...
Android P Beta 4

Is Google planning to replace Android with Project Fuchsia?

Google has been stealthily working on its mystery Project Fuchsia OS for the past few years. There are suggestions that it could succeed Android....

Must Read in Mobile

Google enhances Wear OS design, adds a Google Assistant feed and...

Last week, Google announced that they have made some enhancements in the Wear OS design to provide users a quicker access to information and...

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