The second edition of our book, How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin, has now been published. There are additions and updates to the first edition which was published on February 2021. This book starts with the fundamentals of app development, enabling you to utilize Android Studio and Kotlin to…

The new book I have written, Simplifying Android Development with Coroutines and Flows, has now been published. This is my first book after last year’s How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin that I co-authored. The book begins by showing you how to create and handle Kotlin Coroutines on Android. You’ll explore asynchronous programming in Kotlin, and understand how to test Kotlin Coroutines. Next, you’ll learn about Kotlin Flows on Android, and have a closer look at using Kotlin Flows by getting to grips with handling Flow cancellations and exceptions and testing the Flows.

Celine’s family has a Christmas tradition of exchanging gifts on Christmas Eve (Secret Santa). Normally, we do the draw when we’re all together. This year, however, some people are outside of the country and having the draw upon their return would be a little late for us to buy the…

Advent of Code is the advent calendar for programmers. A puzzle is posted every day which you can solve with the programming language of your choice. It started in 2015 and I have already seen it for years. However, I have been reluctant to join because I feel I don’t…

With the release of the beta of Jetpack Compose, Android’s modern toolkit for building native UI, an Android Developer Challenge was announced. There were four weekly challenges which involves using Jetpack Compose to build Android apps. I decided to join the contest to check out Jetpack Compose. Week 1: Puppy Adoption App The first challenge…

How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin, the book I have co-authored, has been published last month. With it, you can build your knowledge, skills, and confidence by working on realistic examples, practical exercises, and challenging activities. …

App Signing by Google Play has been around since 2017. With App Signing, Google manages your app signing keys and uses it to sign your APKs for distribution. Enrolling your app in App Signing is optional. …

Google launched the Android 11 Beta with pages, videos, and other resources on June 10. They also announced the 11 Weeks of Android. Each week focuses on a specific topic and they will release more content relevant to it. …

As an Android developer, you’re most likely using Android Studio for development. Installing, updating, and uninstalling, especially you have several variants, is sometimes time consuming and can distract us from coding. I recently learned something which can help make this easier for developers, the Toolbox App. Toolbox App is a…