Fabric is Joining Google

Official statement by Rich Paret,  VP of Engineering & GM of Fabric.

Tracking app update sizes

New: support for File-by-File updates in the APK patch size estimator

Silence speaks louder than words when finding malware

One security solution included on all devices with Google Play is Verify apps. Verify apps checks if there are Potentially Harmful Apps (PHAs) on your device.

A look at how private messengers handle key changes

Tina Membe tested how private messaging apps respond to key changes and got unexpected results.

The Activity lifecycle vs. the world

A common problem people run into with Activities are handling runtime configuration changes.

Gradle profiler

A tool for gathering profiling and benchmarking information for Gradle builds.

Hover

A floating menu library for Android.

An honest discussion about Realm

In this episode Donn and Kaushik have an honest discussion about Realm (a client side database).

A Chat with Andrey Breslav

In this first episode of Talking Kotlin, we speak with Andrey Breslav, team lead and father of Kotlin. 

VectorDrawableCompat

For API 24 and above, this class is delegating to the framework's VectorDrawable. For older API version, this class lets you create a drawable based on an XML vector graphic.