Tag: android
Install Syncthing 2.x for continuous file synchronisation on Debian or Ubuntu or Raspberry Pi OS
edafe.de/syncthing Syncthing is an open source tool that synchronises files continuously across multiple devices. It transfers data between two or more of your computers, without uploading any information to the cloud. Syncthing 2.0 has recently been described as 'A Giant Leap Forward in Decentralized File Synchronization'. Synchronisation for every platform Syncthing binary packages are available...
Minus World
Rumors of OnePlus’ possible death are heating up, which would be a real shame, given how much the smartphone market has already contracted. It’s not true, but their grip is slipping.
Exploring Custom Text Rendering with Jetpack Compose
Notes from exploring custom text rendering in Jetpack Compose
Shared element transitions for large screened devices
Scaling up shared element transitions to the big screen
Heron: a graceful ATprotocol client
An opensource client for browing the ATmosphere
The Android Show Fall 2025
I co-hosted the fall edition of the 2025 Android show
Darth Android
"Tech bosses are fundamentally at war with the idea that our digital devices contain general purpose computers. The general-purposeness of computers – the fact that they are all Turing-complete, universal von Neumann machines – has created tech bosses' fortunes, but now that these fortunes have been attained, the tech sector would like to abolish that...
Injecting Java from native libraries on Android
UI Layer Architecture for Adaptive Apps with Compose Multiplatform
A talk covering the nuances for building for multiplle screen sizes with Jetpack Compose
Live Templates in Android Studio
Notes about my favourite Android Studio live template
Selectively running Android UI tests
Notes about selectively running instrumentation tests on Android
Composables: A KMP component library
A utility libray for building beautiful, engaging multiplatform apps with Jetpack Compose
The Floater Manifesto
Our technology should be good enough to work across operating systems now. The best way to test that is by using literally every platform. Which is what I plan to do.
Declarative APIs For Declarative UIs: Shared Elements with Video, Photos, and and rich media with Jetpack Compose Components
A talk about shared element transitions with rich media in Jetpack Compose
Building Cross-Platform Offline-First Apps with Bluetooth Low Energy
Declarative APIs for Declarative UIs: Pagination as state
List backed APIs for paging in Jetpack Compose
Animating ContentScale during image shared element transitions
A Jetpack Compose twist on an old favorite
Bubble Busters
The recent security drama caused by an iMessage workaround on Android shouldn’t minimize a simple fact: This is Apple’s fault.
Drag and Drop In Compose at the Android Show
A live demo for the new Drag and Drop APIs In Compose
Video streaming algorithms with Kotlin: H.264 NAL unit parsing
How Kotlin made writing a video streaming algorithm a little easier
Switching Pad
OnePlus’ first attempt at a tablet makes a strong case for iPad users to make the move to Android. Does it stick the landing?
Jetpack Compose MAD skills Q/A
We answer your questions on Jetpack Compose live!
Offline-first apps at DroidCon NYC 2022
An overview of building offline-first apps
Offline-first apps at ChicagoRoboto 2022
Learn how to build an offline-first app!
Android Architecture Q/A
A Q/A session about Android Architecture!
The UI layer on Android - MAD skills
Learn about the UI layer on Android
Tiler
A kotlin multiplatform, reactive map-like abstract data type for fetching keyed data
Mutator
A tiny, multiplatform, redux-like library that makes it easy to transform streams of actions into streams of state
Android 12+ Standardbrowser entfernen
Unter Android 12 kann man leider nicht mehr den Standardbrowser entfernen. Wenn man also mehrere Browser installiert hat und möchte für jede Seite selber entscheiden in welchem Browser sie geöffnet werden soll ist dies mit Betriebssystemeigenen Mitteln nicht mehr möglich. Hier springt die Android App "Browser wählen" von Felix Bechstein ein. Diese App wird einfach...
Android 12+ Standardbrowser entfernen
Unter Android 12 kann man leider nicht mehr den Standardbrowser entfernen. Wenn man also mehrere Browser installiert hat und möchte für jede Seite selber entscheiden in welchem Browser sie geöffnet werden soll ist dies mit Betriebssystemeigenen Mitteln nicht mehr möglich. Hier springt die Android App "Browser wählen" von Felix Bechstein ein. Diese App wird einfach...
A Linux Labor of Love
The JingPad A1, a flashy new tablet from Linux-land, shows a ton of potential, though you might want to wait for a few rounds of software updates first.
Paging 3: Live Q&A - MAD Skills
Paging 3, you've got questions, we've got answers
Paging: Getting fancy with transformations, separators, headers, footers and search
Transforming your data with Paging 3
Paging: Displaying data and its loading state
Understanding Paging 3 Loading states
Paging: Fetching data from the network
Learn how to pull data from the network with Paging 3
Paging 3 MAD skills intro
An introduction to the Paging 3 library
Paging 3 MAD skills teaser
A teaser for the paging 3 MAD Skills series
Imaging Edge Mobile Verbindungsprobleme
Ich selber habe es am eigenen Leib mehrfach festgestellt und auch die Bewertungen im Google Playstore verraten es. Die Sony Software Imaging Edge Mobile funktioniert eher schlecht als recht. Ich hatte mit meiner Sony A6400 immer wieder Probleme Smartphone und Kamera dazu zu bringen die Standortinformationen auszutauschen. Auf Seiten von Imaging Edge Mobile hieß es...
Imaging Edge Mobile Verbindungsprobleme
Ich selber habe es am eigenen Leib mehrfach festgestellt und auch die Bewertungen im Google Playstore verraten es. Die Sony Software Imaging Edge Mobile funktioniert eher schlecht als recht. Ich hatte mit meiner Sony A6400 immer wieder Probleme Smartphone und Kamera dazu zu bringen die Standortinformationen auszutauschen. Auf Seiten von Imaging Edge Mobile hieß es...
Android Views as a Function of State with ViewBinding Case Study; RecyclerViews, A/B testing and…
The RecyclerView is a lot like Lego, endlessly configurable
Kotlin Delegation by Inception
Delegating to delegates with a functional twist