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Introduction to Android Things

Tutorial • Beginner

In December of 2016, Google released an updated version of the Android operating system with an option for devs to use a stripped-down version for connected...

Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz • 17 Jan 2017
Functional Programming

Coding Functional Android Apps in Kotlin: Lambdas, Null Safety & More

Tutorial • Beginner

The Kotlin language for Android apps lets you do coding that would either be much more verbose in Java or not possible to achieve with Java alone. Learn how...

Jessica Thornsby • 9 Jan 2017
Game Development

Create an Android Cardboard 360 Video Viewer

Tutorial • Beginner

Augmented and virtual reality, while still relatively new, have quickly become popular for apps, including for gaming and education. Previously, I showed you...

Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz • 5 Jan 2017
Android Development

Quick Tip: How to Use Android's Assist API

Tutorial • Beginner

In this quick tip, you'll learn how to use the Assist API, introduced in Android Marshmallow, to interact with Android assistants. You'll also learn how to...

Ashraff Hathibelagal • 2 Jan 2017
Rest API

Sending Data With Retrofit 2 HTTP Client for Android

Tutorial • Intermediate

Retrofit is a type-safe HTTP client for Android and Java. Retrofit makes it easy to connect to a REST web service by translating the API into Java...

Chike Mgbemena • 29 Dec 2016
Web APIs

Google Play Games Services: Creating Events and Quests

Tutorial • Intermediate

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the Google Play quests and events APIs to persuade users to play your games again and again.

Ashraff Hathibelagal • 20 Dec 2016
Functional Programming

Coding Functional Android Apps in Kotlin: Getting Started

Tutorial • Beginner

Heard positive things about the Kotlin language for Android apps and want to try it for yourself? Find out how to set up and start coding in this new...

Jessica Thornsby • 19 Dec 2016
Rest API

Get Started With Retrofit 2 HTTP Client

Tutorial • Intermediate

Retrofit is a type-safe HTTP client for Android and Java. Retrofit makes it easy to connect to a REST web service by translating the API into Java...

Chike Mgbemena • 16 Dec 2016
Coding Fundamentals

Java vs. Kotlin: Should You Be Using Kotlin for Android Development?

Tutorial • Beginner

When you think about Android development, chances are one programming language immediately springs to mind: Java. But when it comes to Android development,...

Jessica Thornsby • 12 Dec 2016
Cloud & Hosting

What's New in Firebase? Updates From the Firebase Dev Summit

Tutorial • Beginner

The Firebase team announced some new features at the Firebase Dev summit this November in Berlin. In this article, I'll take you through some of the most...

Chike Mgbemena • 9 Dec 2016
Game Development

Get Started With Android VR and Google Cardboard: Panoramic Images

Tutorial • Beginner

This tutorial is the first in a short series about the Android Cardboard and Daydream SDK. There are a surprising number of ways you can integrate the...

Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz • 8 Dec 2016
Web APIs

Get Started With Google Play Games Services

Tutorial • Intermediate

If you are developing a game for the Android platform, you can make use of the Google Play games services APIs to quickly add common gaming features. In this...

Ashraff Hathibelagal • 5 Dec 2016