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ProAndroidDev | New Look - Same Values

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As you might already know since last year ProAndroidDev and droidcon joined forces to bring you the best in AndroidDev there is. If you missed it, you can read all about it in this article.

Today, we are really happy to announce that ProAndroidDev sparkles in a new look!

We can certainly say that ProAndroidDev’s core beliefs haven't changed at all, and we keep standing with our mission and values. This update was designed to improve our website experience by making us more aware of who we are, what we do, and why we do it.

Take a glimpse at the new design:

For our readers, this won’t change a thing and you’ll still be able to consume your AndroidDev content the way you’re used to.

As always, we’re more than happy to listen to your feedback and welcome your input.

Evolution of Android Update SystemEvolution of Android Update System

By Ivan Kuten

So, how can you update Android on mobile devices? While developing software for Smart TVs and Android-based set-top boxes, we’ve narrowed it down to four ways, discarding some very exotic options:

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Happy Railway

By Hadi Lashkari Ghouchani

This post is on the tail of Railway Oriented Programming in Kotlin by Antony Harfield. So you need to read it first and continue here. As it’s obvious I really liked it and tried it out. It needs every process have a result like

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Unit Tests and Concurrency

By Stojan Anastasov

Once Retrofit added RxJava support, RxJava became my go-to concurrency framework for writing Android apps. One of the great things about RxJava is the excellent testing support. It includes TestObserver, TestScheduler, RxJavaPlugins so you can switch your schedulers in tests.

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When Compat libraries will not save you

By Danny Preussler

And why you should avoid using the “NewApi” suppression! The idea of “Compat” libraries was probably one of the key aspects of Android dominating the mobile space. Other than with iOS, Android users often could not update their operating system after a new version launch, simply as their phones won’t allow them to, the Android problem of fragmentation.

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