When people talk about modern Android development, Kotlin usually dominates the conversation. And rightfully so—it’s expressive, concise, and officially recommended by Google. But in the shadows of ...

Java has long been a staple in the world of software development. With its platform independence, strong community support, and versatility, Java has been the language of choice for building robust ...

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects. Kotlin is a general purpose, free, open source, statically typed “pragmatic” ...

Today, Android is perceived as the best mobile operating system by many developers. It is easy to understand them: Android is highly customizable, supported by a large community, and most smartphones ...

This simple project shows how to build an Android App Bundle (AAB) using the command line tools only, without any IDE. In order to keep it as simple as possible we'll use only the JDK, the Android SDK ...

This simple project shows how to build an Android APK using the command line tools only, without any IDE. In order to keep it as simple as possible we'll use the JDK (Java Development Kit) and the ...

Older Android devices can be had for a song, and in many cases are still packing considerable computational power. With built in networking, a battery, and a big touch screen, they could easily take ...

Find out what to look for in the latest version of Android Studio, including support for Kotlin, Java 8, and a wealth of new tools and plugins. If you’re new to Android Studio, this tutorial series ...

In programming of any kind, it is traditional to create a Hello World app for your first project. This simply means you’re printing the words “Hello World” to the screen. It requires a very basic ...

There are lots of reasons why you might want to write an Android app. Maybe you have a great idea and you want to build a prototype, maybe you just want to learn to program for Android, maybe it is ...