Gratitude's development team claims Gemini in Android Studio helped them ship 2X more experiments. I dug into their case study to see what's actually useful.
Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 hits platform stability with some interesting changes - a new app verification requirement, OTP security updates, and a garbage collector that should help with those GC pauses we've all complained about.
ConstraintLayout is powerful, but it's not always the right choice. Here's how it actually works under the hood, when it makes sense to use it, and when simpler layouts are better.
Google's new optimized resource shrinking in AGP 8.12 claims 50%+ size reduction. I tested it - here's what's actually happening under the hood.
Google accidentally published their 'Material 3 Expressive' blog post before the official Android 16 announcement. The leak reveals the most heavily researched design update Android has ever had.
After using Jetpack Compose in production for two years, here's my honest take on where it shines and where it still struggles. Spoiler: I'm not going back to XML.
