#198 — Previewing Android P: The Next Version of Android

Read this on the Web Mobile Dev Weekly March 14, 2018   #198 Holly Schinsky recommends Who Will Steal Android From Google? — An ex-Googler’s (Steve Yegge!) opinions on Android, its competitors, mobile developers and why it’s a good time to be one. Steve Yegge Peter Cooper recommends Why I'm Giving Up Everything for Flutter — “provides all of the features a mobile app developer needs, and seemingly none of the downsides” Dean Chalk Sponsored AppiumConf - 6 April - London — Check out the brand new AppiumConf coming to London next month, featuring a speaker line-up including Dan Cuellar (Creator of Appium), Jonathan Lipps, and more than a dozen industry-leading mobile testing experts. Book by 23 March to save £100. AppiumConf Peter Cooper recommends Previewing Android P: The Next Version of Android — Includes improved Kotlin support, HDR VP9 video, ImageDecoder, display cutout support, and indoor positioning with WiFi RTT. Android Developers Blog Peter Cooper recommends Video: Tooling for Progressive Web Apps — In 15 mins, see how to transform an existing single page app into a PWA, and how to use Chrome DevTools’ Audit panel to figure out where to focus your efforts to improve UX. Google Chrome Developers Peter Cooper recommends UI Animation Tips to Improve Your Micro-Interactions — A collection of examples ‘going from good to great’ that could apply to Web and native apps alike. Pablo Stanley Peter Cooper recommends scrcpy: Display and Control Android Devices over USB — It doesn’t require any root access and you can use Linux, Windows or macOS as the client. Potentially helpful for testing, screencasting, etc. Genymobile Mobile Web Brian Rinaldi recommends Auto-Sizing Columns in CSS Grid: `auto-fill` vs `auto-fit` — “At first glace of the names, it might seem like auto-fill and auto-fit are opposites. But in fact, the difference between is quite subtle.” Sara Soueidan Chris Brandrick recommends Sloth: One-Click Network Throttling in Chrome — A quick way to go slow for testing. Chrome Web Store. Or use DevTools’ built-in throttling. Artem Denysov Chris Brandrick recommends 10 Dos and Don'ts of Mobile UX Design — A collection of highly practical tips on what you should and shouldn’t do when designing a mobile app. Nick Babich Hybrid Apps Holly Schinsky recommends Learning File and Image Uploading by Building an Instagram Style App — Learn how to manage file and image uploading in your Ionic/Cordova apps by building an Instagram style app. Rob Louie Holly Schinsky recommends Building an Ionic Image Gallery Ionic Academy Native Development Chris Brandrick recommends Registration for WWDC 2018 Is Now Open — Taking place in San Jose, June 4-8. Once again, the opportunity to buy tickets is offered at random. Apple Chris Brandrick recommends Start Testing Your NativeScript Apps Properly Jérémy Pelé Holly Schinsky recommends 25 React Native Tutorials — A great selection of tutorials for learning React Native, covering animations, performance and more. Brandon Morelli Brian Rinaldi recommends How to Make a Native Android App That Can Block Phone Calls Nikola Brežnjak Holly Schinsky recommends Building a Connected Game With Expo — How to develop a cross-platform JavaScript game with Expo, three.js and Firebase. Evan Bacon Peter Cooper recommends Introducing Kyrie: An Alternative to Animated Vector Drawables on Android Alex Lockwood Chris Brandrick recommends Securely Set Up OAuth2 for Mobile Apps — How to implement authentication and authorization for mobile, browser, and native apps alike. Ory Curated by Brian Rinaldi and Holly Schinsky for Cooperpress. Cooperpress is located at Office 30, Fairfield Enterprise Centre, Louth, LN11 0LS, UK Update your email address or stop receiving MDW here