DevByte: Google Play services 7.8 (100 Days of Google Dev)
Google Play Services 7.8 is here, and it brings two new shining APIs to help you BUILD BETTER APPS! The Nearby Messages API allows…
Browsing Tag
GoogleDev100
Pre-scaling Bitmaps (100 Days of Google Dev)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY9aaXHx8yA
For media rich applications, BITMAPS are everywhere. But these high-resolution images…
Smaller PNG Files (100 Days of Google Dev)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TUvmlGoDrw
PNG files represent the bulk of android image content, especially if you’ve got a lot…
Fetch API (100 Days of Google Dev)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6-ZwZmRncs
Fetch is a new API that makes ‘Fetch’ing remote resources much easier. Like…
Smaller Pixel Formats (100 Days of Google Dev)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WqcEHXRWpM
Compressed image formats like PNG, JPG and WebP do a fantastic job of reducing the file…
Android Auto Backup for Apps (100 Days of Google Dev)
Android Backup is the automatic, cloud-based backup and restore of users’ apps when they set up a new device. With the Android “M”…
Hidden Cost of Transparency (100 Days of Google Dev)
Transparency & Alpha is one of those awesome visual effects that helps communicate important details to the user, but sometimes…
Installable Web Apps (100 Days of Google Dev)
You can make your web app an Installable Web App with only a few minor changes to your code. Installable Web Apps look and feel like…