I distinctly remember what it felt like the first time I started Android development and opened up Android Studio (well, Eclipse back then). I sat, stupefied, looking at the vast array of different ...

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the well-trodden path, ...

Does it feel like Android Studio packages and builds your apps, with very little input from you? Behind the scenes, Android Studio uses the Gradle automated build toolkit, and although it’s possible ...

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