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Android Developer tutorials sorted into categories of Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. Covering all aspects of the Android API as well as best practices.
Blundell | Android Developer Tutorials
6M ago
This artical is a quick introduction into setting up the Gemini API client SDK on Android to perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on images. Let’s jump straight in: The Gemini API gives you access to…
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Blundell | Android Developer Tutorials
11M ago
Wanting to use the latest versions of Compose, but your app compileSdk is falling behind? I’ve been there! If you have a compileSdk < 34 but want to use Compose version > 1.5.0 you’ll come…
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Blundell | Android Developer Tutorials
11M ago
The correct, complete, 2024, settings to configure the Java version in Gradle for Android.
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Blundell | Android Developer Tutorials
1y ago
This post explains how you can inject dependencies into Android legacy singletons, or any classes that aren’t conforming to your current Android architecture, using Dagger & Hilt. I’ll cut straight to the chase, if you…
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Blundell | Android Developer Tutorials
1y ago
I wanted to brighten the screen, but all articles said you needed Android permissions. Codswallop! Here's how!
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Blundell | Android Developer Tutorials
1y ago
Quick blog posting showing you the build.gradle.kts version of the default build.gradle file from the “empty activity” Android Studio template. This post will go stale fast, get it whilst its hot. ? The original templates…
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Blundell | Android Developer Tutorials
1y ago
Learn the steps needed in a typical Android take home test. Giving you the tools and knowledge you need to ace this part of any Android interview process.
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Blundell | Android Developer Tutorials
1y ago
This post aims to demystify some of the steps in a typical Android interview process. We’ll discuss steps, strategies, targets and solutions. Getting you better prepared to get your next Android role. This blog is…
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Blundell | Android Developer Tutorials
1y ago
This post shows you how to wrap a 3rd party Gradle plugin in your own plugin, so that you can interactive with it programmatically.
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Blundell | Android Developer Tutorials
2y ago
This post describes how you can share code between your side projects without code duplication, remote hosting or versioning.
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