Your app should explain why it needs someone’s location
Android 10 lets people allow location only while an app is in use. Design the feature around its actual purpose, including the choice to…
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Flutter 1.0: test the difficult mobile feature first
Flutter’s first stable release supports iOS and Android from one codebase. A serious trial should include the platform integration your app depends on.
A useful mobile app remembers what you were doing
Android 9 Pie puts resource management in focus. Business apps should survive interruptions without making people repeat their work.
An Android release deadline can expose an old dependency
Google Play’s August target-API requirement is close. Check dependencies and permission behaviour before your next business-app submission.
Let the camera capture the text, then let a person check it
ML Kit’s beta makes mobile text recognition easier to try. A useful document feature still needs correction, confirmation and a clear data route.
Flutter’s first beta: one codebase still has two audiences
Flutter’s February beta offers a shared way to build iOS and Android interfaces. A useful pilot tests platform behaviour as well as development convenience.
Android Go: the first phone in the room matters too
The Go edition announcement is a reminder to design for storage, memory and connectivity limits from the start.
Android Oreo: make the small interruptions easier to live with
Oreo’s launch brings notification channels and autofill into an app review that should start with ordinary customer tasks.
Final Android O APIs: separate compatibility from new features
June’s final API milestone gives app teams a concrete base for testing, without requiring a rushed redesign.