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    February 19, 2021

    Android Dev - Weekly Anything Goes Thread - February 19, 2021

    Weekly Anything Goes Thread - February 19, 2021

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 06:00 AM PST

    Here's your chance to talk about whatever!

    Although if you're thinking about getting feedback on an app, you should wait until tomorrow's App Feedback thread.

    Remember that while you can talk about any topic, being a jerk is still not allowed.

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    Apps with voice control

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 06:54 AM PST

    Siri's been around for over a decade now (though it was laughable at first, I know), and we've had Google Assistant/Alexa for about half that. So why isn't voice control in mobile apps more popular?

    I can think of a few examples off the top of my head—Dominos, Sephora, Spotify—but other than that I'd be hard-pressed to come up with an app that lets you talk to it. I'd be interested in hearing about others, but mostly I'm curious why indie apps/small companies don't seem to be embracing the tech. I have my theories, but thought I'd ask the hive mind before poisoning the well by giving them up front.

    Have you worked with voice before? If so, how's it going? If not, have you considered it/why have you decided not to?

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    Android apps development on Linux

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 03:18 AM PST

    I'm thinking about switching with development to Linux. Any experience with that? Pros/cons? Any particular Linux distribution for that? Something doesn't work on Linux? Or work better than on Win? ;) All thoughts here are welcome :)

    Cheers

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    PSA: For those of you in the US who develop paid apps on the side, be careful how you file your taxes

    Posted: 18 Feb 2021 06:18 PM PST

    I just had my return rejected by the IRS after filing with turbotax. It's a relatively simple return, a couple w2s and the 1099-NEC Google sent me. But something about how I answered turbo taxes questions ended up with them filling the 1099 with a schedule H instead of schedule C. Not only is this completely wrong, but it costs me a few hundred more in amount owed.

    Turbotax said they detected the mistake and fixed it and just needed me to resubmit, but they refills with the schedule H again (which strangely, the irs accepted this time so now I have to file an amendment).

    So just a heads up, be more diligent than I was about whatever software you use to do your taxes with. I ran my numbers though another app and found the problem (and ended up owing 600 less). I'd recommend doing something similar (or just hiring someone).

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    Debug vs Release when publishing to internal test track

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 02:14 AM PST

    Hi there. I'm very much a noob when it comes to android development. I'm currently looking at the release & test process and am having some difficulty understanding the differences between release and debug build types.

    I understand that the debug build type allows for debugging of the apk, and the release version is an optimised version with minified & optimised code (using proguard etc).

    The main difficulty I'm having I have is understanding which version to use for QA testing, and why..

    Should I be distributing the "debug" type to the internal test track? There does seems to be obvious differences between release and debug, and ideally we want QA to test the release version, but reading through some of the android docs, it mentions the internal test track supports debug builds, perhaps to allow QA to debug the app, but this is the confusing bit for me, because surely we want QA to test the release build right? What approach do others take here? Is there really a big difference between release and debug? Does it really matter if QA are testing the debug build?

    [edit] I believe I might have confused "internal test track" with "internal app sharing".

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    First preview of Android 12

    Posted: 18 Feb 2021 10:04 AM PST

    11 Leading UI/UX Trends for Mobile App Development

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 07:21 AM PST

    Hey everyone! Our recent post is about top UI/UX trends you can use in app development this year. You might find it worth sharing.

    https://2muchcoffee.com/blog/ui-ux-trends-for-2021/

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    Ad network SDK using location permission?

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 07:07 AM PST

    I have a very basic app that originally only used Admob, but have since tried adding mediation and have added:

    - Facebook Audience Network
    - AppLovin
    - Mopub

    And now when I uploaded the apk to the play store it shows a COARSE_LOCATION permission. I'm not using this nor is it in the manifest. Does anyone know whether one of these Ad networks requires the location permission to serve ads or a way to disable that permission from being used?
    Saw a similar issue on stack overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65538182/google-play-console-is-showing-that-my-app-took-background-location-permission-b but again not using the permission at all so this solution won't work for me.

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    Android bug testing. Bug Hunter

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 06:42 AM PST

    Hello everybody! Today I wanted to talk about testing apps for Android. I recently came across a Bug Hunter App, which seemed to me quite functional and effective. What I liked the most is the variety of features and tools to help you with testing, like Grid, Rulers, Mockups, Colour picker, and stuff. I also like the ability to take screenshots, longshots, and record videos without leaving the current interface. Overall, the app is useful and can be a life-saver when it comes to testing your app quickly and efficiently. What do you guys think of this app? Has anyone tried it? Are there any other testing apps you would recommend? Because basically, Bug Hunter is the only app I've been using so far.

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    i need to make changes while my app is still under review, what do i do?

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 04:21 AM PST

    is there a way to cancel my release? or should i just make a new release?

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    Jetpack Compose staggered grid support

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 08:45 AM PST

    Has anybody found a way to achieve a staggered grid layout like the one used on recycler-view layout manager, jetpack compose google example has a grid made using custom layouts in compose but that approach is not good for long list of items. I found that lazyverticalgrid composable but its not a stable api yet.

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    Using cloud storage costs?

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 08:11 AM PST

    I am writing an app for fun where someone could keep a journal, and set some alarms. Right now i use room to store that data but the subreddit I was on where they expressed interest was in cloud storage for the journals. Would this be worth it to implement? I am a broke ass college kid who just got married. Is there someway i could cover that cost of storage through ads or some service that doesnt charge me until i have a certain amount stored? I dont need to make money, this is just for fun mainly.

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    GP Console Internal testing builds not being pushed to testers?

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 07:53 AM PST

    For those of you who've used Google Play Developer Console. I've tried to push Internal testing builds to testers and they are not getting updates after 3 days. AFAIK "Internal" is supposed to be almost instantly. The release's status is "Available to internal testers" so it should be out there?

    I know there are currently delays and sometimes it can take a while, but I was under the impression that "internal" builds are very quick, often minutes and even with delays should not be 3 days+ ?

    Is this normal?

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    How to extract turn navigation directions from any navigation service (preferably free)?

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 07:52 AM PST

    I need to obtain info such as the direction to go and the distance to the turn as a text file that can then be parsed into arduino for a navigation system I'm trying to build for a project.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    I have tried to make a library in Android Studio Kotlin, but there are no res folder in my project tree

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 04:49 AM PST

    Hi I am a new project of developer, I tried to make a new library but the library has no res folder to make activities or some more resources; ¿In the new Android it is not necesary?

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    [Library] StackLayoutManager - A lightweight interpolator-based layout manager for RecyclerView

    Posted: 18 Feb 2021 11:54 AM PST

    AdMob alternatives?

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 02:54 AM PST

    Hello, do you have experience with android ads provider that is not AdMob? If yes, which one is the best for you?

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    How to Increase FAN(Facebook Audience Network) fill rate?

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 02:12 AM PST

    How to Increase FAN(Facebook Audience Network) fill rate?

    I am using FAN for the past 3 months because of Admob Ad serving Limited my revenue drop 80% any suggestion on how to improve fillrate in FAN?

    https://preview.redd.it/a01ruq2xsei61.png?width=1156&format=png&auto=webp&s=97cbe18545021afb67de7993c664a2718c99613c

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    Android Studio Arctic Fox Canary 7 available

    Posted: 18 Feb 2021 10:04 AM PST

    Announcing #TheAndroidShow​: Jetpack Compose!

    Posted: 18 Feb 2021 09:59 AM PST

    Official features of Android 12 Dev Preview

    Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:58 PM PST

    Measure and optimize bitmap size using Glide or Picasso - new video on my youtube channel :)

    Posted: 18 Feb 2021 10:01 AM PST

    In-app Purchase remove ads android

    Posted: 19 Feb 2021 12:17 AM PST

    Hi everyone. I have two applications with ads. The other day I became interested in adding in-app purchases. I've been on Google for over 2 hours and haven't found anything.

    If there are people who added this, could you please send a link to the sources or explain how to do it. I read the official documentation but it didn't help in any way.

    I think this post can be a great tutorial and help not only me but other developers as well.

    I hope the moderators will understand that this is an important topic for many developers, and that if there is an answer here, it will bring a lot of traffic.

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    Shadow Jobs - Slack Engineering

    Posted: 18 Feb 2021 09:57 AM PST
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