In the last few tutorials, we've looked at ways to optimize the user experience when loading and displaying images. Caching images already takes a big step to a smooth user experience. However, if the image is very large, the processing can take a while until it is displayed. In this …

Last week, we've looked at a critical piece of image loading: caching! If you missed it, give it another look, it's worth it. This week, we'll go through another important feature of Glide: ordering image requests by prioritization. Notice — August 31st 2017 Glide has released a 4.0.0 version. …

We've been through various Android Quick Tips. This week we'll focus on Intents. {{outline}} Internal use of startActivityForResult() Every Android developer is aware of the startActivityForResult(Intent i) to call external apps to do something specific and get the result back, like calling the camera app to take a photo. …

After we've looked at loading, displaying and manipulating images, we'll move on to optimize the process. One of the fundamental features of successful and efficient image loading is caching. In this post, we'll go through the basics of caching in Glide. Notice — August 30th 2017 Glide has released a 4. …

After looking at various Android Quick Tips, this week we'll look at a few more of our favorite productivity tips for Android Studio. {{outline}} Shortcuts, Shortcuts, Shortcuts Shortcuts are the single most important "hack" for developer productivity. Your development time is valuable, and often, when you're in the flow, your …

In the previous tutorials you've looked at displaying images from all kind of sources. You've learned how to manipulate the image display, change the size and scaling of the images with standard options. This tutorial will show you a unique feature of Glide: displaying Gifs and thumbnails of local videos. …

After posts focused on development work (Gradle and Debugging), this week we'll look at a topic more related to marketing: screen capturing. For promo or instructional videos, it's often necessary to record what's happening on the screen. In this blog post, we'll show you three options. {{outline}} Screen Capturing for …

In the last tutorials, you've learned how to load images from various sources and how to use different kinds of placeholders. This week's tutorial is important if you cannot influence the size of the images: resizing and scaling! Notice — August 28th 2017 Glide has released a 4.0.0 version. …