In the previous two tutorials, you've learned how to set up custom fonts on Android the modern way. Either as fixed font style (such as Noto Serif bold) or as font family (such as Noto serif in several weights). However, so far you've only used XML designs to configure app …

In the last tutorial, we've explored the modern way of implementing custom fonts on Android. However, it broke the support for dynamically changing the font style and weights (for example, bold or italic). In this tutorial, we'll fix this drawback and configure a font family with different styles. {{outline}} {{video} …

Last week we’ve learned about CoreOS’ components and technologies within the ecosystem. This week, we’re directly diving into the practical part and get our hands dirty. If you read the first post, you already know that CoreOS is an operating system geared towards high-availability. Setting up a cluster …

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 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 …

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 our last Android Quick Tips blog post, we've looked at some Gradle tips. This week, we'll give you a few suggestions to make your debugging life easier. {{outline}} Rise and Shine™ Are you sick of hitting the unlock button on your device and then swiping away the lock screen …

Since we heard that our previous Android Quick Tips added some value to a bunch of developers, we've decided to continue this series with a variety of topics. This week we'll look at the Gradle build system. {{outline}} Speeding Up Your Builds Of course, all of us would love having …