The image loading library Picasso prefers to use OkHttp as it's network stack. Recently, OkHttp 3 was released with some major changes and improvements. As the time of writing, the latest Picasso version is 2.5.2 and isn't compatible with the improved OkHttp 3. In this blog post, we'll …

In the previous blog posts, we've looked at loading images into ListViews with Picasso and how to use placeholders. You've learned that Picasso expects non-null and valid URLs. In this blog post, we'll show you how to deal with null values, especially in ListViews, where the re-usage of views can …

This is the wrap-up for our (planned) posts for the Picasso series. We hope you learned new things throughout the series. Our goal was to save you time by not having to figure out details on your own and thus get a jump start to an amazing library. It's always …

In the previous blog post, we've given you an introduction to the Picasso.Builder, the base to adjust core functionalities of Picasso. If you haven't given it a read, you might need to do so in order to fully grasp this blog post's content. In this blog post, we'll look …

In the last eleven blog posts, we've covered all major functionalities of Picasso. You've learned a lot of various features in the library. In the last two blog posts, we're going to modify the Picasso instance itself. This gives us access to the core of Picasso's behavior. {{outline}} Picasso.Builder …

The caching component of Picasso is fundamental to its awesomeness. Especially when your app deals with a lot of (large) images, fine-tuned caches are important for a fluent and neat user experience. Last week, we've looked at forcing Picasso to skip certain caches. This week, we'll show you options how …

We've mentioned at the beginning of this series that Picasso uses a memory and disk cache to load previously requested image much faster. In this blog post, we'll take a much closer look at the caching configuration and how you can adapt the standard behavior. {{outline}} {{video}} Standard Behavior The …

If you read all previous blog posts, you gained some comprehensive knowledge on how to load and handle images with Picasso. So far, we've always left the images untouched (except resizing and scaling to make it fit better). This week's blog post is all about manipulating the input image. {{outline} …