Android Developers Live Podcasts

Android Developers Backstage - Episode 1: KitKat

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 10:12:00 -0800

Get an overview of the new features in Android 4.4 KitKat presented by members of the Android team. Chet Haase and Tor Norbye cover many of the new features including Transitions, Storage Access Framework, Immersive Mode, Printing API, and Closed Captioning.

Google I/O 2013 - Android Proptips 3: Making Apps Work Like Magic

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:33:00 -0700

Presented by Reto Meier at Google I/O 2013.

Learn how to use advanced Android techniques to build apps so good, people think they're magic. Featuring advanced coding tips and tricks, implementation patterns, and exposure to some of the lesser-known APIs, you'll gain insight into how to build context sensitive apps that delight your users without draining their battery.

Google I/O 2013 - What’s New for Developers in Google Play

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:33:00 -0700

Presented by Riccardo Govoni, Ellie Powers, and Miles Barr at Google I/O 2013.

Publishing a new application on Google Play is just the beginning -- you work constantly to update your app, improve user reviews, see what users are doing with your app, expand into new markets, and build a revenue stream. Join the team who brought you the new Developer Console to learn how Google Play is bringing you more data to optimize your application, better tools to distribute your application, and new ways to understand and connect with your users along every step of the journey.

Google I/O 2013 - What's New in Google Play Services

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:17:00 -0700

Presented by Reto Meier and Rich Hyndman at Google I/O 2013.

A high-level view of everything that's now available as part of Google Play services since it's launch, with a special focus on how this affects you as a developer - and what you should be paying attention to.

Google I/O 2013 - What's New in Android Developer Tools

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:00 -0700

Presented by Xavier Ducrohet and Tor Norbye at Google I/O 2013.

An in-depth tour of the Android development tools, with an introduction to Android Studio. Includes a closer look at everything new - along with tips and tricks for getting the most out of them.

This Week in Android Development (16 Nov 2012)

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:56:00 -0800

November 16, 2012

Google Android Developer Advocate Reto Meier delivers a review of what's coming up this week on Android Developers Live, and a roundup of what we broadcast last week - plus new app launches and other Android developer news.

Links for your convenience:
Android 4.2 and the new Nexus Devices: http://bit.ly/NewNexii
Android SDK Tools r21: http://bit.ly/AndroidToolsR21
Introducing the Android 4.2 SDK: http://bit.ly/AndroidL17SDK
Android Training: http://developer.android.com/training

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ (Exit Buttons): http://bit.ly/TableFlipExitButtons
App Clinic Playlist: http://bit.ly/AppClinicPlaylist
Android Design in Action Playlist: http://j.mp/androiddesigninaction

App Clinic Nominations and Votes: http://bit.ly/AppClinicTrello

Fresh Leaves Live Wallpaper: http://bit.ly/FancyFallingQuads

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ (Episode 1: Exit Buttons)

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:51:00 -0800

Episode 1: "Exit" Buttons

You know those days when you're checking out an awesome Android app, then you run into an anti-pattern that totally destroys the magic?

I do. Rather than destroy the furniture, I've channeled those emotions into something more productive.

August 1st 2012 Android Developer Office Hours - Project Butter

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:32:00 -0700

http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/androiddevelopers/Android_Developers_Live/MTV/August_1_Office_Hours_ADLive.mp3

This week the topic of interest was Android's Project Butter with hosts Trevor Johns, Alex Lucas and special guest Romain Guy.

The Android Developer Relations team broadcasts Android Developer Office Hours every Wednesday at 2pm Pacific Time (UTC-7). We answer Android development questions from a moderator queue and from folks who join us live in our hangout.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

July 25, 2012: Android Developers Office Hours - Efficiency

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:48:00 -0700

This week's Android Developer Office Hours was all about efficiency. Hosted by Joe Malin and Trevor Johns, we also invited Reto Meier of Google I/O session "Making Good Apps Great" and Jeff Sharkey of "Doing More with Less".

The Android Developer Relations team broadcasts Android Developer Office Hours every Wednesday at 2pm Pacific Time (UTC-7). We answer Android development questions from a moderator queue and from folks who join us live in our hangout.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Security and Privacy in Android Apps

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:31:00 -0700

Presented by Jon Larimer and Kenny Root at Google I/O 2012.

Android provides features and APIs that allow development of secure applications, and you should be using them. This session will start with an overview of Android platform security features, then dig into the ways that you can leverage them to protect your users and avoid introducing vulnerabilities. You'll also learn the best practices for protecting user privacy in your apps.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Measuring the End-to-End Value of Your App

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:09:00 -0700

Presented by Neil Rhodes, Nick Mihailovski, and Mike Kwong at Google I/O 2012.

We've rethought mobile app analytics from the ground up. If you are a mobile app developer, come see what's new from the land of Google Analytics; Understand how to measure the end-to-end value of your app, and improve its performance to drive usage and retention.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Google Play: Marketing 101 for Developers

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:48:00 -0700

Presented by Patrick Mork and Kushagra Shrivastava at Google I/O 2012.

As soon as you hit the “Publish” button on your app, you become (partly) a marketer; you might as well try to be a good one. We’ll share everything we know about promoting apps on Google play: building a strategic marketing framework, making good use of media channels, taking advantage of the assets we’ve built for developers, and convincing the Play team to feature your app.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Monetizing Android Apps

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:59:00 -0700

Presented by Chrix Finne and Kenneth Lui at Google I/O 2012.

There’s more than one way to make money with your Android app: Paid apps, in-app billing, advertising, and so on. This session covers the subject comprehensively, with details on the monetization tools in Google Play and a close look at the AdMob SDK, ad network mediation and Google Analytics. Walk away armed with knowledge on how you can make more money, get more users and gain more insights.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Android Apps in Google Play

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:18:00 -0700

Presented by Chris Yerga and Ellie Powers at Google I/O 2012.

Google Play is growing faster than ever. In this talk, we'll share insights about Google Play's momentum, the most successful Google Play apps, and some new developments coming soon from Google Play. We'll also share new publisher-facing features that will help Android app developers get the most as they run their day-to-day businesses in Google Play.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Advanced Design for Engineers

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:02:00 -0700

Presented by Alex Faaborg and Christian Robertson at Google I/O 2012.

Design isn’t black magic, it’s a field that people can learn. In this talk two elite designers from Google will give you an advanced crash course in interactive and visual design. Topics will include mental models, natural mappings, metaphors, mode errors, visual hierarchies, typography and gestalt principles. Correctly applied this knowledge can drastically improve the quality of your work.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Navigation in Android

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:35:00 -0700

Presented by Adam Powell and Richard Fulcher at Google I/O 2012.

An app is useless if people can’t find their way around it. Android introduced big navigation-support changes in 3.0 and 4.0. The Action Bar offers a convenient control for Up navigation, the Back key’s behavior became more consistent within tasks, and the Recent Tasks UI got an overhaul. In this talk, we discuss how and why we got where we are today, how to think about navigation when designing your app’s user experience, and how to write apps that offer effortless navigation in multiple Android versions.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - So You've Read the Design Guide; Now What?

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:46:00 -0700

Presented by Daniel Lehmann, Tor Norbye, and Richard Ngo at Google I/O 2012.

The Android Design Guide describes how to design beautiful Android apps, but not how to build them. In this talk we'll give practical tips for how to apply fit & finish as you are implementing your design, we'll show you how to avoid some common pitfalls, we'll describe some useful patterns, and show you how tools can help.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Android Design for Success

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:21:00 -0700

Presented by Rachel Garb, Jens Nagel, Nate Streu, and Matias Duarte at Google I/O 2012.

You have a great idea for an Android app. You want it to stand out among hundreds of thousands. You want your users to love it and tell everyone they know. The Android User Experience team is here to help. We’ll talk about the Android Design guide and other tricks of the trade for creating apps that delight users and help them accomplish their goals. No design background is required.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Android Fireside Chat

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 15:35:00 -0700

Hosted by Chris DiBona, panelists include Reto Meier, Dave Burke, Xavier Ducrohet, Dan Morrill, Diane Hackborn, Rebecca Schultz, and Ficus Kirkpatrick.

Meet the Android Engineering team, and dig deep on the technology.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Android WebView

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 10:48:00 -0700

Presented by Nicolas Roard at Google I/O 2012.

Hundred of thousands of Android applications use WebView to display HTML content. In Android 4.0 it’s hardware-accelerated, which allows support for HTML5 features such as inline video, CSS 3d, CSS animations, and overflow elements. This talk will give an overview of the underlying implementation in ICS, explain how to best take advantage of WebView in your application, and cover best practices for high-performance HTML code.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Ten Things Game Developers Should Know

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:32:00 -0700

Presented by Dan Galpin and Ian Ni-Lewis at Google I/O 2012.

This session reveals the things experienced game developers do to get good Google Play reviews, create a strong Android user experience, and be considered for featuring in Google Play Apps.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Building Android Applications that Use Web APIs

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:36:00 -0700

Presented by Yaniv Inbar, Sriram Saroop at Google I/O 2012.

Google offers a large and growing set of back-end services, from AdSense to Tasks to Calendar to Google+, that can enrich your app, and increasingly they have a uniform set of APIs. This session discusses how to use them efficiently and securely, including authenticating safely and with good user experience, and describes Android-specific app-level optimizations. This talk will also introduce Google Cloud Endpoints - the ability to define your own REST APIs on App Engine, and use the Google API infrastructure to serve them. We will show you how you can use Google Cloud Endpoints to build great mobile apps back-ended by App Engine.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

July 18, 2012: Android Developers Office Hours - Google Cloud Messaging

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:06:00 -0700

This week's Android Developer Office Hours is hosted by Joe Malin, Trevor Johns, and Alex Lucas. We also invited the speakers from Google I/O 2012 session "Google Cloud Messaging for Android" -- Francesco Nerieri.

The Android Developer Relations team broadcasts Android Developer Office Hours every Wednesday at 2pm Pacific Time (UTC-7). We answer Android development questions from a moderator queue and from folks who join us live in our hangout.

You can find our schedule at http://developers.google.com/live/android

Google I/O 2012 - Making Android Apps Accessible

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:45:00 -0700

Presented by T.V. Raman, Charles Chen, Alan Viverette, and Peter Lundblad at Google I/O 2012.

Android 4.0 introduced platform-level accessibility APIs so that you don't have to be an expert to make an app that's accessible to people with disabilities. Come learn how APIs for accessibility make your job easier.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - Multi-Versioning Android User Interfaces

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:21:00 -0700

Presented by Bruno Oliveira and Adam Powell at Google I/O 2012.

This session will show you how to build user interfaces that work consistently across Android versions, from Eclair to today. We'll cover topics including the Action Bar, Fragments, style, size qualifiers, app structure, and navigation.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - New Low-Level Media APIs in Android

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:58:00 -0700

Presented by James Dong at Google I/O 2012.

Jellybean introduces a new set of powerful low-level media APIs that provide developers with the ability to access hardware codecs directly from Java. This session introduces the new APIs with examples.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - Up Close and Personal: NFC and Android Beam

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:27:00 -0700

Presented by Martijn Coenen and Robert Hamilton at Google I/O 2012.

A session covering the developer-oriented NFC features we’ve been adding to the Android platform. Learn how to use Android Beam to add magic sharing abilities to your application, and see what other new and exciting NFC features we’re working on.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - Doing More With Less: Being a Good Android Citizen

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:30:00 -0700

Presented by Jeff Sharkey at Google I/O 2012.

Faster and lighter is better, especially on mobile devices with limited resources. Learn advanced techniques to optimize for CPU, RAM, and I/O efficiency, and best practices for using JNI and SQLite.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - Google Cloud Messaging for Android

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:25:00 -0700

Presented by Francesco Nerieri at Google I/O 2012.

Cloud-to-device-messaging (C2DM) is coming out of beta and getting a new name: Google Cloud Messaging for Android. GCM for Android incorporates the lessons we learned in the C2DM beta, many of which take the form of new features. This session will cover the new service end-to-end and in detail.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - For Butter or Worse: Smoothing Out Performance in Android UIs

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:11:00 -0700

Presented by Chet Haase and Romain Guy at Google I/O 2012.

Great user experience requires buttery smoothness in rendering and animating your interface; your app must have a good, consistent frame rate. This session deep-dives into our work on the Android framework to find and fix performance issues, along with tips on how you can do the same for your applications.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - Integrating Google+ Into Mobile Apps

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:44:00 -0700

Presented by Julia Ferraioli at Google I/O 2012.

Create a more engaging and personalized experience for your users by incorporating aspects of Google+ into your mobile app. Learn how your users can share pictures, links, and more into Google+ from your app, and how doing so can raise visibility and discoverability of your application.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - New YouTube Android Player Tools

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 19:27:00 -0700

Presented by Ross McIlroy and Anton Hansson at Google I/O 2012. If you are building Android smartphone, tablet or Google TV applications and want to incorporate high-quality YouTube video playback in your product this session will rock your world.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - ADK 2.0

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:02:00 -0700

Presented by Dmitry Grinberg, Travis Geiselbrecht, and Eric Schlaephfer at Google I/O 2012. Introducing the new APIs and capabilities in ADK 2.0, with demos.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

July 11, 2012: Android Developers Office Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:38:00 -0700

This week's Android Developer Office Hours is hosted by Joe Malin and Trevor Johns. We also invited the speakers from Google I/O 2012 sessions "What's new in Jelly Bean" and "What's new in Android Developer Tools" -- Romain Guy, Chet Hasse, and Xav Duchochet.

The Android Developer Relations team broadcasts Android Developer Office Hours every Wednesday at 2pm Pacific Time (UTC-7). We answer Android development questions from a moderator queue and from folks who join us live in our hangout.

Got a question? Join our hangouts from http://developer.android.com/+

July 11, 2012: EMEA Android Developer Office Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:33:00 -0700

This week's European Android Developer Office Hours is hosted by Nick Butcher, Rich Hyndman, and Sparky Rhode.

The European members of the Android Developer Relations team broadcasts Android Developer Office Hours every Wednesday at 2pm UK time (UTC+1). We answer Android development questions from a moderator queue and from folks who join us live in our hangout.

Got a question? Join our hangouts from http://developer.android.com/+

Google I/O 2012 - The Sensitive Side of Android

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:19:00 -0700

Presented by Tony Chan, Ankur Kotwal, and Tim Bray at Google I/O 2012. Android has a sensitive side. In this session, we will call out all the Android sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, light, and more. We’ll cover best practices for handling sensor data, with special focus on balancing battery life and usability.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - Making Good Apps Great: More Advanced Topics for Expert Android Developers

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:57:00 -0700

Presented by Reto Meier at Google I/O 2012. In a follow-up to last year’s protips, this session - Android Protips 2: Electric Boogaloo - introduces more advanced techniques for expert Android developers. This session deep dives into advanced techniques for minimizing battery drain, improving stability, and delighting your users; helping you take your good apps and transform them into polished products.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - What's New in Android Developers’ Tools

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:24:00 -0700

Presented by Xavier Ducrohet and Tor Norbye at Google I/O 2012. A tour of everything that’s new in Android developer tools, with guidance on how to use them for best results.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

Google I/O 2012 - What's New in Android?

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:32:00 -0700

Presented by Chet Haase, Romain Guy, and Daniel Sandler at Google I/O 2012. This is a developer-centric tour of what's gone into the system and application frameworks since the last time we got together.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/events/io/

June 6, 2012: Android Developer Office Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:56:00 -0700

In this week's Android Developer Office Hours Joe Malin is joined in Mountain View by Trevor Johns, Alex Lucas, and Joe Fernandez,

The Android Developer Relations team broadcasts Android Developer Office Hours every Wednesday at 2pm Pacific (UTC-7). We answer Android development questions from a moderator queue and from folks who join us live in our hangout.

Got a question? Join our hangouts from http://developer.android.com/+ or leave a question at http://www.google.com/moderator/#15/e=1ac28e&t=1ac28e.51&f=1ac28e.660ec4

May 30, 2012: Android Developer Office Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:35:00 -0700

In this week's Android Developer Office Hours Joe Malin is joined in Mountain View by Trevor Johns, Alex Lucas, and Joe Fernandez, with a special visit from Roman Nurk coming to us via Hangout from New York.

We had a slight technical glitch at the 13:26 mark, so apologies for the awkward transition.

The Android Developer Relations team broadcasts Android Developer Office Hours every Wednesday at 2pm Pacific (UTC-7). We answer Android development questions from a moderator queue and from folks who join us live in our hangout.

Got a question? Join our hangouts from http://developer.android.com/+ or leave a question at http://www.google.com/moderator/#15/e=1ac28e&t=1ac28e.51&f=1ac28e.660ec4

May 30, 2012: EMEA Android Developer Office Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:44:00 -0700

May 23, 2012: Android Developer Office Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Android Developer Relations) — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:32:00 -0700

In this week's Android Developer Office Hours Joe Malin is joined by Alex Lucas and Dan Galpin, with a special visit from Roman Nurk - live from New York.

0:40 What happens when you initiate a chargeback from a Google Play purchase?
2:37 What's the best way to securely store username / password within an app without persisting it?
4:14 Anything new from Android @ Home?
5:36 What's the best way to implement a Quick Action widget in ICS?
10:22 How do I create a weighted layout using GridLayout?
16:43 What's a good strategy for handling ellipsized text?
19:52 What's the best way to learn Android?
21:46 Is there a way to give away free versions of a paid app in Google Play?
23:38 What's the recommended way to handle different versions of your app with different payment options?
27:08 Is there a way to specify an OR attribute within the resources folder layout?
29:10 What's the best way to market a paid app?
33:41 Do you support using multiple APKs for handling different architecture (x86, ARM, etc)?
34:56 Can I allow specific people to download a draft version of my app from Google Play?
35:48 Is there a way to detect an orientation change when the device moves between portrait and landscape?
37:31 Is there a way to make the padding in Alert Dialogs consistent between ICS and pre-ICS platforms?
39:25 What's the best way to handle the WebView clients's onShowCustomView handler?
40:58 Are there 3rd party libraries for syncing Android SQLite databases to the cloud?
44:40 How do I do a progress bar over the bottom of the ActionBar like Google Chrome?
46:04 What's the status of reducing audio latency in Android?
46:52 How do I implement a two-way scrolling View?
49:42 Is there a way to detect an orientation change when the device moves between portrait and landscape?
51:46 How can ActionBarCompat be modified to allow changing the visibility of Menu Items at runtime?
54:09 Is there a correct way to use SearchRecentSuggestionsProvider with an autocomplete textview?
55:25 Can you discuss the advantages of specifying ICS as a target or minSDK version for an app?
58:13 Is there a way to make the status bar stop responding to touches?

The Android Developer Relations team broadcasts Android Developer Office Hours every Wednesday at 2pm Pacific (UTC-7). We answer Android development questions from a moderator queue and from folks who join us live in our hangout.

Got a question? Join our hangouts from http://developer.android.com/+ or leave a question at http://www.google.com/moderator/#15/e=1ac28e&t=1ac28e.51&f=1ac28e.660ec4