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When Google introduced Leanback, it solved a hard problem: building focusable, remote-friendly UIs for Android TV. But Leanback was built on Fragments, Presenters, and XML themes — patterns that don’t scale well in 2025. With Jetpack Compose for TV, we finally get: A declarative focus model. Composable theming instead of XML overrides. Reusable UI that […]
Introduction Copilot is an AI-driven conversational assistant that enhances developer productivity by delivering contextual support, automating repetitive actions, and offering data insights within workflows. It also provides documentation assistance directly within supported code editors such as VS Code, Android Studio, JetBrains, and Neovim. How GitHub Copilot Works Internally GitHub Copilot is designed to act as an AI-powered coding assistant that […]
Introduction When streaming services lock content, downloading it lets people watch shows movies without needing WiFi. In the past, systems protecting digital content used static encryption keys. One key was used to decrypt all of the content. As content security gets better, regularly changing the keys used to protect it provides a strong way to […]
Introduction If you’ve ever worked on an OTT application you must have heard such statements being made “The VST must be as little as possible” or “product team is observing spikes in user abandonment in cases where the VST is 2-3 seconds or more”. So, what is this VST and why should it be as […]
If your React Native app suddenly refuses to launch on certain new Android devices — with cryptic messages like: “requires 16KB page size” “failed to map segment from shared object” or even a mysterious native crash before your JS code ever runs …then you’ve run head-first into Android’s 16K page size change. This guide explains […]
Imagine you’re an app developer. You’ve worked hard on a new feature, but just before it’s ready, a bug appears. You have a hard choice: either you delay the launch to fix the bug, or you release the feature with the bug and hope it doesn’t cause problems. This happens because usually, when you release […]
Introduction Google is making a quiet but powerful change under the hood of Android: the default memory page size is shifting from 4 KB to 16 KB. At first glance, this may sound like a minor technical adjustment—but in practice, it has wide-reaching effects on performance, battery efficiency, and app compatibility. Let’s break down what’s […]
Why Migrate? (Besides Google Telling You To😜) Google has spoken—ExoPlayer 2 is old news, and Media3 is the new standard for Android media playback. It’s modular, Jetpack-aligned, and designed for the long haul. If your app still relies on ExoPlayer 2, this migration ensures modern API design, better lifecycle handling, and compatibility with Android’s latest […]
Introduction Android UI development has evolved significantly with the introduction of Jetpack Compose. While XML-based layouts have been the standard for years, Compose offers a modern declarative approach. But how do they compare in terms of performance? In this blog, we’ll analyze CPU and memory usage of Jetpack Compose vs. XML layouts using Android Studio’s Profiler. We’ll also […]