Android

Getting started with GitHub Copilot – A beginner’s guide

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,...

by Renu Chauhan
Tag: Android
10-Sep-2025

Android

Advance caching of video content using Exoplayer(Media3) to reduce Video Start Time in OTT Apps

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 low as possible? In this blog we'll be...

by Manish Negi
Tag: Android
09-Sep-2025

Android

From Crash to Compatibility: React Native Apps and Android’s 16K Page Size

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...

by Vishu Shrivastava
Tag: Android
07-Sep-2025

Android

Android’s Memory Evolution: From 4 KB Pages to 16 KB Pages

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...

by Chandan Kumar Vidyarthi
Tag: Android
11-Aug-2025

iOS

Why app performance matters: How to keep users engaged and retained

Imagine downloading a promising app – only to face slow loading, crashes, or lag. Most users won’t give it a second chance. They uninstall and never come back. In a world of endless choices and ever-shorter attention spans, success in mobile app development services hinges on performance. An app has just a few seconds to impress....

by Shivam Tiwari
Tag: Android
24-Jul-2025

Android

Migrating from ExoPlayer 2 to Media3: A Fun & Practical Guide

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...

by Ankit Arora
Tag: Android
31-Mar-2025

Android

Jetpack Compose vs. XML Layout: Performance Comparison

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....

by Atul Vidyasagar Mishra
Tag: Android
10-Mar-2025

Android

Effect Handlers in JetPack Compose : A Deep Dive

What are the Side Effects of Jetpack Compose? While working with Composable Functions, they often get recomposed on a change of state. When Functions propose it might update some data that is not in the cope of the composable functions. Such Scenarios are called Side Effects. For e.g. Making a network call inside a Compose Function which...

by Khushank Kashyap
Tag: Android
24-Feb-2025

Android

Understanding Flutter Isolates – A Guide to Concurrency and Parallelism in Flutter

Introduction In modern mobile application development, performance is crucial. Flutter, Google's UI toolkit for building natively compiled applications, provides a way to create highly performant apps. One of the core aspects of performance in any app is handling concurrency and parallelism. This is where Flutter Isolates come in. In...

by Divyanshu Kumar
Tag: Android
28-Jan-2025

Android

Coil: An Effective Android Image Loading Library

Introduction In Android app development, providing a seamless and aesthetically pleasing user experience depends on how well photos are shown. Although managing the loading, caching, and showing of images can be difficult, libraries are fortunately available to make the process easier. One such library is Coil, an Android image-loading...

by Saurav Bansal
Tag: Android
20-Jan-2025

React Native

Major Updates in React Native 0.76: A Step Toward Next-Level Performance 🚀

React Native 0.76 marks a significant milestone in mobile app development, bringing robust enhancements that improve performance, developer experience, and styling flexibility. This update includes a major architectural shift, faster builds, unified DevTools, enhanced styling, and optimized Android app size, setting the foundation for a...

by Ajmal Hasan
Tag: Android
17-Nov-2024

Android

Advanced Debugging Techniques in Android Studio

Introduction Debugging is an essential skill for any Android developer, but it can be a time-consuming and sometimes frustrating task. Thankfully, Android Studio offers a range of powerful debugging tools that can help streamline the process. While most developers are familiar with setting simple breakpoints, few take full advantage of...

by Ankit Arora
Tag: Android
15-Oct-2024