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This show gives listeners a quick run-down on things that the Android team has done recently that developers may want to check out. It covers library and platform releases, articles, videos, podcasts, samples, codelabs - whatever seems relevant and interesting for Android developers. Subscribe to Android Developers YouTube → https://goo.gle/AndroidDevs Android’s a big platform and there are many things being released all the time; listen to this podcast to stay up to date on what those thing ...
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The Fragmented Podcast is the leading Android developer podcast started by Kaushik Gopal & Donn Felker. Our goal is to help you become a better Android Developer through conversation & to capture the zeitgeist of Android development. We chat about topics such as Testing, Dependency Injection, Patterns and Practices, useful libraries, and much more. We will also be interviewing some of the top developers out there. Subscribe now and join us on the journey of becoming a better Android Developer.
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116 - Google I/O, Gemini, and Jetpack Compose 1.8
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we’ll cover the Google I/O 2025 program lineup, the release of Jetpack Compose 1.8, Android 16 Beta 4, new Play Console insights, and updated Android Vitals metrics. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:22 - Google I/O 2025 agend…
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115 - Gemini in Android Studio, Enhancing Safety and Security, and more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we’ll cover Android 16 beta 3, Gemini in Android Studio for Business and Multimodal, Android XR, Media and Camera updates, and much more. Resources: Samsung's One UI 7 → https://goo.gle/42Ubuvv Quality Tiers → https://goo.gl…
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114 - Google I/O 2025, Android Studio at 10, Android 16 Betas, and more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we’ll cover the return of Google I/O, Android Studio Turning 10, the Android 16 Betas, Imagen in Firebase, the latest in AndroidX, and more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #114 on Medium → https://goo.gle…
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257 - Future of AndroidDev in an AI world with Vinay Gaba
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Join us as we talk with Vinay Gaba, Android GDE and leading voice in Android development, about the future of the field. Vinay shares insights from interviews with top Android devs on their three-year predictions, and offers his own perspective. We cover AI's impact, evolving development roles, and crucial future skills. You can find the full shown…
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In this episode, we dive into the power of rapid prototyping for Android developers using Kotlin. We explore how this crucial skill can impress stakeholders, accelerate your workflow, and help you stay ahead in today's fast-paced tech landscape. We'll cover use cases across scripting, web development (with Ktor & HTMX), mobile apps (Jetpack Compose…
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In this episode, we dive into the programming paradigm — Data Oriented Programming (DOP) and why making data the star can simplify your code. Learn how well-modeled data reduces defensive logic, prevents invalid states, and keeps your apps stable. We’ll also contrast DOP with Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and Functional Programming (FP), sharin…
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113 - Android 16 Developer Preview 2, Android XR, Android Studio Ladybug, and more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we’ll cover updates on the Second Developer Preview of Android 16, Android XR, Spotlight Week on Android Camera and Media, Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop and more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #113…
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254 - 8× faster 5× memory savings with Dan Rusu’s Immutable Arrays
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In this episode, discover how Dan Rusu’s pods4k Immutable Arrays library can deliver 2–8× speed boosts and 5× lower memory usage in Kotlin/Android apps. We first revisit the fundamentals of autoboxing/unboxing and immutability to understand their impact on performance. Then we hear from Dan himself on his library, motiviations for building it, how …
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112 - Android 16 Developer Preview 1, Passkeys Spotlight Week, and more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we’ll cover the First Developer Preview of Android 16, our Spotlight Week on Passkeys, Stability and Performance Improvements to the Android Emulator and more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #112 on Mediu…
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253 - logcat - a new look at logging with Piwai from Square
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Kaushik looks at a new logging library from Square called logcat. He starts by seeing how the popular Timber library does it along with the benefits. He then interviews Pierre-Yves Ricau (Piwai) of Square, the creator of logcat, to explore its origins and advantages. You can find the full shownotes over at fragmentedpodcast.com. Show Notes Timber l…
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In this episode of Fragmented, Kaushik dives into the importance of creating your own starter template to streamline app development and minimize decision fatigue. He shares insights from his own starter template - Playground Android. Looking to the future, JetBrains has an exciting tool called Amper that might make all of this much easier. Kaushik…
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In this episode, Kaushik explores the evolution of dependency injection (DI) in Android development. Dagger has been the de-facto solution for DI in Android but there might be a new king in DI-town. He also chats with friend of the show and dependency injection expert Ralf Wondratschek for a final gut check. Shownotes: https://fragmentedpodcast.com…
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111 - Android API level and schedule updates, Gemini in Android Studio, Google Play
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we’ll cover Android API level and schedule updates, Gemini in Android Studio, Google Play, Spotlight weeks on Adaptive Android Apps and Android AI, and more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #111 on Medium …
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We're back from the hiatus with our SemiQuicentennial episode! With the momentous 250 comes some big announcements and a shift in the way we do things. Listen to find out the details! Shownotes: https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/250By Donn Felker, Kaushik Gopal
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110 - Android 15, Credential Manager, Android Studio Koala, Compose for TV, & more
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we’ll cover key features and improvements in Android 15, the latest Pixel updates, new tools in Android Studio, inspiring developer journeys, and much more. For links to these items, check out Now in Android #110 on Medium W…
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109 - Android 15 Beta 4, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Google Play's new feature, and more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, Android 15 Beta 4, Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, Google Play’s new collection feature, lots of stable AndroidX release, and much more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #109 on Medium → https://goo.gle/3M…
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108 - Android 15 Beta 3, Google AI Studio, Gemini in Android Studio, and more!
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Welcome to episode 108 of Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Today, we’ll cover Android 15 Beta 3, two Compose case studies, Google AI Studio, Gemini in Android Studio, and lots of stable AndroidX releases. Now in Android podcast → https://goo.gle/podcast-nia Now in Android articles → h…
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107 - KotlinConf, Android Studio updates, I/O recaps, AndroidX updates, and more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode we’ll cover Google @ KotlinConf, Android Studio updates, I/O recaps, AndroidX updates, and more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #107 on Medium → https://goo.gle/3KI8qZO Now in Android podcast → https://goo…
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106 - I/O ‘24, Android 15, KMP, Compose, AndroidX, and more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what’s new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode we’ll cover I/O’24, Android 15, KMP, Compose, AndroidX, and more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #106 on Medium → https://goo.gle/3R5SYua Now in Android podcast → https://goo.gle/podcast-nia Now in Android…
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104 - Android Studio Jellyfish, A/B testing power consumption, AndroidX, and more!
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Welcome to Now in Android your ongoing guide to what’s new and notable in the world of Android development. In this final episode before Google I/O 2024, we’ll cover Android Studio Jellyfish, A/B testing power consumption with the new Power Profiler, and the new AndroidX releases! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #104 on Medium → …
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103 - Android 15 Beta, Gemini in Android Studio, Google Drive improvements, & more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what’s new and notable in the world of Android development. Today, we’re covering the Android 15 Beta release, how Android Studio uses Gemini Pro to make Android development faster and easier, a story about how Google Drive cut code and development time in half, and how to use Dependency Injection in…
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102 - Google I/O 2024, Women's History Month, Vulkan on Android, and more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what’s new and notable in the world of Android development. Today, we’re covering updates on Google I/O 2024, Women's History Month, Vulkan on Android, and much more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #102 on Medium → https://goo.gle/4aL0ORj Now in Android podcast → https://goo.gle/p…
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101 - Android 15 Developer Preview 2, #TheAndroidShow, the Google I/O date, & more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what’s new and notable in the world of Android development. Today, we’re covering updates on Android 15 Developer Preview 2, a recap from #TheAndroidShow, the Google I/O date for this year, and much more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #101 on Medium → https://goo.gle/4aeO2tY Now …
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100 - Android 15 DP 1, Stable Studio Iguana, Cloud Photo Picker, and more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what’s new and notable in the world of Android development. Today, we’re covering the first developer preview of Android 15, the stable release of Android Studio Iguana, ML Kit Document Scanning, the Wear OS Hybrid Interface, Nested Scrolling, Strong Skipping, and Shape Morphing in Compose, and more!…
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99 - Jetpack Compose update, Google AI on Samsung Galaxy, Play recovery tools, and more!
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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we’ll cover updates in Jetpack Compose and other Jetpack libraries, Gemini on Samsung Galaxy, Play recovery tools, and more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #99 on Medium → https://goo.gle/42w8Pq6 Now in A…
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