Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Am I a programmer yet? 💀

You refer to official documentation to implement a new feature, but the example demonstrates several tricks unrelated to what it’s meant to be demonstrating, which confuses the hell out of you. Read stack overflow, but the only answer is scored 0 and instructs you to restart your computer. ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/z8jije/am_i_a_programmer_yet/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Your advice please. Updated open beta app version not showing up

Hey folks, I need your advice. I submitted an open testing update with new UI/UX for my app, done by a new Developer and got approved by Google. The issue is being a beta tester when i downloaded the app, the updated open beta version is not coming, only the prod version is coming. Can you...
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/z9gmvx/your_advice_please_updated_open_beta_app_version/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Disable depth/motion effect on android 11 wallpaper

Hello, I want to deactivate the movement effect that is seen on the wallpaper, but the rom I am in does not have that option by default to deactivate the depth effect Does anyone know what I can modify from the build.prop to disable that effect of moving the wallpaper? submitted by ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/za8c6u/disable_depthmotion_effect_on_android_11_wallpaper/

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Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Why simple act of adding some dependencies in my gradle (even without using them) breaks my tests sometimes?

One example for all, I have this simple espresso test in androidTest folder: @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class) class TestActivityTest { @Test fun checkiftextisvisibleandcorrect () { launchActivity<TestActivity>().use { val v = onView(withId(R.id.txt))...
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zdw0at/why_simple_act_of_adding_some_dependencies_in_my/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Localize (Translate) strings in non activity class(repo)

I am not able to localize (translate ) strings in non activity classes. Can anyone help me. submitted by /u/Good-Worldliness1052 link comments
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zeui57/localize_translate_strings_in_non_activity/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
AdMob Requests and impressions drop to 0

Hi guys, I have a problem and I hope you can help! I have an application added to Admob. In the first 4 days (like the chart below), the figures are completely normal. From the fifth day onward, everything was almost wiped to 0: request, impression...I did not receive any error message or...
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zfrjhw/admob_requests_and_impressions_drop_to_0/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
MacBook Pro keeps abruptly shutting down when running Android Studio Arctic Fox

Greetings fellow devs! Got a bit of a pickle. Im running Android Studio Arctic Fox | 2020.3.1 Patch 3 on my oldish MacBook Pro 2017 (base version). If my machine is not plugged in to a charger- it abruptly switches off even if it has >80% battery. If I try to wake it up, it says that the...
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zgp6rz/macbook_pro_keeps_abruptly_shutting_down_when/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
If I set compile SDK to 33 the XML auto complete is not working, If I set it to below 33, I get this error. Android Studio version Chipmunk. If I open in Dolphin, I am not getting layout preview.

6 issues were found when checking AAR metadata: ​ Dependency 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat-resources:1.7.0-alpha01' requires libraries and applications that depend on it to compile against version 33 or later of the Android APIs. ​ :app is currently compiled against android-32....
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zkom39/if_i_set_compile_sdk_to_33_the_xml_auto_complete/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Android tester/emulator for an app I’m building

Anyone know of a free website that allows me to test an APK file for an android app? Building an app for both iOS and droid and I have an iPhone. I used browser stack but it only gives me a few seconds to test out the APK file before I have to pay for a subscription. Thank. submitted by ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zljtlv/android_testeremulator_for_an_app_im_building/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
how big is your money?

year submitted by /u/Jockose link comments
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zmeofz/how_big_is_your_money/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Play store developer policies

Does the play store’s user generated content policy (https://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy/) apply to third party Reddit clients using their api? I’m making a simple Reddit client that I want to publish to the play store, but I’m afraid it will get rejected due ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zn8224/play_store_developer_policies/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Question about connecting to API

I'm making an app that will be on android. I plan to have it connect to an API. Should I use my real name? Or not? submitted by /u/0zeroBudget link comments
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zqflnz/question_about_connecting_to_api/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Learn how to validate your form fields (EditText) in android. Please comment your way of validating the text fields. 🙌

submitted by /u/Dhina17 link comments
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zr7873/learn_how_to_validate_your_form_fields_edittext/

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Everyone enjoyed his keynote presentation and now you can too! Check it out on YouTube
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Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Do you use PendingIntent.getBroadcast or PendingIntent.getActivity to launch Activity from home widget?

All the while, I am using PendingIntent.getBroadcast to launch Activity from home widget. Install PendingIntent.getBroadcast in home widget onReceive receives such a message when being clicked Build all the necessary input for Activity, then startActivity However, I notice such approach, is a...
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zsarrv/do_you_use_pendingintentgetbroadcast_or/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Logcat takes long to load after connecting device

Device is Redmi Note 9 Pro MIUI 13 (Android 12) I think both WiFi and USB debugging has this issue Android Studio version Chipmunk submitted by /u/jaroos_ [link] [comments]
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zt4mdp/logcat_takes_long_to_load_after_connecting_device/

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Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
No programming way to make bank apps?

Him is there app to developed banking apps? Thanks submitted by /u/Southern_Tension9448 [link] [comments]
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zw7nv8/no_programming_way_to_make_bank_apps/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Ads network are looting us?

hey... i have a serious question. in admob when i get revenue from ads , i get 1.1 ecpm from "India" means they are giving me 1.1$ per 1000 installs. but when i want to run ads on google , google is telling cost per install in India is 0.074$... so ecpm becomes 74$.. now why is this happening??...
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zx2crm/ads_network_are_looting_us/

Good morning devs. New post on /r/androiddev subreddit:
Are API Calls in functions supposed to return something?

To clarify, I understand that API Calls would return JSON/XML responses, but I was wondering about the functions making the API Calls. If I am not mistaken, we are supposed to use a coroutine scope like viewmodelscope.launch in the ViewModel that uses a Repository to make API calls. What is...
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/zxvqez/are_api_calls_in_functions_supposed_to_return/