Same book, with new publishers, new markets, and new formats — When Androids: The Team That Built the Android Operating System first came out in August of 2021, it was self-published, via Amazon’s KDP print-on-demand service. I had spent time looking for a “real” publisher (also an agent, which tends to be the way you get to publishers), but that didn’t…

Androids: The Missing Pieces, Part II — Like the previous article in this series, the content below was originally written for the book, Androids: The Team That Built the Android Operating System. But, also like the previous article, it was eventually cut for brevity and focus. I’m reviving it here for those that are interested in not…

Androids: The Missing Pieces, Part I — This is the first part of hopefully an ongoing series that further explores topics raised in the book Androids: The Team That Built the Android Operating System. See the introduction article for more context on this series. The following article was originally the final chapter of the book, before it…

An Introduction — While I was writing (and editing, and rewriting, and re-editing, and re-rewriting, ad infinitum) the book Androids: The Team That Built the Android Operating System, I realized that much of what I learned along the way, and even wrote into original drafts, would never see the light of day. For…

A library for chasing jank in the real world — Jank (noun): Bad application performance which can result in missed frames, discontinuous UI motion, and bad user experience. See “unhappy users.” Debugging performance issues is… hard. Often, it’s not clear where to start, what tools to use, what problems users are having, or how those problems manifest on real world…

Once upon a time, a baby was born. He entered the world very quietly and peacefully, and then let forth with a terrifying scream. The child grew into a man who could never get enough sleep. No matter how he tried, he would wake up earlier than he wanted, or…

A Book is Born — “Any time anything works out, if you don’t acknowledge the huge luck factor, you’re kind of a jerk.” –Ficus Kirkpatrick This weekend marks the launch of a book that I have been working on for the past four years, Androids: The Team That Built the Android Operating System. It seemed…

Google I/O 2021, RenderScript deprecation, #MADSkills Navigation episodes, articles, and a podcast episode — Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what’s new and notable in the world of Android development. NiA38 in Video and Podcast Form This Now in Android is also offered in video and podcast form. It’s the same content, but with less reading required. The article version (keep reading!) is still the place to…

Android 12, MAD Skills WorkManager, AndroidX, Articles, Training, and an ADB podcast episode — Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what’s new and notable in the world of Android development. NiA37 in Video and Podcast Form This Now in Android is also offered in video and podcast form. It’s the same content, but with less reading required. The article version (keep reading!) is still the place to…