Responsive layouts in Flutter with TwoPane

June 16, 2022 Jun 16, 2022 06/16/22
Andrei Diaconu
Welcome to another Flutter update. This time we will dive into TwoPane, tell you how to get it from pub.dev and focus on the types of layouts you can build with it. Before we get to examples, we will first see what parameters it exposes. This widget has cousins in other frameworks, making its context interesting to explore. Let us first ...

Bazel build

June 9, 2022 Jun 9, 2022 06/9/22
Cesar Valiente
Hello Android developers, Today we are going to go through an interesting topic, we will learn what it is and how to use Bazel, a build and test tool similar to Make, Maven, and Gradle. Many great companies and OSS projects are already using Bazel to build their software. Would you like to try it out for your Android app? In ...

Surface at Microsoft Build 2022

May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 05/26/22
Parker Schroeder
Hello developers! Another blog, another Android event! While Google I/O seems like it happened in the distant past, Microsoft Build 2022 is here to help developers expand their skillset by exploring new and emerging technologies. Microsoft Build features the best of what technology has to offer, and you can gain insights from ...

Flutter foldable support is now stable

May 19, 2022 May 19, 2022 05/19/22
Andrei Diaconu
Hello! Flutter 3 was announced last week, and we have good news to share with you. The foldable support that we contributed to Flutter is now released in the latest stable branch. Let us dive into what this means for you. We will first go over the new API that you can use and then review what else Flutter now does for you out of the box...

Google I/O 2022 recap

May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 05/13/22
Guy Merin
Hello Android developers, Another Google I/O has flown by, and we were excited to see sessions on foldable user experience design as well as developer-focused talks for updating existing apps to be more responsive and using Jetpack Compose. Here are our favorite sessions and announcements from the past few days: Flutter 3 announced...

Accessibility in a dual-screen application

May 5, 2022 May 5, 2022 05/5/22
Bianca Miron
Hello Android developers! Accessibility is an important step in the design and development flow of any Android application. Ensuring that everyone can use it in any situation will make the experience better, and the app will benefit from having an extended and diverse audience. When you design your app with accessibility in mind, ...