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Blog for Mobile App Developers, Testers and App Owners

This blog is from Finotes Team. Finotes is a lightweight mobile APM and bug detection tool for iOS and Android apps.

In this blog we talk about iOS and Android app development technologies, languages and frameworks like Java, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C, Dart and Flutter that are used to build mobile apps. Read articles from Finotes team about good programming and software engineering practices, testing and QA practices, performance issues and bugs, concepts and techniques.

Using Method Channels to enable calls between native code and Flutter code

Robin Alex Panicker

19 hours ago
4 min

Using Method Channels to enable calls between native code and Flutter code

How to utilize Method Channels to invoke native code in both Android and iOS platforms from Flutter app.

Robin Alex Panicker

19 hours ago
4 min

Using Method Channels to enable calls between native code and Flutter code

How to utilize Method Channels to invoke native code in both Android and iOS platforms from Flutter app.

Building Android Apps with Kotlin and Room

Robin Alex Panicker

2 days ago
3 min

Building Android Apps with Kotlin and Room

Fundamentals of building Android apps with Kotlin and Room.

A Guide to Write Kotlin Android Apps with Minimal Battery Usage

Don Peter

5 days ago
3 min

A Guide to Write Kotlin Android Apps with Minimal Battery Usage

Techniques and best practices for writing Android apps with optimized battery usage.

Finotes v7.0.0 is now public with the capability to track SwiftUI views.

Don Peter

6 days ago
2 min

Finotes v7.0.0 is now public with the capability to track SwiftUI views.

Finotes 7.0.0 is publicly available. Supports SwiftUI in iOS apps, and improves on the ANR reports in Android apps.

Optimizing Network Calls in Kotlin Android Apps using Retrofit

Robin Alex Panicker

Jun 2
3 min

Optimizing Network Calls in Kotlin Android Apps using Retrofit

How to optimizing Network Calls in Kotlin Android Apps using Retrofit.

Robin Alex Panicker

May 30
6 min

Testing Kotlin based Android Apps

Testing strategies and best practices for testing Kotlin Android apps.

Testing Jetpack Compose based Android UI using Espresso.

Robin Alex Panicker

May 26
2 min

Testing Jetpack Compose based Android UI using Espresso.

How to use Espresso to test the UI of Android apps built with Jetpack Compose.

How to optmize Kotlin Android Apps for CPU Performance

Robin Alex Panicker

May 23
3 min

How to optmize Kotlin Android Apps for CPU Performance

Techniques and best practices to optimize Kotlin Android apps for CPU performance.

Memory leaks can occur in android app. Here are some scenarios, and how to fix them.

Robin Alex Panicker

May 20
3 min

Memory leaks can occur in android app. Here are some scenarios, and how to fix them.

About various ways memory leaks can occur in Android apps to better understand how to detect and prevent them.

Android app localization for multiple languages and cultures

Robin Alex Panicker

May 17
4 min

Android app localization for multiple languages and cultures

Android App localization is not just about translating text; it involves adapting visuals, audio, and complying with regional regulations.

Building memory efficient android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose

Robin Alex Panicker

May 14
5 min

Building memory efficient android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose

Building memory efficient Android apps using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose requires good coding practices and use of leak detection tools.

Best practices for handling background tasks in Android Apps using Kotlin

Robin Alex Panicker

May 11
3 min

Best practices for handling background tasks in Android Apps using Kotlin

Handling Android background tasks in Kotlin using coroutines , WorkManager, AlarmManager, BroadcastReceiver and ThreadPoolExecutor.

Creating responsive layouts in Android using Jetpack Compose

Robin Alex Panicker

May 8
3 min

Creating responsive layouts in Android using Jetpack Compose

ConstraintLayout, BoxWithConstraints, and Modifier.weight are functions and modifiers in Jetpack Compose for responsive layouts in Android.

Platform calls in Flutter: A Guide to Accessing Native features in Mobile Apps

Don Peter

May 5
4 min

Platform calls in Flutter: A Guide to Accessing Native features in Mobile Apps

How to effectively make platform calls in Flutter and take advantage of the full range of native features available on both iOS and Android.

Android UI design best practices using Jetpack Compose

Robin Alex Panicker

May 4
4 min

Android UI design best practices using Jetpack Compose

Following best practices using Jetpack Compose will ensure that UI of the Android App is accessible, easy to use, and performance optimized.

Introduction to Native Development Kit (NDK) for High-Performance Android Development

Don Peter

May 1
5 min

Introduction to Native Development Kit (NDK) for High-Performance Android Development

Using the NDK for high performance Android native development, and some best practices for using it effectively.

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