Android 15: Developer Preview is now publicly available

Google unveiled the first Developer Preview of Android 15, so that all interested devs could poke at it and see how this new release impacts their apps. Android 15 focuses on enhancing productivity, providing superior media experiences, optimizing battery performance, ensuring smooth app operation, and prioritizing user privacy and security.

By |2024-02-17T16:56:37-04:00February 17, 2024|Android Development|Comments Off on Android 15: Developer Preview is now publicly available

Unity Muse Chat Beta – First Impressions

Muse Chat revolutionizes workflows for game devs that use Unity, introducing fresh possibilities to real-time 3D (RT3D) projects - it is currently in a closed beta phase. Muse leverages AI capabilities to expedite the creation of RT3D games. With Muse Chat, creators can utilize AI-driven search across Unity's documentation, training resources, and support content to obtain well-structured answers, complete with working code samples, to streamline development. You can think of Muse Chat as an adapted version of ChatGPT that focuses solely on Unity information and game development/marketing.

By |2023-08-03T08:34:15-04:00August 3, 2023|Android Development|Comments Off on Unity Muse Chat Beta – First Impressions

Android vs iOS: PROs and CONs

The battle between these behemoths has been raging for over a decade, captivating tech enthusiasts and everyday users alike. Both Android, developed by Google, and iOS, created by Apple, have shaped the landscape of mobile technology, each with unique philosophy and approach. With Android boasting the lion's share of the market in terms of global smartphone operating system usage, and iOS boasting a fiercely loyal and passionate user base, the rivalry between the two platforms intensifies. But that's somehow under pressure right now, as iOS is gaining more ground in the US especially for teen adoption, mainly due to the fact that owning an iOS device is "hype". 

By |2023-05-11T07:30:35-04:00May 12, 2023|Android Development|Comments Off on Android vs iOS: PROs and CONs

Unity AI preview group – I got accepted in their beta

Unity has announced a few weeks back a Unity AI Beta Program. They released a teaser mentioning that the Unity AI will offer exciting possibilities for game creators who want to make their creations even better. Supposedly the AI will result in quicker and more efficient creation and delivery of impressive real-time 3D content and experiences for billions of users worldwide. I've signed up for their Unity AI Beta program right when it launched and today I received an email that I was accepted in their Unity AI Preview Group.

By |2023-07-01T16:07:17-04:00May 4, 2023|Android Development|Comments Off on Unity AI preview group – I got accepted in their beta

Win up to $2 million in prizes with your game via Supersonic Superstars

I was reading on Unity’s blog how Bridge Race was on its way to become the world’s most downloaded hyper-casual game. Bridge Race is a game developed by Garawell Games, a 7 person game dev studio based in Istanbul. It is their first title as well. And according to data.ai, Bridge […]

By |2023-04-28T17:12:31-04:00April 28, 2023|Android Development|Comments Off on Win up to $2 million in prizes with your game via Supersonic Superstars

Android 14 final release date: August 2023?

From the gesture navigation experience to improved graphics capabilities, personalization, and privacy, Android 14 promises to make the Android experience even better. There will be a few months of beta releases, but when is the actual Android 14 release date? According to their roadmap, sometime this year after July - so the soonest is August 2023, but no latter than December 2023:

By |2023-04-13T04:48:56-04:00April 13, 2023|Android Development|Comments Off on Android 14 final release date: August 2023?

Android Vitals: What’s new in the March 2023 update?

As part of the dev summit, they also announced that Android Vitals was updated. So, what's new in it? Basically, the main focus is on ANRs (application not responding) and how to debug and reduce those. Remember, ANRs and user perceived crash rates directly influence your app/game's ranking in the play store so the lower you can get those, the higher your chances to improve your app or game's visibility.

By |2023-04-11T04:39:49-04:00April 11, 2023|Android Development|Comments Off on Android Vitals: What’s new in the March 2023 update?

17 features Android 13 is worth upgrading to

Android 13 was released almost a month ago. To be honest beta versions were available for devs prior to that, but the final version was released on August 15th, 2022. Obviously, consumers using Google's own device line, Pixels, already received the OS update. Later this year they'll start the rollout to Samsung, Asus, Motorola and the rest of them. While there are a lot of new features included, here's are the top ones that raise interest with Android 13:

By |2022-10-14T15:28:45-04:00September 8, 2022|Android Development|Comments Off on 17 features Android 13 is worth upgrading to

The new Google Play badges are here

If you're an Android dev and have your app published on Google Play, you should have been notified by now that they've released new Google Play badges. If you use those badges externally, it's mandatory to switch to the new ones according to their guidelines. The refreshed badges basically just feature the new Google Play logo, so it's not a drastic change.

By |2022-10-14T15:28:56-04:00August 31, 2022|Android Development|Comments Off on The new Google Play badges are here
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