@MightySeal shared an interesting link: looks like a much more convenient and typesafe wrapper for the whole startActivityForResult thing is coming soon.
 
#activity #google

@YonatanLevin shared with us something absolutely beautiful. Check out this StackOverflow thread about the Duplicate class ...ListenableFuture found in modules guava-... issue and the top voted answer.
 
#google #library #guava

One-liner: Google Play Billing Library version 3 is out.
 
#google #play #billing

Finally, Google introduced In-App Review API. Now users can publish reviews on Play directly from your app.
 
#google #library #review

setCurrentScreen method in Firebase Analytics is now deprecated. You're free to track the screen_view event whenever you like.
 
#google #firebase #analytics

Check out this new experimental tool by Google. It helps to analyze dependencies of different open source libraries. Maven support is already there!

#google #oss #deps

Google announced a new open source project: Now in Android app. It showcases how all those hipster technologies could be used. Really hope the code is not their usual piece of garbage.

#app #google #oss

One more OS by Google. The idea is to build a secure system for embedded and smart devices. In Rust.
Thanks to @MightySeal for the link

#google #os #rust

Fascinating story!
A researcher has found a way to bypass lockscreen on Pixel devices by entering SIM's PUK code.

#vulnerability #cybersec #google

One of Chrome devs shares some stories about the beginning and growing up of the project.

#google #browser #history

Not the most interesting story for sure, but it's a nice illustration of how hard it is to make Google fix a tiny bug.

#google #bug

Cloud sync and backup for Google Authenticator. What can go wrong?

#cybersec #google

It seems that new renderer is available in Google Maps SDK. I do recall some gossip of new maps version that's going to save us all, but haven't heard anything in that regard for quite some time, maybe that's it?

#google #maps #sdk

Supposedly leaked internal Google document. It describes how open source community achieved insane results using smaller LLMs and cheaper hardware in a matter of weeks, and that neither Google, nor OpenAI are positioned to overcome that.

#google #ai #leak

Google is building Web Integrity API for Chrome. This thing is quite controversial. Several sources to better understand what's going on: eins, zwei, drei.

#google #browser #network

AR version of Space Invaders by Google. I thought AR on Android is dead, but it seems they're still trying to hang in there. Cool that it's doable on a phone now. I've played a similar game on Microsoft HoloLens, it was another level of hardware, compared to mobile.

#gamedev #ar #google

You've probably heard about Outline VPN. Here's a cool thing: they've released SDK that can be used directly in a product. It means that users will be able to continue using censored app without their own VPN.

#google #network #vpn

Capslock by Google. Tool to check your dependencies for unexpected file and network access, arbitrary code execution, etc. One of the goals is to fight supply-chain attacks. Only available for Go at the moment, but they promise other languages later.

#google #cybersec #vulnerability

Ein Volk, ein Standard, ein RCS! Google keeps pushing Apple towards fixing chatting with Android users via iMessage. This time they've made a funny video. Thanks to @dtrabo for the link.

#humor #google #apple

I don't know what's going on with Google Testing Blog, maybe it's a code for "help, I've been kidnapped", but their position on readable code is somewhat controversial, to put it mildly. My man here has done an excellent analysis.

#google #code #refactoring