Android Recipe #2, fun with shaders
In this second recipe I will show you how to implement something that won’t be commonly used but fun nonetheless. It will however teach you how to implement advanced visual effects using Android’s...
View ArticleAndroid Recipe #3, sliding menu, layers and filters
This third recipe is a new take on the popular sliding menu. You can find sliding menus in many applications including Path, Evernote, Falcon Pro, Google+, etc. Very often the sliding menu is just...
View ArticleLauncher
I recently discovered MyColorScreen where Android users publish their beautiful home screen setups. I am impressed by the work and care that people put in customizing their home screen and I am also...
View ArticleAndroid sessions at Google I/O 2013
Google I/O 2013 is almost over but a lot of sessions are already available online. I gave three talks this year and you can watch them today on YouTube: Writing Custom Views for Android, with Adam...
View ArticleOptimizing Hardware Layers
Android applications running with hardware acceleration turned on can greatly benefit from using hardware layers. The point of this article is not to discuss hardware layers in details but to explain...
View ArticleDevoxx 2013 presentations
I just came back from Devoxx where Chet Haase and I gave a few talks on Android. The slides are now available online: What’s New in Android 4.4 Android Memories Android Performance Tips Flithy Rich...
View ArticleAndroid Recipe #4, path tracing
I left the Android team a couple of months ago but there are still many visual effects and demos I would like to write for that platform. Since I am currently on vacation I was able to find some spare...
View ArticleGoogle I/O 2014 Slides and Demo
Chet and I gave a talk entitled “Material Witness” at Google I/O today. I am happy to announce that the entire talk is now available on YouTube. I have also published the following resources: The...
View ArticleAndroid Performance Case Study Follow-up
Two years ago, I published an articled titled Android Performance Case Study to help Android developers understand what tools and technique can be used to identify, track down, and fix performance...
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