Android - Sasikanth

Changing APK/AAB version from the command line

Dec 24, 2022 2 min read Android

Earlier today I was looking into automatically building an APK/AAB artifact for one of the projects I am working on, using GitHub Actions. After the basic setup, I had to run the

Using Firebase for setting update priorities on Android

Apr 22, 2022 2 min read Android

In this article, we will take a look at how we can use Firebase to have update priorities to nudge users to update their apps.

Accessing screen arguments in ViewModels using SavedStateHandle

Nov 2, 2021 2 min read Android

Using SavedStateHandle to safely provide runtime arguments to AAC ViewModel

Using ViewModels in custom views

Oct 31, 2021 3 min read Android

Let's take a look at how we can use `ViewModel`'s in custom views using `ViewTreeViewModelStoreOwner`

Adopting Jetpack Compose ComposeView

Oct 19, 2021 2 min read Android

Using Compose UI in the existing codebase in important to iteratively migrating over to Compose. Let's take a look at how you can use `ComposeView` and `AbstractComposeView` to do that.

Adopting Jetpack Compose Theming

Aug 10, 2021 2 min read Android

So now that Jetpack Compose is stable, let's look at how you can start adopting Compose to your existing project. Starting with theming 🎨

Gradle version catalog for better dependency management

Jul 10, 2021 7 min read Android

Gradle version catalog feature allows us to share dependencies between different projects or modules. In this article, we will take a look at why we need to use this feature compared to other solutions and how to configure and use Gradle version catalog.