Welcome to this serie of articles about Android Security and how you can improve tremendously the protection of your users’ privacy, by implementing 3 things that provide a great effort/safety ratio. Today we are going to look at protecting the Room Database. In deep Room database is handle by SQLite…

Step-by-step tutorial to retro-programming — This tutorial is a step by step to setup a vintage Android 1.0–1.5 development environment. If you don’t feel like following all the steps, you can get a VirtualBox image with a donation of your choice. I wrote about Android retro-programming before, here and there. Virtual machine Download and install VirtualBox Debian Etch You…

Encrypt your Room Database, updated — A couple of years ago, I wrote how to protect your Room or SQLite Database with SQLCipher. The article has been read thousands of times and I felt like It was due for an update. SQLCipher have evolved slightly and people like you may want to migrate to the latest…

The stylus is a fantastic tool that offers precision and ease of use, bringing organic interaction to your Android apps. The stylus also enables additional user interactions like hovering over UI elements to trigger new experiences. This blog post explores what these experiences look like and how to implement them…

Reviving the 2008’s development environment — After my detour at the bakery (see previous story), I went for a walk in the park across the street, as my sneakers tread the ground, my mind started to ponder. How was it actually to code back in 2008? A new flow of memories hit me. In 2008, Android…

Disclaimer: this is not an official article from Google, this is my own opinions and thoughts. ChromeOS: beyond web browsing Chromebooks have been around since 2011. Initially, low-end and designed to run Chrome Browser, websites and chrome extensions. This has changed dramatically in the recent years.

nostalgia of Android development in the early days and retro programming — Cupcake and Donut The bakery was nestled on a quaint street corner, its charming exterior adorned with hanging flower baskets and a vintage sign that read “Sweet Delights Bakery.” The brick walls were painted a soft shade of mint green, and the large display window was decorated with colorful bunting and twinkling fairy…

You might have heard of power users, people who master a technology, an application or a device. They are the ones that are able to find shortcuts to make things happen faster. Power users master technology to serve their needs. Looking at them while interacting with a computer or a…

Creating organic Stylus experiences with Low Latency Graphics and Motion Prediction APIs — Introduction With the increasing popularity of tablets and foldables, users are adopting new behaviors with their devices. The larger screen area enables new experiences and empowers productivity tasks that were previously reserved to laptops and desktops. Handwriting, drawing, and sketching with a stylus unlock precise and organic workflows, like we could…