Changing Your Software In A Flash

Changing Your Software In A Flash Android P is the hot new software that just hit the market, and as such those ahead of the pack will be scrambling to get it on their phones.  This doesn’t mean that they have to go out and buy a phone with the newest software on it though.  By flashing your current phone …

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Keeping Your Keys Safe

Keeping Your Keys Safe At some point in your app development career, you’ll create an app that has secrets.  By this I mean there will be keys inside that you want to keep secure from prying eyes.  If someone else gets a hold of your private info, the results could be disastrous (or expensive). Let’s say your app uses Amazon …

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Google I/O, Until Next Year

Google I/O, Until Next Year Well Google I/O is a wrap everyone, and if you tuned in then hopefully you left with some cool takeaways.  If not then don’t worry, that’s what we’re here for.  When the conference first kicked off we wrote about day 1 and its highlights, but obviously the fun didn’t stop there.  The following is a …

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Google I/O Is In!

Google I/O Is In! We’ve talked about Google I/O being on the horizon here before, but we can do that no longer.  It’s here! (Actually once it’s over we’ll probably immediately start writing about 2019’s event). Yes, today marks the kickoff of Google’s 11th annual conference.  And as such the entire Android population has a lot of stuff to talk …

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Reverse Engineering Apps. A Primer

Reverse Engineering Apps.  A Primer Reverse engineering is a pretty cool concept.  Someone builds something, you want to see how they did it, so you take it apart and see how it was put together in the first place.   It can be a great way to learn, and it pushes technological progress forward.  But there’s also a dangerous side to …

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