Kenneth Baldauf
Organizer & frequent presenter @ OC Android.
Google I/O 2018 Recap
Ken Baldauf
Key Topics
- Android Jetpack
- AndroidX
- Dev Console Updates
- ML Kit
Android Jetpack
- Set of components and tools to make great Android apps
- Brings together the existing Support Library and Android Components
Android Jetpack
Android KTX
- Alpha Release
- Jetpack: Foundation
- Series of Kotlin Extensions
- Simplifies interaction with the Android SDK and Support Library
Slices
- Alpha Release
- Jetpack: Behavior
- Enhancement to App Actions
- Allows the display of app's UI inside Google Assistant or Google Search app
- The UI templates support back to Android 4.4
WorkManager
- Alpha Release
- Jetpack: Architecture
- Specify deferrable, asynchronous tasks with guaranteed execution
- Removes need for device or API specific async logic
- Handles choosing between JobScheduler, JobDispatcher and AlarmManager
Paging
- Stable Release
- Jetpack: Architecture
- Facilitates easy loading & presentation of large data sets with fast, infinite scrolling
- Made for use with RecyclerView
Navigation
- Alpha Release
- Jetpack: Architecture
- Advocates single Activity apps as the preferred architecture
- Define transitions then let the system build the proper back stack
- Manages the complexity of FragmentTransactions for you
Key Topics
- Android Jetpack
- AndroidX
- Dev Console Updates
- ML Kit
AndroidX
- Support library revamp
- Support library and architecture components are moving from the android package to androidx package
AndroidX
- android package
- Libraries bundled with OS
- Different APIs or behavior based on OS version
- androidx package
- Libraries unbundled from OS
- Ship in you APK
- Consistent API & behavior across all OS versions
AndroidX Versioning
- Resets library versions from 28.0.0 to 1.0.0
- Strict semantic versioning
- Major version indicates binary compatibility
- Version 1.5.0 will work with 1.7.0, but not 2.0.0
Key Topics
- Android Jetpack
- AndroidX
- Dev Console Updates
- ML Kit
Dev Console Updates
- Android App Bundle
- Internal Test Track
- Additional Reporting & Data
- Target API Requirements
Android App Bundle
- Reduces APK size
- Dynamic Delivery
- APKs optimized for device configs
- 1 App Bundle = Many APKs
- Dynamic Feature Modules
- Download components as needed
- Similar to instant apps
Internal Test Track
- Private internal testing
- Up to 100 testers
- Support for multiple closed test track for different versions of your app
- Builds are released to internal testers in seconds
- Allows alpha & beta channels to be kept free for public testing
Additional Reporting & Data
- Prelaunch Report
- Automatically runs alpha & beta versions of the app against popular device via Firebase Test Lab
- More Android Vitals Data
- Data on things like startup times and permission denials
Target API Level Requirements
- All apps must target API level 26 or higher
- Starting August 2018 for new apps
- Starting November 2018 for app updates
Key Topics
- Android Jetpack
- AndroidX
- Dev Console Updates
- ML Kit
ML Kit
- Part of Firebase
- Machine Learning APIs for mobile
- Text Recognition
- Face Detection
- Barcode Scanning
- Image Labeling
- Landmark Recognition
Key Topics
- Android Jetpack
- AndroidX
- Dev Console Updates
- ML Kit
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Google I/O 2018 Recap Ken Baldauf
Google I/O 2018 Recap
By Kenneth Baldauf
Google I/O 2018 Recap
A recap of the latest Android developments from Google I/O 2018
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