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In 2007, was launched Android, a free and open-source operating system. Smartphones back then were an expensive rarity. We wanted to change that — to stimulate innovation and increase choice for consumers — and it worked. Android means manufacturers don’t have to buy or build expensive mobile operating systems. As a result, smartphones have become […]

Android 7.0 Nougat brought the first taste of background restrictions by deprecating a few of the most (ab)used broadcasts and a special developer mode setting to impose even more restrictions on your apps. In this session I will explore some common patterns and scenarios used for background execution today and how to future-proof them for […]

In the global election of mobile platforms, the world has spoken and it wants Android. So why is it still the tech world’s second choice? Let’s take an honest, no-holds-barred look at our industry’s greatest failure — the phenomenon of the iOS-first launch — and what it means for the past, present, and future of […]