The Inside Scoop on Internal App Sharing

The Inside Scoop on Internal App Sharing               Testing your apps is a crucial component in a successful release.  Every time you issue updates to your app you run the risk of introducing bugs that can ruin a user’s experience.  We do what we can with unit and UI tests to check and limit these bugs, but some still manage to slip …

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Android Q Swipes Into Beta 6

Android Q Swipes Into Beta 6 Android Q has been out since March steadily progressing through its betas.  This week Q hit its last step in the refinement process with the release of the final beta 6.  The official release is “a few weeks away” at this point, but if you’re interested in exploring Q early there’s no better time …

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Pixel 4 or 4a?

Pixel 4 or 4a? Round 4 of leaks for Google’s flagship phone have begun to spill.  And with some of these designs have come talks of what to expect on the financial end of things.  In other words people want to know how much they have to pay.  Odds are we’ll be looking at a price in line with other …

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Android Dev Summit Is Coming!

Android Dev Summit Is Coming! If you’re an Android junky then you’re probably still coming off of this years Google I/O high.  We saw some really cool stuff we can leverage in our apps to create great user experiences.  But the development fun is far from over.  It’s already time to mark your calendars for another big upcoming development conference: …

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An Intro To Flutter

An Intro To Flutter When Google I/O came and went in May one of the topics that captured a lot of interest was Flutter. Offering a whole new option for cross platform code, Flutter has been gaining traction over the past few years. I talked about it briefly a few weeks ago, but let’s dive more into the details of why it …

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Google+ Has Left The Building

Google+ Has Left The Building We wrote about it when first announced, but the day has finally come for Google+.  Google has officially started the process of shutting down and deleting all consumer accounts.  It was a noble effort to complete with the likes of Facebook and Twitter, but it fell flat and won’t be getting back up any time …

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Duplex Is Officially Here

Duplex Is Officially Here Time after time we’ve seen Google Duplex in the news, but it’s always been just on the horizon for the mass market.  Well here’s some news that isn’t just a tease: Duplex is now on your phone! Pixels Now Have Duplex: Ok, sorry to get your hopes up if you’re not team Pixel, but if you …

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Duplex Makes its Debut

Duplex Makes its Debut At Google I/O 2018 we saw a breathtaking performance on the center stage.  The world watched as Google Assistant placed a call to a hair salon and booked an appointment.  This new feature known as Duplex has been marketed as your new secretary, but unfortunately up until  now it’s just been an exciting video to watch.  …

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The Pixel 3 has been unveiled, and it looks sweet!

The Pixel 3 has been unveiled, and it looks sweet! We’ve talked about the Pixel 3 again and again here at RootJunky, and there have been far too many rumors and leaks about it over the past few months.  I’m happy to say that’s all come to a close.  Not because I don’t like writing about it, but because the Pixel …

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Android Auto Is on A Roll!

Android Auto Is on A Roll! We all love our smartphones.  Unfortunately, some of us love them a little too much.  As fascinating as they are there are certain times in life when our attention should be elsewhere.  One of these is when we’re driving, as evidenced by the number of accidents that happen thanks to texting.  Luckily Android Auto …

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