Video Demo I will be demonstrating how to create a count down timer that works if you exit the app and come back after a period of time. You will be able to start, stop and reset the timer. We will be using shared preferences to make this work. Scroll…

There are two migrating options that Room supports. There are automated migrations and manual migrations. You can use automated migrations when you are deleting or renaming a table or column, updating the primary key, adding a new column or table, etc. If you are working with a more complicated change…

LiveData is used to get real-time updates from activities, fragments, or services. The LiveData only notifies the activity or fragment about an update if they are in a Started or Resumed lifecycle state. The ability of LiveData to understand the lifecycle of the app components makes LiveData so powerful. Benefits …

Extension functions make our code look more readable and clean. Kotlin allows us to extend the functionality of a class without having to inherit from the class. I will be showing you how to create an extension function and why you should start using them as you code. We will…

I will be showing you how to use the fused location provider to get the device’s current location. 1. Add the dependency Go to your build.gradle (Module: app) file and add this. implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:19.0.1' Enable view binding in your build.gradle file also. viewBinding { enabled = true } 2. Add the permissions Go to your AndroidManifest.xml …

FABs (short for Floating Action Button) are very important to understand and can be a very useful tool to use in our apps. I will be talking about the basics of how they work and a couple of tips on when you should add a FAB into your app. Types…

Knowing how to use git in the command line is not necessary but I would recommend using it so you know how Git actually works. Here are some of the basic commands that are used a lot. Initializing a Local Git Repository Make sure you are in the folder that…

In this article, I will explain how chains work and you will see why they are so useful. So you may be wondering when to use chains in your layouts. It is very helpful when you are looking to evenly space out views in your layout. …