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“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.”

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Hey! I know I’m a day late, but better late than never right? Well, even never is sometimes okay too. You gotta take care of yourself, ya know?
Lets get to the goods. 🏂

👾 Fun Stuff
Did you know visiting the site https://log.wtf redirects to the r/mAndroidDev subreddit?
📚 TL;DRs
Tiles for Wear OS made simple
Glance, the new layer on top of the widget API that supports Jetpack Compose, now supports WearOS Tiles!
Tiles are easy to access apps that live to the right of the watch face.
android-developers.googleblog.com
Library Upgrade!
Some fun libraries from Google got new versions last week! Here’s the changes:
There’s also an updated Codelab for Jetpack WindowManager!
👥 Community Content
Don’t get stung by OWASP: An intro into writing code for greater Android Security with Ed George
Don’t get stung by OWASP: An intro into writing code for greater Android Security with Ed George
High performance with idiomatic Kotlin
High performance with idiomatic Kotlin
Magda Miu wrote this excellent article about how to improve the efficiency of your Kotlin code with examples and illustrations!
I highly recommend this read!
magdamiu.com
🎙 Upcoming Talks
This week we will be joined by Maru Ahues Bouza for the Android Dev Twitter Space! Set a reminder by clicking the image below.
Click to set a reminder and join us on Friday!
Click to set a reminder and join us on Friday!
🟣 Twitter Space Recap
Android Dev Hang: GDE Feminati Panel Discussion.
Android Dev Hang: GDE Feminati Panel Discussion.
Last week Madona and I spoke with Sierra, Dinorah, and Maryam. They are each Google Developer Experts for Android and we covered some amazing topics!
I also recapped the resources mentioned in the Space in the thread below!
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Matt McKenna
Thank you to everyone who stopped by today's #AndroidDev Space!

Here's all of the resources that were mentioned!

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⭐️ Answer to Last Week's Question
Last week I asked you about the coroutine scopes in Kotlin and when are they best used?
There are three main coroutine scopes available to use.
  1. GlobalScope
  2. LifecycleScope
  3. ViewModelScope
GlobalScope
GlobalScope is a delicate API to use. It can have pretty severe consequences if used improperly. It is not bound to any job and is recommended to be used for coroutines that last the lifetime of the app.
LifecycleScope
This is a scope provided by the KTX dependencies. It is a lifecycle aware scope. They are defined to help stop coroutine jobs when a Lifecycle is destroyed.
ViewModelScope
This scope is also provided by the KTX dependencies. This scope is defined for each ViewModel in an app. Any coroutine launched using this scope will be canceled when the ViewModel is cleared.
You can also define and manage your own scopes, but if you have to do this I would make sure you are considering why.
💭 Quote of the Week
Not much from me this week, but I did want to leave you with something to ponder. Here is a quote from Jesse Owens, USA track and field athlete, 4-time Olympic gold medalist.
“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.” – Jesse Owens
👋 Want to Contribute!?
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Remember to stay hydrated and have a great week!
Thanks for reading!
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