Google yesterday bumped up its official IDE for Android development to version 2.2, adding support for the company's new mobile OS, Nougat 7.0, along with a new layout editor and many other ...

Android Studio creates a snapshot of the current view hierarchy of your app for you to inspect, which is particularly useful when trying to track down a bug. Firebase Plugin: You can add Firebase to a ...

Android Studio 2.2 has been unveiled, and it brings with it numerous changes, with Google saying the new version focuses on "speed, smarts, and Android platform support." All sorts of speed boosts are ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

Designing a professional-looking UI is an essential part of delivering a good user experience. While there’s no shortage of guidelines and advice on how to craft the perfect UI, in this article we’ll ...

Thanks to Kevin Darty (@kdarty) and Andy May (@MantaMay) for their ideas relating to this article. There's no doubt about it: Smartphones based on the Android OS are hot. Currently, they're generating ...