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Arqam WaheedAug 23, 2026 • 16 min read
Eleven tables, zero indices, and the observability I added afterwards found three more bugs
This is a submission for DEV's Summer Bug Smash: Clear the Lineup. TL;DR. My app recomputes every....
#bugsmash#devchallenge#kotlin#android
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Arqam WaheedAug 23, 2026 • 7 min read
I installed a crash reporter and it crashed my app 100% of the time
This is a submission for DEV's Summer Bug Smash: Smash Stories. TL;DR. I wired Sentry into my...
#bugsmash#devchallenge#android#kotlin
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Ayanda Phaketsi3d ago • 4 min read
How I built a floating dictation orb on Android, and why the accessibility service is the whole app
I talk in two languages at once. Not alternately, in the same sentence. English and my home language...
#kotlin#android#opensource#a11y
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Codnet Software Company4d ago • 5 min read
Two features were dead in every release build for a month — and worked in every debug build
LongShot is an Android app that stitches a scrolling screen into one long screenshot. Two of its...
#android#kotlin#debugging#programming
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Haseeb4d ago • 5 min read
Architecting for Privacy: Why I Chose Local-Only SQLite Storage over Firebase
It was the middle of a Friday afternoon, and I was sitting in a quiet, solemn setting. The room was....
#android#kotlin#mobiledev#androiddev
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HaseebAug 24, 2026 • 4 min read
Architecting a background-service-based sound manager that survives Android's Doze mode
It was the final ten minutes of a high-stakes client presentation. I was mid-sentence, explaining a....
#android#kotlin#mobiledev#androiddev
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Haseeb6d ago • 5 min read
Architecting a Low-Power Geofencing Engine: Lessons from Battery Optimization in Muffle
It was the second rakat of Maghrib prayer when the sound of a rhythmic, high-pitched ringtone...
#android#kotlin#mobiledev#androiddev
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Codnet Software CompanyAug 24, 2026 • 5 min read
Why scrolling screenshots fall apart on video feeds
I maintain a small Android app that stitches a scrolling screen into one long image. It worked well....
#android#kotlin#computervision#mobile
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HaseebAug 23, 2026 • 4 min read
Architecting Location-Aware Automation Without Killing the Battery
It happened during a quiet, solemn moment at a funeral. I felt the vibration in my pocket, and for a...
#android#kotlin#mobiledev#androiddev
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Vigneshwaran M6d ago • 5 min read
On-device tool calling in React Native: 228 ms, no server, no API key
Say "Turn the kitchen lights down to 30 percent" and get back { room: "kitchen", level: 30 } in 228....
#reactnative#android#ai#opensource
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Haseeb4d ago • 4 min read
Engineering Geofencing: The Battery-Accuracy Tradeoff in Android
It was the second rakat of Maghrib prayer, the quietest moment of my evening, when a jarring,...
#android#kotlin#androiddev#programming
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Molfar System5d ago • 4 min read
Why Kivy Is Still a Reasonable Choice for Python on Android in 2026
Kivy has a reputation on this site, and it isn't a good one. Toy framework. Fine for a prototype....
#python#android#kivy#programming
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Shubham NancheAug 23, 2026 • 7 min read
SskCore: Turning Production Pain Into an Android Platform
I started with Android apps. Eventually, I realized I was solving many of the same engineering...
#android#architecture#mobile#software
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Haseeb5d ago • 4 min read
Building a Geofencing Engine: Why I Avoided Persistent Background Location
It happened during a Friday prayer service. The room was silent, the imam was mid-sermon, and...
#android#kotlin#mobiledev#androiddev
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I-Ju LinAug 23, 2026 • 5 min read
We Taught a 230M Language Model to Keep Learning on Android
Small language models can now run directly on phones. But most of them stop learning the moment they...
#ai#machinelearning#android#opensource
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Dominique Siacci4d ago • 3 min read
Every rejection becomes a check
Every app we ship gets reviewed by someone else's QA. Two someones, actually — Apple and Google —...
#mobile#ios#android#architecture
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Sifiso FakudeAug 23, 2026 • 7 min read
Android Storage in 2026: Scoped Storage, SAF, and Why Filesystem Abstractions Still Matter
Android storage has changed dramatically. For a long time, Android developers could think about...
#android#architecture#kotlin#mobile
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Shrey Mittal3d ago • 4 min read
What is an AI Agent Phone?
An AI agent phone is a real, or cloud-hosted, smartphone that an LLM-powered agent can operate on it...
#ai#mobile#android#ios
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Sifiso FakudeAug 24, 2026 • 7 min read
Building a Plug-and-Play JVM Compiler for Android and Desktop with Bytesmith
What if adding Kotlin and Java compilation to your application didn't mean building an entire...
#android#java#kotlin#software
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Shubham Nanche6d ago • 5 min read
SskCore: Turning Production Pain Into an Android Platform [PART-3]
Modularization Is Risk Management, Not Folder Organization When teams discuss...
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Shubham Nanche3d ago • 5 min read
SskCore: Turning Production Pain Into an Android Platform [PART-5]
A Release Is a Historical Claim, Not a Successful Local Build Here is a useful test for...
#android#architecture#mobile#softwareengineering
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Android 小行家5d ago • 6 min read
XopProtector: An Open-Source Android APK Protection Framework
XopProtector: An Open-Source Android APK Protection Framework 1. Project...
#android#architecture#opensource#security
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Arthur Benjamin5d ago • 3 min read
From Termux to a Freestyle VM: My Osintgram and HikerAPI Experiment
From Termux to a Freestyle VM: My Osintgram and HikerAPI Experiment After experimenting with...
#android#api#linux#tools
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Abhishek Chandra4d ago • 1 min read
I Built 29 Android Hardware and Security Tools in One Open-Source App
What is ZeroDroid? ZeroDroid is an open-source Android toolkit that exposes the...
#android#kotlin#opensource#showdev
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