Kotlin Demystified: When to use custom accessors

Read it here → http://bit.ly/2PDHKuJ

Not sure when to use or skip custom getters with your properties in Kotlin? Check out Nicole Borrelli's to learn the different ways properties work and how to use them efficiently and effectively.

Build your own Expression Flower, powered by Android Things

The #AndroidThings Experiments team has posted the Expression Flowers project on Hackster.io. Come explore how the team used on-device machine learning to power these robotic flowers that reflect your mood based on facial expressions.

Share your project ideas with us in our Google+ community → http://bit.ly/2Ph7sF2

Introducing Android Sunflower

Read the post here → http://bit.ly/2MDi4kV

Curious about developing with Android Jetpack? Read this post by Tiem Song about Sunflower - a gardening app illustrating Android development best practices with Jetpack.

Exclusive new organic acquisition insights on the Google Play Console

Super-charge your App Store Optimization (ASO) → http://bit.ly/2OYFq0O

One of the things every developer wants to know is how people discover their app or game. With our latest updates to the Google Play Console, we have introduced new organic acquisition insights that reveal how many people use browse or search to find your app, and even the search terms they use in the Play Store.

Animating on a Schedule - Google Developers - Medium

Read the post here → http://bit.ly/2OTMADF

Learn how and why we used motion in the #io18 Android app in this post by Nick Butcher #AndroidDev

Join us at IFA in Berlin on Aug. 31-Sep. 5! Visit Android Things booth in Hall 26C - Booth 230 to see exciting IoT products, new prototypes and demos powered by Android Thing that use Google services and machine learning technologies.

Make the most of Notifications with the redesigned #WearOS by Google

Today’s announcement of a new notification means that developers should:

➡️Make notifications more concise
➡️Set title and icon tint with color to set your brand apart
➡️Custom layout is no longer supported

Existing best practices apply for notifications, including the use of MessagingStyle and on-device Smart Reply. The new update will roll out in the next month.

To find out more about how to prepare for it, check out our developer blog → http://bit.ly/2PJ9XRs

Verifying your Google Assistant media action integrations on Android

Read the post here → http://bit.ly/2BN1bix

Having trouble wrapping your head around inter-app media controls? Learn about the new Verification Tests in the #AndroidMCT and how to use them!

Evolution of Android Security Updates

Learn more here → http://bit.ly/2Bz9Ncz

At #io18, we shared an update on security updates. With the #Android9 Pie release, here's a more comprehensive look at security updates, how we’re making updates easier & how we’re ensuring compliance to security update releases.

Using a keyboard on TV is not the most enjoyable task. Developer Advocate Benjamin Baxter looks at using #NearbyConnections to enable a second screen experience that offloads user input to the phone for a more friendly keyboard.

Learn more → http://bit.ly/2OY1kBx