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    Is anyone sticking with Google's new pay-for-play for Places SDK and Maps API access? Android Dev

    Is anyone sticking with Google's new pay-for-play for Places SDK and Maps API access? Android Dev


    Is anyone sticking with Google's new pay-for-play for Places SDK and Maps API access?

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 09:16 AM PST

    I run a small business and have 200k+ api request a month places and maps access. In July when Google starts charging for Places access, it's going to run me $3,500+ a month.

    Is anyone moving to a cheaper service? Are you removing features? I am trying to come up with a plan of action for my mobile apps.

    Edit: Here is the email [I received.](https://imgur.com/a/MVkoBvY)

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    Why kotlinx synthetic is no longer a recommended practice

    Posted: 29 Jan 2019 11:18 PM PST

    https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/frameworks/support/+/882241

    kotlinx.android.synthetic is no longer a recommended practice. Removing in favour of explicit findViewById.

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    Latest Android Studio is slow as fuck

    Posted: 29 Jan 2019 11:04 PM PST

    Anyone with the same problem?

    Is it a memory issue?

    Build gradle: 3.3.0 Distribution url: gradle 4.10.1

    When I load a project AS starts traversing my whole project tree ...one file after another...it interferes with what I'm doing and it's annoying as fuck....can that be turned off?

    submitted by /u/johncalli
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    Is there a way to contact a buyer from an order-id (from the order management tab in the dashboard)?

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 02:33 PM PST

    Hi, as stated in the title, I want to contact a buyer.

    This buyer (and he's not the only one) just bought all my games, but all of those are refunded soon after.

    Anyone knows how to contact a buyer? Or a trick to put in place in future...

    submitted by /u/nonostantegames
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    Building Objects with Kotlin - CASTER.IO

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 08:19 AM PST

    Face detection and tracking on Android using ML Kit — Part 1

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 07:14 AM PST

    How can I align elements in list to elements in other items in the same ListView?

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 04:52 PM PST

    I am implementing a ListView with custom elements. The elements contain a Textview on the left site and another View on the right site. The TextView in the left can have different, but fixed sizes, while the right view has a minimum size, but is scalable in horizontal direction.

    I would like to have the right View at the same size for all elements of the ListView but they should be as large as possible. So the right View of all items in the list should start at the horizontal position, where the largest TextView in the list ends.

    Is there a convenient way to implement this behavior within the layout file? I don't know if it is possible to reference elements across the list items in the resources or of I have to code this behavior in java.

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    How would you recreate the PlacePicker?

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 05:20 AM PST

    I have an app that allows users to check in and chat at Google Maps locations. I've been using the Google Places PlacePicker as the tool that allows them to select a place, with the intention of making a custom solution in the future. Google moved up my timeline by scheduling the PlacePicker for deprecation yesterday. I was disappointed, as it was the perfect utility for my purposes, but I understand the decision. I'll be getting to work today on replacing it with my own fragment.

    That said, I'm having a little difficulty figuring out what services to splice together to replace it. Here's what I've put together based on my understanding of what everything does:

    Place Search to get the user's location and put all places within the parameters as pins in a Map View, as well as list items in a RecyclerView, refreshing both views with another API call when user's location is changed or when the pin on the map is moved manually.

    An EditText with Place Autocomplete to replace the search bar on top for entering a location not in the immediate area. I can do without the "select this location" option above the list

    My app only needs the name and PlaceID of the place to work. Am I correct in thinking the utilities above would be the best way to clone the PlacePicker? Anything else I should consider with regard to cost and efficiency?

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    Your Favorite way to Parse JSON in Kotlin

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 11:44 AM PST

    Ive been doing a lot of reading and there are a ton of different ways to parse JSON and make http requests so I have come to reddit to know what your favorite ways?

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    Google's Permissions Declaration for reading SMS (UPDATE)

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 02:52 PM PST

    Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/aahp6v/googles_permissions_declaration_for_reading_sms/

    I re-submitted my form and still got a canned email saying I was denied.

    Next steps

    1. Read through the Permissions policy and review the Use of SMS or Call Log permission groups help article, which describes exceptions, invalid uses, and alternative implementation options.
    2. Make appropriate changes to your app. Namely, remove the specified permissions from your app's manifest or migrate to an available alternative. If you believe your use case should be allowed, please review the rejection reasons carefully, make the necessary changes to your app, and submit a new request via the Permissions Declaration Form.
    3. Make sure that your app is compliant with all other Developer Program Policies. Additional enforcement could occur if there are further policy violations.
    4. Sign in to your Play Console and submit the update to your app.

    Alternatively, you can choose to unpublish the app.

    As a result, I emailed their policy team explicitly and asked why it was denied. They still did not give me a direct answer or any alternate solutions, but instead, I received another canned email.

    Hello,

    Thanks for contacting the Google Play team.

    I've reviewed your appeal request and found that your app does not qualify for use of [READ_SMS] for the following reasons:

    • We evaluated your declared feature, however we determined it is not eligible for exceptions. Please remove them from your app or migrate to an alternative implementation

    You need to ensure that your app no longer uses this permission; failure to do so could result in the removal of your app and may impact your developer account.

    Permission requests should make sense to users. You may only request permissions that are necessary to implement critical current features or services in your application.

    You may not use permissions that give access to user or device data for undisclosed, unimplemented, or disallowed features or purposes. For additional guidance, please review the Permissions policy and this Play Console Help Center article.

    Please let me know if you have any other questions.

    Regards,BenjenThe Google Play Team

    Not sure what else to do at this point. I might just have to give up on the app, and let it die slowly in the Play store.

    submitted by /u/iimpact
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    I'm trying to develop an app that searches the web for different food recipes, does anyone know a good API I can use?

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 02:36 PM PST

    Why are new AS projects created without the notification and action bar?

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 09:44 AM PST

    As of 3.4 when I create a new project with basic activity, the preview shows no notification and action bar, but when I emulate the apps they do appear. Any idea why the preview doesn't show them?

    submitted by /u/BigBootyBear
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    Android at Scale Panel Discussion

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 03:02 AM PST

    Understanding CPU and I/O bound for asynchronous operations

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 04:10 AM PST

    BluetoothHelper - Android Bluetooth Library

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 07:14 AM PST

    I've created an easy-to-use library that lists the surrounding bluetooth device. If you have suggestions and comments, I'll take the time to develop for next versions.

    https://github.com/tlgbltcn/BluetoothHelper

    submitted by /u/tlgbltcn
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    Where to learn about design/UX ?

    Posted: 29 Jan 2019 11:02 PM PST

    So I'm looking into getting into android development as a hobby at home. I already know Java and I'm working in Java as a software engineer.

    I've played around with android studio building small apps to get used to it, but they all have the same issue: They look like crap!

    I can search a coding issue on stackoverflow and usually overcome all those difficulties but I can't search how to make my app look better. How does one learn about such things?

    submitted by /u/DrixGod
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    Android Studio 3.3 'Run' and 'Debug' trouble

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 12:19 AM PST

    Ever since I upgraded to AS 3.3 I've had trouble with 'Run' and 'Debug' buttons. Pressing the 'Run' or 'Debug' button builds my project but does not open my app in the emulator when done. Probably due to the same problem, AS does not paus when hitting breakpoints. Is anyone experiencing the same problem?

    submitted by /u/jaggaton
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    New, "Improved" Places SDK. PlacePicker deprecated! No more free Places autocomplete.

    Posted: 29 Jan 2019 05:03 PM PST

    I just got an email detailing changes to the Places SDK. Of interest to me is that the PlacePicker is now deprecated, and will cease to function at all in 6 months. So the only free method of getting autocomplete for places is now going away.

    https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/maps-platform/introducing-new-improved-places-sdks

    I can only imagine that free use of the Geocoder is next on the chopping block for Android devs. That would be the final nail in the coffin for the app I've been working on for years.

    submitted by /u/GavinGT
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    " You cannot use AdMob at this time, Your AdSense account has been terminated." No emails, no warning. How do i fix this?

    Posted: 30 Jan 2019 02:33 AM PST

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    Why does an APK get bigger after using R8?

    Posted: 29 Jan 2019 07:03 PM PST

    Why does an APK get bigger after using R8?

    Android Studio 3.3.

    proguard result: apk size 1.35MB

    https://i.redd.it/w3rx12dw5hd21.png

    R8 result: APK size 1.41MB

    https://i.redd.it/c9vgg80y5hd21.png

    It seems kotlin folder isn't get optimized.

    What's worse, after enabling coroutines, the download size of the apk using R8 will get bigger than the one using proguard.


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    Checklist needed for phone reviews - features which are present/have gone absent in new models, and in Google Play

    Posted: 29 Jan 2019 11:16 PM PST

    All too often we see that new Android devices arrive either without a feature that was present in earlier versions, or some new feature does not work any more.

    New users buy it with the expectation all previous issues will work - and focus on the Camera (as that has become the distinguishing difference between models).

    However, in practice, many phone models arrive with glaring omissions. Or bugs which are not remedied for months.

    What are the other features a review should cover - since it seems now not just new features, but earlier features also need to be benchmarked:

    • if headphone jack has been replaced - but does not fully replace earlier headphone jack functionality: The Pixel 2 dongle issues are unacceptable

    • the range of audio recording sample rates, and a test of audio quality. Often reviews will mention if a phone like the LG V30 has Hi-Res Audio certification, but does not mention the range of sample rates it will cover.

    • android device outputs USB audio up to Oreo, but not in Pie (Developer Options - Default USB configuration is missing the "Audio Source" option in Pie)

    • the usability of the Bluetooth audio

    • if access to the external SD card has been removed (as happened with Kit Kat when Google removed that access - the argument that it was to stop garbage being dumped on ext SD card was debunked at that time by developers, as the ability to dump garbage on internal storage survived - developers at that time suspected the reason was to nudge users to rely more on the cloud, plus Nexus did not have an ext SD card, so why support it anymore)

    It seems that compared to print magazines of yesteryear, the new sources of reviews do not go into depth into all these issues anymore (except for a few review sites which focus on the camera and so on).

    There also should be a review of Google Play store for consumers:

    • Call/SMS apps are being removed March 9, 2019

    Google Play store itself should have a What's New section to inform the public about upcoming changes - for users. If informing the public beforehand was a requirment, there will be less opportunity to sucker-punch the user with unexpected changes (like the Call/SMS changes above - which breaks tradition).

    submitted by /u/stereomatch
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