# mobile dev

Published articles for mobile dev.

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## Droidcon App! - Kevin Galligan

DevFeed: [Droidcon App! - Kevin Galligan](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/droidcon-app-kevin-galligan-38193.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://touchlab.co/droidcon-app>)

Published: 2017-07-14T16:00:38Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/touchlab-enterprise-mobile-innovation-development.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [RxJava](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rxjava.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [built-by-touchlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/built-by-touchlab.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [idea](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/idea.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/libraries.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [mobile-dev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-dev.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [rxjava](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rxjava.md>), [thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thoughts.md>)

### AI overview

The article describes a planned modernization of the Droidcon Android app, including migration from older Kotlin, libraries, architectures, and Retrofit v1. The authors discuss moving to Room or SQLDelight, using RxJava 2 for non-persisted tasks, retaining a persisted queue for offline support, and adopting new architecture components while exploring compatibility with iOS through Doppl.

### Source excerpt

We're gearing up to have our 4th year of Droidcon NYC! Keep an eye on the Droidcon example app. We'll be modifying a few things over the next few weeks.

## Coding an Update Functionality for your Android App

DevFeed: [Coding an Update Functionality for your Android App](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/coding-an-update-functionality-for-your-android-app-21158.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://juri.dev/blog/2011/02/coding-update-functionality-for-your/>)

Published: 2011-02-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Juri Strumpflohner](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/juri-strumpflohner.md>)

Topics: [LineageOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/lineageos.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [APK](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apk.md>), [Availability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/availability.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [apk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apk.md>), [availability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/availability.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [implement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implement.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [mobile-dev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-dev.md>), [new-features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/new-features.md>)

### AI overview

A tutorial explains how to add custom update functionality to an Android app intended for internal distribution or separate release channels. It covers Android version codes and names, reading the current version code, and an updater service that checks a remote version file before downloading a newer APK.

### Source excerpt

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