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Exporting your Godot project for Windows and Linux is a crucial step in sharing your game with the world. This tutorial walks you through the process, covering essential topics like export templates, preset configuration, and platform-specific settings. Learn how to navigate the export window, understand various options, and create distribution-ready builds for both Windows and Linux platforms. Whether youβre targeting...
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iOS Dev Weekly - Issue 681 - Oct 4th 2024
Comment Last weekβs downtime on Curated set me thinking about this newsletter and about the fact it has been the same format for a very long time now. Thatβs no accident, of course. A collection of links to community-written posts along with news articles, an opinion piece from me, and a light-hearted link to finish is a format that has worked well for many years. Why fix what isnβt broken? My process of writing the...
Issue 681
Back to our regular scheduled programming this week!
Gemini API in action: showcase of innovative Android apps
Posted by Thomas Ezan, Sr Developer Relation Engineer With the advent of Generative AI, Android developers now have access to capabilities that were previously out of reach. For instance, you can now easily add image captioning to your app without any computer vision knowledge. With the upcoming launch of the stable version of VertexAI in Firebase in a few weeks (available in Beta Since Google I/O), you'll be able to...
Advanced capabilities of the Gemini API for Android developers
Posted by Thomas Ezan, Sr Developer Relation Engineer Thousands of developers across the globe are harnessing the power of the Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Flash models to infuse advanced generative AI features into their applications. Android developers are no exception, and with the upcoming launch of the stable version of VertexAI in Firebase in a few weeks (available in Beta since Google I/O), it's the perfect...
PyTorch machine learning models on Android
Posted by Paul Ruiz β Senior Developer Relations Engineer Earlier this year we launched Google AI Edge, a suite of tools with easy access to ready-to-use ML tasks, frameworks that enable you to build ML pipelines, and run popular LLMs and custom models β all on-device. For AI on Android Spotlight Week, the Google team is highlighting various ways that Android developers can use machine learning to help improve their...
How to bring your AI Model to Android devices
Posted by Kateryna Semenova β Senior Developer Relations Engineer and Mark Sherwood β Senior Product Manager During AI on Android Spotlight Week, we're diving into how you can bring your own AI model to Android-powered devices such as phones, tablets, and beyond. By leveraging the tools and technologies available from Google and other sources, you can run sophisticated AI models directly on these devices, opening up...
An introduction to privacy and safety for Gemini Nano
Posted by Terence Zhang β Developer Relations Engineer, and Adrien Couque β Software Engineer AI can enhance the user experience and productivity of Android apps. If you're looking to build GenAI features that benefit from additional data privacy or offline inference, on-device GenAI is a good choice as it processes prompts directly on your device without any server calls. Gemini Nano is the most efficient model in...
Gemini Nano is now available on Android via experimental access
Posted by Taj Darra β Product Manager Gemini, introduced last year, is Googleβs most capable family of models yet; designed for flexibility, it can run on everything from data centers to mobile devices. Since announcing Gemini Nano, our most efficient model built for on-device tasks, we've been working with a limited set of partners to support a range of use cases for their apps. Today, weβre opening up access to...
iOS Dev Weekly - Issue 680 - Sep 30th 2024
Comment Stop! Donβt pack up your desk and welcome the weekend just yet. Itβs Monday, not Friday. As you may have seen there was a hiccup with publishing last Fridayβs issue where the software I use to publish it was completely broken for the day. Thankfully itβs back now, and I can keep my promise to publish today. 13 years and 7 weeks isnβt a bad streak for publishing every Friday, though, is it! -- The big Swift...
Welcome to AI on Android Spotlight Week
Posted by Joseph Lewis β Technical Writer, Android AI AI on Android Spotlight Week this year runs September 30th to October 4th! As part of the Android βSpotlight Weeksβ series, this weekβs content and updates are your gateway to understanding how to integrate cutting-edge AI into your Android apps. Whether you're a seasoned Android developer, an AI enthusiast, or just starting out on your development journey, get...
Gemini in Android Studio: Code Completion Gains Powerful Model Improvements
Posted by Sandhya Mohan β Product Manager, Android Studio and Sarmad Hashmi β Software Engineer, Labs The Android team believes AI has the potential to revolutionize coding, drive unprecedented innovation and productivity in software development, and supercharge your development productivity. AI code completion is a key part of this effort within Gemini in Android Studio. Since launching in May 2024, we've been hard at...
Quick introduction to Large Language Models for Android developers
Posted by Thomas Ezan, Sr Developer Relation Engineer Android has supported traditional machine learning models for years. Frameworks and SDKs like LiteRT (formerly known as TensorFlow Lite), ML Kit and MediaPipe enabled developers to easily implement tasks like image classification and object detection. In recent years, generative AI (gen AI) and large language models (LLMs), have opened up new possibilities for...
AllTrails gains over 1 million downloads after implementing its Wear OS app
Posted by Kseniia Shumelchyk β Developer Relations Engineer With more than 65 million global users, AllTrails is one of the worldβs most popular and trusted platforms for outdoor exploration. The app is designed to be the ultimate adventure companion, so the AllTrails team always works to improve usersβ outdoor experience using the latest technology. Recently, its developers created a new Wear OS application. Now,...
Attestation format change for the Android FIDO2 API
Posted by Christiaan Brand β Group Product Manager In 2019 we introduced a FIDO2 API, adopted by many leading developers, which allows users to generate an attested, device-bound FIDO2 credential on Android devices. Since this launch, Android has generated an attestation statement based on the SafetyNet API. As the underlying SafetyNet API is being deprecated, the FIDO2 API must move to a new attestation scheme based...
AI on Android Spotlight Week begins September 30th
Posted by Joseph Lewis β Technical Writer, Android AI AI on Android Spotlight Week is our latest installment of the Spotlight Weeks series. We'll have a full week of investigation into the latest advancements in AI for Android developers. Weβll feature a variety of exciting activities, including an AMA with Google AI experts, technical talks, early access to our new tools and API, and demos of the latest Android...
iOS Dev Weekly - Issue 679 - Sep 20th 2024
Comment Happy New Device Day to those who are celebrating! I hope youβll forgive me a shorter-than-usual comment section today. Iβm not feeling very well at the moment and havenβt been able to put my usual level of effort into todayβs newsletter. Hopefully Iβll feel better soon and normal service will resume next week. Please do enjoy the articles below, and Iβll be back before you know it! Dave Verwer Sponsored Link...
Apple Intelligence
Discover the multitude of ways to integrate Apple Intelligence into your apps, from creating amazing user experiences through Genmoji and deep integration with Siri, through leveraging Appleβs ML models for translation and computer vision, to building on third-party tools such as ChatGPT.
Issue 679
Did you get a box with a shiny new device in it today?
Improving User Experience with Apple Intelligence
This course equips you with the skills to leverage Appleβs latest user experience (UX) advancements within your iOS apps. Youβll explore Writing Tools, a powerful suite for enhancing text input and editing. Dive into Genmoji, a brand new tool for creating custom emoji characters, adding a layer of personalization and expression to your apps. And unlock the power of Siri and App Intents with Apple Intelligence, enabling...
Integrating 3rd-Party AI on Apple Platforms
This module explores the integration of ChatGPT into iOS apps, enabling powerful conversational AI capabilities. You'll learn to leverage the ChatGPT API to create dynamic, context-aware chatbots and intelligent assistants within their mobile apps.
Building Intelligent Apps with Apple AI Models
This course explores on-device machine learning using Appleβs powerful tools. See how simple the Vision framework makes complex computer vision tasks, enabling your app to understand the real world, through tasks like object detection and face recognition. Learn to leverage the Translation framework for on-device, real-time language translation, breaking down language barriers for your users. Before finally looking at...
iOS Dev Weekly - Issue 678 - Sep 13th 2024
Comment Itβs go time for iOS 18, macOS 15, and all their friends! Your app updates that you slaved over throughout the summer are probably already pending release and it all kicks off on Monday! I've been running the betas recently, and the iPhone Mirroring feature confuses me. It works well when my phone is close by, but I accidentally left it downstairs in the kitchen a few days ago and attempted to use mirroring for...
Issue 678
What was the original idea behind iPhone Mirroring in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia?
Beginning Android & Kotlin
Jump into the exciting world of Android mobile development. In this comprehensive program, youβll learn the foundations of writing modern Android apps from the ground up whether you are new to Android or even new to programming in general. You'll learn everything you need to know from programming in Kotlin to developing impressive user interfaces in Jetpack Compose. Youβll explore many fundamental topics such as...
Android User Interface Development
This course provides a strong foundation for creating user interfaces with Jetpack Compose. It also introduces the tools required to build user interfaces such dimens, drawables, strings, and other resource files contained in the SDK.
Create a Multiscreen App in Android
State management is critical for developing apps. In this course, you'll learn how to listen and respond to state changes, and how to incorporate multiple screens into your app.
iOS Dev Weekly - Issue 677 - Sep 6th 2024
Comment I found myself needing to upgrade to macOS Sequoia this week, so I finally got a chance to try Xcodeβs new AI-powered βPredictive Code Completionβ. First things first. Howβs the quality and does it βhallucinateβ? Iβd say the quality is good, and of course it hallucinates. I believe that eliminating hallucinations in LLM is, at best, extremely challenging and, at worst, impossible. Did it produce generally...
Issue 677
Did I let Xcode's predictive code completion write any of the text in this newsletter?
Issue 676
What's happening with CocoaPods these days? It's time for an update from the team.
Issue 675
Will there be two app stores and two app store teams?
New Webinar: Using APIs to Add Images to Your Apps [FREE]
Learn how to integrate AI-generated images into your app using the OpenAI API. Join our expert-led webinar for actionable insights to make your app stand out. Donβt miss outβregister today!
Issue 674
It's so nice to see an app store that isnβt focused on extracting the most profit possible succeed!
React Native 0.75 - Support for Percentage Values in Layout, New Architecture Stabilization, Template & init Updates, and more
Today we are excited to release React Native 0.75!