Digest #15

Unlocking the Power of Google for Your Games, at GDC
Summary: Google introduces new services and tools that will help you unlock the power of Google to take your games to the next level.

Android Jobs
AndroidJobs.IO launches! AndroidJobs.IO is a job marketplace for Android Professionals to find great jobs from top notch companies. Some of the top notch companies publishing jobs on Android Jobs include Pandora, Square and Etsy.

Google Play Services 4.3
A new release of Google Play services has begun rolling out worldwide. Specifically, this version adds some new members to the Google Play services family: Google Analytics API, Tag Manager, and the Address API.

Android Studio Keyboard Shortcuts Protip
Bruno Oliveira shares a table of his favorite Android Studio shortcuts.

DevBytes – Effortless Scalability: Building a Backend for Muzei Live Wallpaper VIDEO
Roman Nurik shares his experiences building the Muzei Live Wallpaper app’s backend on the Google Cloud Platform in this new episode of DevBytes. Check it out!

Android Developer Story: Box VIDEO
Today’s episode of our series Android Developer Story is on Box. Box is a cloud based platform and app for users to share business information.

Disabling Preview Google Cast SDK Whitelisted App IDs
On March 17 all app IDs that were whitelisted for the preview Google Cast SDK will be disabled.

Gradle Build Types Protip
Today’s AndroidDev Protip from Ankur Kotwal is about using Gradle build types.

Blurring Images – Part 5
Part 5 of the sample code on how to blur images in Android using RenderScript.

Learn about Dagger: A fast dependency injector for Android and Java
Dagger is a new, fast dependency injector for Java and Android. Using dependency injection in your app helps promote clean, modular code that also lends itself very well to testing in both automated and manual fashions.

Android Wear Developer Preview Now Available
Android Wear extends the Android platform to wearables. These small, powerful devices give users useful information just when they need it.

Google Developer Day at GDC
Google Developer Day sessions are a great opportunity to meet the developer advocates, engineers, and product managers of the Google products that drive users, engagement and retention for your games.

Gradle Plugin Version 0.9.1
The Gradle plugin, version 0.9.1 is out! This version fixes issues with dependencies in generated POM, and BuildConfig handling. It also improves packaging conflict support, and adds a new PNG processor.

Why Don’t Designers Take Android Seriously?
Cennydd Bowles discusses his thoughts on why Android doesn’t get much love from designers even though it looks like it will be a dominating platform.