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An Early Look at Zircon, Google Fuchsia New Microkernel
Google has published the official book about Fuchsia, its new operating systems aimed at IoT and mobile devices. Fuchsia will be based on a new microkernel called Zircon.
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Android Studio Switched to New D8 Compiler
Recently released Android Studio 3.1 switched to a new DEX compiler which promises to provide better and faster compilation, writes Google software engineer Jeffrey van Gogh.
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Google Open Sources Accessibility Test Framework for iOS
Google GTXiLib, an accessibility test automation framework for iOS, is now open source under the Apache License. GTXiLib is written in Objective-C and integrate with Xcode unit testing facilities.
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Android Studio 3.1 Aims to Improve App Development Productivity
The latest release of Android Studio, version 3.1, focuses on improving app development productivity and includes a new C++ performance profiler, command line support for Kotlin Lint checks, SQL code completion and improved refactoring, and more.
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Swift 4.1 Enhances Generics, Compiler Optimizations, and Package Manager
Swift 4.1 is now officially available, bringing new language features, build options, and a few enhancements to the Swift Package Manager and Foundation.
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LG Release webOS Open Source Edition (OSE), an IoT-Friendly OS
LG has released an open-sourced version of webOS, with the aim of expanding its usage for display products, mobile devices, and home appliances.
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Swift 4.2 Enters Final Development Stage, Paving the Way for Swift 5
With Swift 4.1 being close to its official release in Xcode 9.3, currently available in beta, the Swift team is now focusing on the next version of the language, Swift 4.2. Besides including bug fixes and improvements to compile-time performance, the new version will further advance work on ABI stability.
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Android P DP1: WiFi-RTT, Display Cutout Support, Multiple Cameras, Animated GIFs, NNAPI 1.1
Google has made available the first Android P Developer Preview (DP1). Notable new features include: WiFi-RTT, cutout, multiple cameras, animated GIFs, NNAPI 1.1, and more performance for Kotlin code.
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Google’s Cross-Platform Mobile UI Framework Flutter Now in Beta
Flutter, now in beta, is Google attempt to create a framework for cross-platform interfaces for both iOS and Android apps that behave and feel like native, although not standard, UIs.
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Google ARCore Hits 1.0, Runs on More Devices
Following its preview announcement, Google is now releasing ARCore 1.0, which greatly extends the set of supported devices.
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Dart 2 Revamped for Mobile Development
The latest version of Google’s Dart programming language, sporting a strengthened type system, cleaned-up syntax, and an improved toolchain, is being touted by Google as the way to go for Mobile and Web app development, enabling a 2–3x productivity increase.
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Swift 4.1 Brings Conditional Conformance and More
Swift 4.1, available in Xcode 9.3, brings a number of improvements to the language, including automatic implementation of the Equatable and Hashable protocols, conditional conformance, and more.
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Swift Has Got Its Discussion Forum
The Swift team has announced the migration of several Swift mailing lists to the Swift Forums, which will be the primary discussion and communication method from now on.
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ARKit 1.5 Now Supports Vertical Surface Detection and 2D Image Recognition
Apple has announced a major upgrade of ARKit, which is available to developers with iOS 11.3 beta. According to Apple, ARKit 1.5 will allow developers to build more immersive augmented reality (AR) experiences.
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Google to Improve Security and Privacy of Google Play Apps
Android developers will have to comply with two new requirements if they want their apps to be available on Google Play in the future. Those include supporting a recent Android version and adding support for 64-bit native code. Additionally, Google will start including some security metadata to improve APK authenticity verification.