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Guides & strategy

Longer-form articles on preparing for Android interviews, negotiating offers, and growing as a mobile engineer.

A developer practising array, hash map, pointer, stack, and tree patterns before applying them to an Android app

How to make your first Android open-source contribution

How to find a healthy project, choose a useful first issue, and open a pull request that maintainers can realistically review.

Open-source Android apps worth reading

A current, practical guide to Android codebases that teach architecture, testing, migration, media, privacy, and long-lived product development.

Getting your first Android developer job: a realistic plan

How to build credible experience, choose the right roles, and prepare for your first Android interview without pretending the process is easy.

How to prepare for an Android interview (a 4-week plan)

A focused, week-by-week plan to go from rusty to ready for an Android engineering interview without burning out.