The digest of interesting materials for the mobile developer # 130 (November 16–22)

RoboForm November 22, 2015 at 15:49

The digest of interesting materials for the mobile developer # 130 (November 16–22)

We conclude the week with a traditional review of the best materials from the world of mobile development - we consider the evolution of malware for Android, experiments with icons and sites where they can be found for free, testing Winium on Windows Phone, working with Ionic, streaming applications directly to Google search, 3D Touch and its consequences.

Gradle: 5 developer benefits

The tool is made so simple and convenient that most developers will not experience difficulties without even knowing how it is organized and what additional features it has - the problems that arise can be easily solved with 5 minutes on StackOverflow, by copying the "magic code" to the configuration files . Perhaps, including because of this, not all developers study Gradle in detail and are not aware of many of its useful features that make life much easier.

How ICQ's face has changed: the visual evolution of the ICQ interface

Over its history, ICQ has changed its owners more than once, has gained dozens of alternative customers and outlived many competitors. There was a time when it seemed that it had finally turned into Internet history. And yet, no matter what, the legend continues to live.

Google will start streaming apps right to Search

Today, Google is on the verge of big changes regarding the ability to display content from mobile apps on Google Search: now, to index the content of a mobile app on Google, it’s no longer necessary to have a matching website. In addition, when Google finds the content of an application that is not installed on your phone, it offers to watch it “in the stream”.