Android

Switching Android Emulator to the Old Location UI on GNU/Linux

2026-09-01 ·1 min read

Restore the Android Emulator’s old Location UI on GNU/Linux to work around blank maps and freezes by disabling LocationUiV2.

2025-12-15 ·1 min read

Launch an Android app via a deep link with adb shell am start, with explanations of the component, action, category, data, and wait flags.

2024-08-25 ·1 min read

Configure HTTPS for Jenkins with Sectigo certificates by creating PKCS#12 and JKS keystores using OpenSSL and keytool.

2021-11-04 ·3 min read

Automate Google Play install and rating reports by Android version with gsutil and Windows PowerShell to help prioritize app testing.

2020-07-29 ·1 min read

Fix Git’s 'Filename too long' checkout error on Windows by enabling core.longpaths in the system Git configuration.

2018-11-09 ·1 min read

Enable detailed Java compiler warnings in Android Studio by adding -Xlint:unchecked and -Xlint:deprecation to Gradle’s JavaCompile tasks.

2018-11-08 ·2 min read

Automatically increment an Android app’s versionCode for release APK builds using Gradle and a version.properties file.

2017-12-28 ·2 min read

Work around Settings.canDrawOverlays() returning false after permission is granted on Android O by testing a temporary invisible overlay.

2017-03-16 ·1 min read

A Java utility method that maps an hour from 0 to 23 to labels such as Early Morning, Afternoon, Evening, or Night.

2016-01-17 ·1 min read

Display Android Studio’s debug certificate fingerprints on Windows using keytool and a batch file that reads the default debug keystore.