AuthorAbhishek Waikar

Firebase JobDispatcher

By Abhishek Waikar
In Android
3 Min read
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The Firebase JobDispatcher is a library for scheduling background jobs in your Android app. It provides a JobScheduler-compatible API that works on all recent versions of Android (API level 9+) that have Google Play services installed. Overview What’s a JobScheduler? The JobScheduler is an Android system service available on API levels 21 (Lollipop)+. It provides an API for scheduling units...

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Reduce friction with the new Location APIs

By Abhishek Waikar
In Android
2 Min read
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The new APIs do not require your app to manually manage a connection to Google Play services through a GoogleApiClient. This reduces boilerplate and common pitfalls in your app.   A better developer experience The new LocationServices APIs are much simpler and will make your code less error prone. The connection logic is handled automatically, and you only need to attach a single completion...

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