The 2016 Android Developer's Toolbox

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A practical tour of Android developer tools used at happn in 2016, covering ways to simulate slow or unstable HTTP(S) connections, interact live with a running app to inspect logs/views and modify data without breakpoints, and switch backends without recompiling. It also shows tools for understanding and reducing technical debt, mocking backends before servers exist, measuring memory and CPU usage, decompiling apps for security analysis, and altering server responses to test app behavior.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 0:25THE 2016 ANDROID DEVELOPER'S TOOLBOX
3. 29:22DEVELOPER OPTIONS
4. 52:24EXAMPLE OF AN ANDROID DEVELOPER'S TOOLBOX

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