Google announced the release of Android 13 beta 1. The beta release is available on Pixel 4 and abo. More new features are planned for the Google I/O event on May 11-12. More: - Beta 1 comes with upgrades to the new notification permission, photo picker, themed app icons, improved localization and language support, and more.
- The recent release introduces a new set of permissions with more granular scope for accessing shared media files to provide users with more transparency and control.
- Keystore and KeyMint provide more detailed and accurate error indicators through a new class hierarchy under java.security.ProviderException.
Separate but related: - Google Play launched a new feature, Data Safety Section, where developers will be required to provide more information about how apps collect, share, and secure users' data.
| |
Apple wrote to developers that it would be removing outdated apps from its App Store in 30 days if they were not updated. Developers took to social media to express their unhappiness. More: - An analysis of apps with at least 10,000 downloads in 2022 by Sensor Tower has discovered that 2,966 apps could be removed from the App Store.
- A few developers who had recently released updates to their apps also received this communication from Apple.
- Earlier this month, Android announced that from Nov. 1, apps that do not target an Android API level within two years of the latest major OS version would not be available for discovery to new users.
Separate but related: - iOS app developers in the U.S have until May. 20 to submit requests for assistance from the $100M fund announced last year.
| |
A message from INVISION Collaborate like 100% of the Fortune 100 Try InVision Freehand, the online whiteboard backed by enterprise-grade security and trusted by 100% of the Fortune 100. Uplevel collaboration at your organization. - 100+ templates to get your team started
- Tools to interview, hire, and onboard in hybrid work environments
- Integrations with Atlassian, Zoom, WebEx, Microsoft Teams and more
- The most flexible pricing of any online whiteboard
Try InVision Freehand now, FREE FOREVER, no credit card needed, and hassle free to sign-up. Explain your thought process visually with your whole team on an infinite digital canvas. Try InVision Freehand | |
The theme for the 5th annual Call for Code Challenge launched yesterday will be sustainability. Call for Code is created by David Clark Clause in partnership with IBM, UN Human Rights, and the Linux Foundation. More: - Call for Code brings developers and problem-solvers together to use open innovation to solve sustainability and climate change issues.
- Developers can submit their solutions anytime before Oct. 31 to win a grand prize of $200,000 and solution implementation support from IBM ecosystem partners.
- Registered participants will receive support from subject matter experts, exclusive skill-building materials, data sets, toolkits, and APIs to fast-track their projects.
- Saaf Water, a hardware-software solution to monitor various water quality parameters, won the 2021 challenge.
| |
Doppler, a SecretOps platform, raised a $20M Series A round. The funding round was led by CRV and saw participation from existing investors Google Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Y Combinator. More: - Doppler provides developers with a platform to securely store, transmit, and audit application secrets.
- Developers refer to passwords, encrypted passphrases, digital credentials, and application programming interface keys as secrets.
- Doppler allows DevOps teams to integrate its platform into their workflows through infrastructure tools such as Kubernetes and Terraform.
- The founding team plans to invest the new capital in engineering and product development.
- Doppler claims to have more than 15,000 customers, including Puma, Hopin, ezCater, Toast, and On Deck.
| |
A message from CROWDBOTICS Go from ideas to code ridiculously fast. Crowdbotics is a new way to build software – 3x faster, 3x cheaper, and fully transparent with predictable outcomes. Automatically convert Figma design files into code, get started fast with on-demand developer talent, and manage your app’s build progress from a single dashboard. With Crowdbotics, you can: - Move Faster With Modules: Crowdbotics has an ever-growing library of app modules that allow you to build faster and focus more time and energy on unique features.
- Retain Full Ownership of Code: Crowdbotics allows you to audit, customize, and stay compliant long after you’ve launched your app.
- Access Top Developer Talent: Crowdbotics connects you to a network of managed developer talent to help you build faster.
- Reduce Development Costs: The Crowdbotics platform is more transparent and cost-effective than traditional software development options.
Talk To An Expert | |
New Tools and Updates: - Flutter 2.10 makes it easy to build Windows apps on the stable channel quickly, introduces edge scrolling for text selection in web apps and smoother keyboard animation in iOS from luckysmg, and comes with other performance improvements.
- GraalVM 22.1 includes JDK 11 and JDK 17-based builds and introduces new build output, updated native plugins, and a new feature: quick build mode for Native images. The most requested support for Apple Silicon is also included.
- Red Hat announced the Red Hat Application Foundations, a connected set of application services to accelerate containerized application development and delivery across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- Caddy v2.5.0 comes with new features, bug fixes, and enhancements.
| |
| |
Quick Hits: - This platform was ranked as G2's best software for sales teams in 2022. Check it out here!*
- ClickUp announced the acquisition of the search and command bar platform, Slapdash. ClickUp will integrate Slapdash's technology into its platform to unify work and accelerate productivity.
- Slack released a detailed account of the outage it experienced on Feb. 22.
- JetBrains is inviting developers to participate in its Developer Ecosystem Survey 2022. Participants stand a chance to win a MacBook Pro 16, PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X, $300 Amazon gift card, and more.
- To deliver real-time analytics on massive datasets, developers must balance latency, throughput, concurrency, and data freshness. Watch Molecula's Webinar.*
*This is a sponsored post. | |
Upcoming Events: - April 28 - Alternative Investments 2: Crypto Safety Standards (Register Here)
- May 03 - Venturing in VC - Episode #17 with Ryan Holmes (LOI Venture) (Register Here)
- May 05 - [Live Webinar] Women in Sales: How to Build Your Personal Brand to Drive More Sales presented by Introhive (Register Here) *
- May 12 - Making Metaverse Dating a Reality (Register Here)
- May 18 - Need To Know NoCoder: Jatin Arora (Utilize) (Register Here)
- May 19 - Understanding Fractionalization (Register Here)
- May 24 - Meet Our Fund 3 (Register Here)
- May 31 - Ethereum Merge with Anthony Donofrio (Ethereum) (Register Here)
- June 01 - Selling Consumer Goods in Web3 (Register Here)
- June 09 - Empowering Content Creators with No Code (Register Here)
- June 22 - Security Lessons from the Log4Shell Vulnerability (Register Here)
*This is a sponsored listing. DID YOU KNOW WE'RE HIRING? - We have multiple positions open for 100% remote, full-time analysts. Apply or refer someone.
| |
| | Sudarshan lives in Toronto, Canada, and is an engineering graduate. He is passionate about business, tech, entrepreneurship, and politics. FUN FACT: Sudarshan worked for the election campaign teams of two heads of state in India. When he is not busy with work, he enjoys hiking, playing cricket, and cooking. | | | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 Ford. | |
Uplevel collaboration at your organization with InVision Freehand, trusted by 100% of the Fortune 100. | |
Go from ideas to code ridiculously fast with Crowdbotics. | |
Comments
Post a Comment