“XML is crap. Really. There’s just no reason for that horrible crap to exist”
First off this list has nothing on Codepath’s useful tools
Another top resource is DroidToolbox
Interacting with an API
- Retrofit – The Best REST Client for Android (Don’t use anything else), you will need the lower level
- OKHTTP as a client for adding cookie/session to headers and to trust self-signed certificates
- Json to Pojo – Generate plain old java objects from the JSON response from an API. Saves a lot of Time, you can also use android studio to create the setters and getters -> highlight the attributes of the class -> right click -> generate -> setters & getters
- Picasso – Aynchronously set images from url’s
Views and Layout Elements
- Android Swipe Layout – A view that imitates the iphone swipe
- Android-Saripaar – An Android Validation Library
Memory Management and Leaking
- Leak Canary – Detect Memory Leaks in Android and Java
Local Storage
- ActiveAndroid – Object Relationship Mapper
- SQLAssetHelper – SQLite helper for adding existing SQLite datbases to projects
References
- Codepath Android Guide – Shows the best practice and simplest ways of doing stuff.
Design and Colour Pallete
- Material Design Colour Palette Selector – An exellent tool for selecting your material design colour pallette
View Elements
- Creating a Sticky ListView – A Library to create an alphabetical or headed listview
Podcasts
- Fragmented Podcast – Podcast that gets to grips with issues that are difficult for the community
