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  1. Y

    please help! "open camera" app removed the resolution of 176x144 in the newer devices, please help me bring it back

    please help! "open camera" app removed the resolution of 176x144 in the newer devices, please help me bring it back the "open camera" open source app uses the camera2 api for listing the avaliable photo resolutions, on older devices such as S8,S9 users had low resolutions such as 176x144 bit...
  2. amp4ever

    Open A.I. to contribute to...

    Just throwing it out there.... I joined up with these folks to do my part, you are most needed too they need all the help they can get. It is open source and the vision is to create AI that the public is allowed to be involved with. Not tech controlled by a company or the rich. They are...
  3. MackOS

    DashedView Library: Easily create views with a background of repeating dashes

    Hello Android devs. I just created a new library for Android that allows you to create Views that have dashed or striped backgrounds. If you're interested in checking it out you can find it at the link below. If you have questions, feel free to ask below and I'd be happy to discuss...
  4. MackOS

    An Open Source Library for Progress Bars

    Hey folks! Over the past few weeks I've been working on the next version of my open source library, RoundedProgressBar, and I'm excited to say it's finally complete. This library gives you a highly customizable progress bar that is easy to work with. You can change any of the colors, give each...
  5. Android News

    The GaleForce project will allow you to root your Google WiFi

    Google Wifi came out last year to join the increasingly competitive mesh router market. It has a competitive price compared to the competition, and we found the performance to be solid. It might be nice if it had a few more features, though, right? That's where the GaleForce project comes in...
  6. Android News

    Google opens new Open Source portal

    Google has announced a new web portal for sharing their open source efforts. The portal can be found at opensource.google.com.
  7. Android News

    Google releases the Tilt Brush Toolkit as an open source project on GitHub

    We've seen what Google's Tilt Brush VR application can do, and now they're sharing the tools for free to everyone. You'll have complete access to their brush shaders, audio reactive code, streamlined Unity import pipeline, and more features in hopes to get people creating games, videos and other...
  8. Android News

    Google’s iron grip on Android means controlling open source any way they can

    Ron from Ars Technica just published an in-depth article that talks about how Google does anything they can to keep a tight grip on the Android platform. They're able to do this with the Open Handset Alliance, as they can prevent an OEM from using Google's app (most importantly, the Play Store)...
  9. Android News

    Google attempts to stop trolls with an open source AI tool

    Google's new subsidiary, Jigsaw, is working on building an open-source AI tool to help combat trolls online.
  10. Android News

    This is how Google both uses and contributes to the open source community

    Many of Google's consumer products and services are built off the back of open source and most might not even know it. A new article from Linux.com goes over a number things Google uses open source for, and they also talk about how Google gives back to the open source community.
  11. Android News

    Automattic makes Simplenote open source for Android, iOS and macOS

    Automattic, the company behind the popular blogging software WordPress has just announced they have open sourced their Simplenote application. It doesn't matter if you're interested in its iOS, macOS or Android app, all of the code can be found on the company's GitHub page.
  12. Android News

    Facebook makes its ReDex tool open source for Android app developers

    Lots of news is coming out of the Facebook F8 developer conference and this one is a treat for fans of open source software. Facebook has open sourced their ReDex tool that helps to make Android applications smaller and faster.
  13. E

    Brave Software open sources the Link Bubble browser

    A little while ago, Chris Lacy(developer of Action Launcher) announced that he had sold his Link Bubble browser to a 3rd party company. At that time it wasn't revealed who acquired it but now it seems we know who it is. Brave Software has just published source code to Link Bubble on their...
  14. Android News

    Why Open Source is Important in a Root Manager

    Regardless of which root solution you do use, though, having a fully open source version available, as a strong alternative to any commercial or proprietary offerings, is incredibly important. It actually will benefit users of the proprietary one as well — the mere presence of a viable...