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In one sentence

A community-maintained cheatsheet of practical tips, shortcuts, and patterns for Android app development, covering ADB, Android Studio, and Gradle, published as a searchable website.

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    What it covers
      ADB commands
      Android Studio shortcuts
      Gradle build tips
      Library patterns
    Format
      Searchable book website
      Markdown source files
      GitHub Pages deployment
    Contribution
      Pull requests welcome
      Community sourced
      Links to original sources
    Audience
      Android developers
      Beginners
      Experienced devs
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Look up ADB shell commands for debugging Android devices without memorizing the full documentation.

USE CASE 2

Find Android Studio keyboard shortcuts and productivity tricks to speed up your daily development workflow.

USE CASE 3

Discover Gradle build tips and patterns that are not obvious from the official Android documentation.

USE CASE 4

Browse community-collected best practices for common Android libraries and code patterns.

What is it built with?

JavaAndroidGradleADBmdBook

How does it compare?

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Stars4,7474,7464,749
LanguageJavaJavaJava
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/52/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
Free to use for any purpose including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice, Apache 2.0.

So what is it?

This repository is a cheatsheet of tips and tricks for Android app development, gathered from various sources by the maintainer over time. Android development involves a number of tools and concepts, including ADB (a command-line tool for communicating with Android devices), Android Studio (the main development environment), Gradle (the build system used to compile and package apps), and various libraries that developers use in everyday projects. The cheatsheet covers practical shortcuts and patterns across these areas that developers frequently need but may not find easily in official documentation. The author started the collection as a personal reference and as a resource for pointing other developers in their community toward things every Android developer should know. The material was gathered from the maintainer's own workflow and from tips shared by other developers online, with links back to original sources where possible. It has been featured in Android Weekly and AndroidDev Digest, two newsletters that track the Android development ecosystem, and is listed in the awesome-android curated resource collection. The content is published as a searchable book at the author's website using mdBook, a tool that converts Markdown files into a website with navigation and search. The GitHub repository holds the source files, and you can build and preview the book locally with a single command if you have mdBook installed. A deployment script is included for publishing updates to GitHub Pages. Contributions via pull requests are welcome. The README is brief and mostly points to the website version for the actual content. The project is licensed under Apache 2.0.

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Prompt 1
What are the most useful ADB commands for debugging a crash on a physical Android device? Walk me through how to view logs, capture a screenshot, and install an APK from the command line.
Prompt 2
Give me the most important Android Studio keyboard shortcuts and productivity tricks I should memorize as an Android developer just starting out.
Prompt 3
I want to run the android-tips-tricks documentation site locally. Walk me through installing mdBook and building the book from the Markdown source files.
Prompt 4
What Gradle tips from android-tips-tricks help speed up slow Android builds and reduce build errors in large projects?

Frequently asked questions

What is android-tips-tricks?

A community-maintained cheatsheet of practical tips, shortcuts, and patterns for Android app development, covering ADB, Android Studio, and Gradle, published as a searchable website.

What language is android-tips-tricks written in?

Mainly Java. The stack also includes Java, Android, Gradle.

What license does android-tips-tricks use?

Free to use for any purpose including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice, Apache 2.0.

How hard is android-tips-tricks to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is android-tips-tricks for?

Mainly developer.

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