Tom Colvin
@tomcolvin.co.uk
UK based Android GDE, freelancer or through my agency Apptaura. I wear flowery shirts. 🇬🇧 🇦🇹
tdcolvin.medium.com / tomcolvin.co.uk
tdcolvin.medium.com / tomcolvin.co.uk
More edge-to-edge problems on the bottom of the screen than the top - for the simple reason that devs don't test with 3 button nav
November 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
More edge-to-edge problems on the bottom of the screen than the top - for the simple reason that devs don't test with 3 button nav
Thank you for the explanation! I'll look out for your future puzzles 😀
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Thank you for the explanation! I'll look out for your future puzzles 😀
Enjoyed but difficult! Needed 15² to see the bread, but that's super clever. First Indy in a long time (I do the Guardian regularly) - I don't quite understand "up" as anagram indicator?
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Enjoyed but difficult! Needed 15² to see the bread, but that's super clever. First Indy in a long time (I do the Guardian regularly) - I don't quite understand "up" as anagram indicator?
That's called a notification chip in Android, and it's available if you are the promoted ongoing notification. Use setShortCriticalText() to set the content.
I have a repo with an example: github.com/tdcolvin/Exa...
I have a repo with an example: github.com/tdcolvin/Exa...
GitHub - tdcolvin/ExampleProgressCentricNotifications: This app showcases Android 16 progress-centric notifications. It was created for my talk on empathetic UX at DroidCon Berlin 2025
This app showcases Android 16 progress-centric notifications. It was created for my talk on empathetic UX at DroidCon Berlin 2025 - tdcolvin/ExampleProgressCentricNotifications
github.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
That's called a notification chip in Android, and it's available if you are the promoted ongoing notification. Use setShortCriticalText() to set the content.
I have a repo with an example: github.com/tdcolvin/Exa...
I have a repo with an example: github.com/tdcolvin/Exa...
It happens when you open the app with no internet connectivity. Seems to erroneously think the auth failed, and expires the token. Sometimes killing and restarting solves it.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It happens when you open the app with no internet connectivity. Seems to erroneously think the auth failed, and expires the token. Sometimes killing and restarting solves it.
OMG you got a plushie! Very jealous.
November 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
OMG you got a plushie! Very jealous.
That'll be the normal size of a phone in about 3 years
October 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
That'll be the normal size of a phone in about 3 years
The worst I've found is Vueling, which squish all their passengers into the back ~10 rows. Guaranteed full occupancy experience even if the plane is only a third full
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The worst I've found is Vueling, which squish all their passengers into the back ~10 rows. Guaranteed full occupancy experience even if the plane is only a third full
Conspiracy theory: airlines are more likely to allocate middle seats at "random", because it makes customers pay to change it.
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Conspiracy theory: airlines are more likely to allocate middle seats at "random", because it makes customers pay to change it.
Ooh that's worth knowing. I guess the seat was allocated at random when you enter checkin, so you can roll the dice again
October 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Ooh that's worth knowing. I guess the seat was allocated at random when you enter checkin, so you can roll the dice again
So fast that the UK phone lines couldn't cope with it, seem to remember mine only connected at about 48K
October 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
So fast that the UK phone lines couldn't cope with it, seem to remember mine only connected at about 48K
CD-ROM for back when downloading the JDK would take all day, and you'd have to start again whenever anyone tried to make a phone call.
October 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
CD-ROM for back when downloading the JDK would take all day, and you'd have to start again whenever anyone tried to make a phone call.
If you're still needing WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE then your app hasn't worked at all since Android 11...
October 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
If you're still needing WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE then your app hasn't worked at all since Android 11...
They need a decent competitor... Hate the closed ecosystem too. Imagine how brilliant Sonos could have been with 2 decades of community driven plugins/software behind them.
October 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
They need a decent competitor... Hate the closed ecosystem too. Imagine how brilliant Sonos could have been with 2 decades of community driven plugins/software behind them.
Either she was an existing employee asked to pose, or an external person hired for that purpose... and I'm not sure which is worse
September 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Either she was an existing employee asked to pose, or an external person hired for that purpose... and I'm not sure which is worse
I'm addicted to crosswords
September 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I'm addicted to crosswords
...and apparently as rainy as ever, too
September 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
...and apparently as rainy as ever, too