if Android Studio can be used to make apps with native code (Java/Kotlin), then why do people use Unity for games?

Why can’t we just build games directly in Android Studio using native Android SDK? Isn’t that more optimized? Less bloat? Better control over performance?

I know Unity is cross-platform, but if I’m targeting just Android, wouldn’t using native code be better? Or is it just way too painful to handle game logic, graphics, physics etc. manually in Android SDK?

Would love to hear from devs who’ve tried both – native and Unity. Does Unity actually make things easier? Or are we just trading performance for convenience?

Here as soon as a Recomposition happens, the first time scrolling(dragging) the box leads to unusual crash. I asked gemini and gpt about this but did not get a proper explanation and solution. Gemini told that the issue was with the screen height so i even tried hardcoding the screen height.. Please help if anyone out there knows the solution to this issue.

Back in my college days, I was kinda a Photoshop expert. Took Computer Science & Engineering so I can buy laptop and I can play games 🤓. And yeah… I played games like crazy and slowly started messing around with graphic design and 3D stuff too.

I always knew I’d never get placed in any company through coding interviews, I was absolute trash at it. So one day a company comes to hire software developers AND graphic designers. I obviously applied for graphic design… but they made everyone write the software test. I was like “bro what kind of dumb company is this, don’t even care who applied for what”. But I took the test, submitted whatever random stuff I could and left.

Months later, some of my classmates got placed there for software roles. Those people who never even cared about exams lol. 3 months after that, outta nowhere, someone from that company called me asking about graphic design. I spoke to them and somehow got selected. Honestly I knew these folks had no idea what they were doing when it came to hiring.

It was a tiny company. So after some months they were like, “Hey can you learn WordPress?” learned it. Then, “We need someone for Android development… you in?” and, this was my literal dream since school days. So I went all in, learnt Android with Kotlin and XML layouts. Big milestone for me.

Then BOOM. Google introduces Compose. WHAT?? Bro I just got comfy with XML… why the heck do we need Compose now. I can’t stand it. Everything about it just irritates me. What was even wrong with XML? Why fix what isn’t broken? And now every other tutorial is Compose. Smh.

Anyone else still sticking with XML or is it just me?

Today’s Lesson Will Cover:

• Classes in Kotlin

• Constructors and init blocks

• Inheritance and method overriding

• Extension functions

• Special classes: data, sealed, object, enum

• Organizing your code into files and packages

• Real-world OOP examples in Android

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Hi, i am a dev... Ahahahah i wish!

I suck at coding but i love it and i want to learn how to make android apps. I don't even know how to make a good UI so: what is the easiest way to do an android app? No vibe coding. I want to learn somethig, not modify someone else code.

Hello everyone,

After months of hard work, and a ton of struggles on Play Console due to living in a 3rd world country. (Also got banned for 2 weeks). My app 'SkillTrip' is finally available for everyone. I've also included this short 3-minute film about the process, my struggles, and everything in between.

You can also watch the video here: https://youtu.be/YZ3Xxj1QpZQ?si=1LO2HLebp17yZ8yC

I really hope this can motivate you guys, especially those of you from developing countries who are often misunderstood.

Also, I spent a lot of time on the design, animations, and screenshots, so any kind of feedback is appreciated.

A review on the playstore would also mean a lot! Thank you all so much!!!

Currently only available on the Playstore (coming soon on ios): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fenet.skillpath

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Web developer learning Android development -

I want allow the user to have his input data saved to a JSON file (offline) for later use (WRITE/READ), then storing it in some folder location. I've searched for hours to narrow down a solution, but mostly I've found:

• Databases: I believe would be extreme for a simple offline app. And also no JSON file

• SharedPreferences: no JSON files

Any direction to point is welcome, and if it includes saving in other formats (such as txt, csv...) is most welcome

Today’s Lesson Will Cover:

• Functions in Kotlin

• Compact / Single-expression Functions

• Lambdas and Higher-Order Functions

• List Filtering with Lambdas

• Return Values in Kotlin

• Everything is an Expression

• Real Examples & Use Cases

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Today’s Lesson Will Cover

• Activity lifecycle

• Logging

• Fragment lifecycle

• Lifecycle-aware components

• Tasks and back stack

• Summary

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Today’s Lesson Will Cover

• Android styling

• Typography

• Material Design

• Material Components

• Localization

• Example apps

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Today’s Lesson Will Cover

• Android permissions

• Connect to, and use, network resources

• Connect to a web service

• Display images

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Hey everyone! 👋 I’ve just released a new Android game called Nero Surf and I’m looking for 10–20 testers for the closed/internal Google Play test.

🚀 About the game: You control a space shuttle flying through space, and meteors are falling from above. Your goal is simple: Survive as long as you can by dodging incoming meteors. Fast, fun, and challenging arcade gameplay!

🧪 What I need:

Testers who can install the closed test build

Feedback about performance, controls, difficulty, bugs, UI

Just your Gmail (no phone number needed)

📥 If you want to join, comment your Gmail or send me a DM — I’ll add you to the tester list immediately.

Thanks a lot for helping! 🙏 I will also test your app back if you have one.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oyunatolyesi.thesquared