I Set Up My AI Coding Tool Properly for an Android Project - Here's What ChangedWhether you use Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, or Codex — most Android developers are burning tokens and getting inconsistent results. I fixed that with 28 files. I've been building Apps ManageFeb 28 · 13 min readprabhakarthota.dev
Prompt Engineering → Context Engineering: An Android Engineer's PerspectiveAs Android engineers, we understand one thing very clearly: Behavior is driven by state. Now apply that to AI. For a while, we treated LLMs like simple input-output functions: Input (Prompt) → ModelFeb 22 · 4 min readprabhakarthota.dev
Designing a Scalable OTA Strategy in Android ApplicationsIn Android development, OTA (Over-The-Air) updates are often misunderstood as simply “publishing a new build to the Play Store.” At scale, OTA is not a release action.It is an architectural control system. In production-grade applications - especiall...Feb 13 · 3 min readprabhakarthota.dev
Send WhatsApp Messages using the Android SDKBefore jumping into using the SDK, let's follow the below steps to create the project on developers.facebook.com to claim the phone number id. Step 1: Create a WhatsApp App Give your app a descriptive name (do not use any Facebook trademarks like Wh...May 30, 2022 · 2 min readprabhakarthota.dev
Google code scanner API -scanning codes without camera permissionThe Google code scanner API provides a complete solution for scanning codes without requiring your app to request camera permission, while preserving user privacy. This is accomplished by delegating the task of scanning the code to Google Play servic...May 19, 2022 · 2 min readprabhakarthota.dev