MobilePro #85: ChatGPT powered Flutter App, Uniform as an Internal Tool, .NET Meteor for VS Code, Accessibility Tests with Espresso.

Mobile development blogs, tutorials and resources inside! April 22, 2023 Hi {NAME}, Welcome to the mobile app development world with [_mobilepro]( In this edition, we have curated mobile development community discussions on [Creating a Flutter App Without Writing any Code using ChatGPT]( [Using Uniform as an Internal Tool]( [Productivity with .NET Meteor for VS Code]( and [Ethics and Legality of Mobile App Reverse Engineering](. Wondering what good looks like for your Mobile-first web experience? Our resources cover specifications from W3C for enhancing mobile web experience. Want to develop in React Native using ChatGPT? This edition to our [ChatGPT with React Native tutorial]( helps you get started for the ChatGPT project. We have listened to the [_mobilepro]( readership and we think this is something you have been searching for. If you liked this installment in our new series, fill in our survey below. We're committed to bringing our readers exactly what they want, so help us make the right choices. [Take the Survey!]( Thanks, Apurva Kadam Editor-in-Chief, Packt Mobile Developer Community Insights - [Create a Flutter App Without Writing any Code using ChatGPT]( - Want to see whether ChatGPT can give the complete code and instructions for a Flutter app that can just be copy-pasted to VSCode and run? [Read this blog to find out!]( - [Beyond Composability: Using Uniform as an Internal Tool]( - IT and engineering teams spend 40% of their time building and maintaining internally-facing applications and workflows utilized within their organization. In this article, you will explore what Internal Tool is and how we can leverage Uniform as an Internal tool to build a News timeline application in Flutter. [Check out the tutorial.]( - [Boost .NET MAUI Development Productivity with .NET Meteor for VS Code]( - Are you looking for a development environment for .NET MAUI applications that works seamlessly Mac, Windows or Linux? Look no further! In this blog post, I will introduce you to an easy and efficient way to develop .NET MAUI apps using VS Code and a single, free extension called [.NET Meteor](. [Read more about .NET Meteor here](. - [The Ethics and Legality of Mobile App Reverse Engineering]( - Mobile app reverse engineering is the process of decompiling and analyzing the source code of a mobile application to understand how it works and how it was developed. Reverse engineering is a common practice in software development, but it has become increasingly controversial in recent years due to concerns around ethics and legality. [Learn about Mobile app reverse engineering considerations here.]( - [Writing Accessibility Tests with Espresso]( - Espresso is Android's UI testing library that allows for simple and concise test creation. Even better, it comes with its own accessibility testing library that lets developers add in checks for accessibility issues in the content they create. And if it is such a simple library to write UI tests, why haven't more developers made more accessibility regression tests? Dive into how to take advantage of the accessibility library and how to build regression tests for accessibility! [Explore Expresso now!]( - [Importance of Mobile App Maintenance]( - This article is about the importance of Mobile app maintenance, and it's focused on the technical side based on experience working in several companies including large companies such as Mobile banks and small start-up projects which live without maintenance. Let's walk through some aspects that can affect maintenance costs. [Read now.]( Mobile Development Motivation "Software is a great combination of artistry and engineering." - Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft. Food for Thought... This quote highlights the importance of creativity and technical skills in the development of mobile apps. Creating a successful mobile app requires not only programming knowledge but also creativity and design skills to make the app visually appealing and user-friendly. The quote also suggests that developing mobile apps is a form of art and requires a combination of technical skills and creativity. Mobile UX W3C stands for World Wide Web Consortium. It is an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth and stability of the World Wide Web. The organization was founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Web, and is currently led by CEO Jeffrey Jaffe. Here are specifications from W3C for enhancing mobile web experience: - [Battery API]( - On access to information about the battery. - [Connection API]( - On access to information about connection. - [Generic Sensor API]( - The spec for exposing sensor data. - [Geolocation API]( - On access to geolocation. - [HTML Media Capture]( - On user access to camera or microphone. - [Payment Request API]( - On payment method with minimal integration. - [Presentation API]( - On access to presentation displays. - [Remote Playback API]( - On controlling remote playback of media from a web page. - [Vibration API]( - On access to the vibration mechanism of the hosting device. - [Visual Viewport API]( - On access to a visual portion of a screen excluding on-screen keyboards, areas outside of a pinch-zoom area etc.. - [Wake Lock Api]( - On access to wake lock request (prevents some aspect of a device from entering the power-saving state). - [Web Bluetooth]( - On an API to discover and communicate with devices over the Bluetooth 4. - [Web NFC API]( - On access to Near Field Communication capabilities of the device. - [Web Notifications]( - On an API for end-user notifications. Tell Us What You Think! Participate in our State of Tech survey and share insights on trends and challenges you face in the day-to-day. Take the survey for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card and be the first to get acess to the report! [Complete the Survey!]( ChatGPT with React Native tutorial This course is designed with the latest mobile technology and in-demand job tools including React Native, JavaScript, Expo-GO, and the best conventions in 2023; it also teaches the very latest mobile development techniques and version of React with hooks. This course demonstrates how to leverage the power of ChatGPT as a tool in addition to stack overflow and documentations to build scripts and simplifies tackling difficult code tasks and takes your coding skills to the next level. Not a Packt member? Watch this video by redeeming your 7-day free trial! React Native Basic Hello World for Absolute Beginners - ChatGPT Project This video is a beginner's tutorial for creating a React Native "Hello World" application with the ChatGPT project, covering the basics of setting up a project, creating a component, and rendering it in the simulator or on a device. By the end of the tutorial, you will have a basic understanding of how to get started with React Native using ChatGPT. [Watch the video with your 7-day free trial!]( What's Happening in Mobile App Dev? Android - [Delivering an immersive sound experience with Spatial Audio]( - Android 13 (API level 33) introduced a new standardized platform architecture for spatial audio, a premium and more engaging sound experience. With spatial audio, your content sounds more realistic to users by making it sound as though they are in the middle of the action. Read on to learn more about Android’s support for spatial audio and how to implement the feature in your app. - [Automatic Update Prompts for Crashing Apps]( - A new feature that will help you to increase the rollout velocity of app updates and meet [Play’s quality bar]( is announced. On phones and tablets running Android 7.0 (SDK level 24) and above, the Play Store will prompt users to update your app if it crashes in the foreground and a more stable version is available. This will reduce your user-perceived crash rate. Apple - [Get ready to help customers resolve billing issues without leaving your app]( - Soon it will be easier than ever for your customers to resolve payment issues, so they can stay subscribed to your content, services, and premium features. Starting this summer, if an auto-renewable subscription doesn’t renew due to a billing issue, a system-provided sheet appears in your app with a prompt that lets customers update their payment method for their Apple ID. No action is required to adopt this feature. - [Preparing for the enhanced global pricing update on May 9]( - As reminder, on May 9, 2023, pricing for existing apps and one-time in-app purchases will be updated across App Store storefronts using your current price in the United States as the basis—unless you’ve made relevant updates after March 8, 2023. You can update your base country or region at any time using App Store Connect or the App Store Connect API. Microsoft - [Announcing TypeScript 5.1 Beta]( - [Announcing TypeScript 5.1 Beta]( - The beta release of TypeScript 5.1 is here! To get started using the beta, you can get it [through NuGet]( or through npm with the following command: npm install -D typescript@beta. Here’s a quick list of what’s new in TypeScript 5.1: Easier Implicit Returns for undefined-Returning Functions, Unrelated Types for Getters and Setters, Decoupled Type-Checking Between JSX Elements and JSX Tag Types, Namespaced JSX Attributes, typeRoots Are Consulted In Module Resolution, Linked Cursors for JSX Tags, Snippet Completions for @param JSDoc Tags, Optimizations and Breaking Changes See you next week! [Someone forwarded this email? Subscribe here!]( We understand that people move on or sometimes need a break away from emails. If you wish to stop receiving [_mobilepro]( emails, simply opt out using the button below. [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © 2023 Packt Publishing, All rights reserved. Hello, Thank you for being a part of the Newsbytes weekly newsletter. 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