GDG Android Meetup

Bluetooth LE and Kotlin Flows

Bluetooth LE by Erik Hellman | Level: Intermediate

It’s 2023 and we’ve had Bluetooth LE APIs on Android for almost 10 years. Are they stable now? Can you work with them? Why is this so difficult? In this session, you’ll learn how to use BLE on Android and how to avoid common pitfalls. This session is useful for anyone doing anything around Bluetooth connectivity on Android.

Kotlin Flows by Bob Dahlberg | Level: Beginner / Intermediate

Flows and the observable patterns are nothing new, still, it might be a threshold to get into the mindset of it. Let’s go through some examples and create ourselves playground with different scenarios solved with flows.

Speaker:

Erik Hellman - has 25+ years of experience building software, from large-scale telecom solutions to small tech startups. He currently works as a freelance developer focusing on mobile, embedded, and IoT solutions. Erik is a long-time member of the Google Developer Experts program and is often speaking about advanced topics at conferences and meetups.

Bob Dahlberg - has worked with Android since 2009

Agenda:

17.30 - Meet & Greet
17.45 - Welcome
18.00 - State of Bluetooth LE on Android in 2023
18.50 - Meet & Eat
19.20 - Flows by Example
20.00 - Q&A