Create Android app flavor

A flavor can be regarded as version of app that has its unique UI and functions. 

Creating a new flavor can involve many steps:

  1. Add a new flavor to "productFlavors" in build.gradle with an applicationId (e.g. applicationId "net.mycompnay.foo.newflavor"
  2. Create a new directory under directory "src" of the project in Android Studio (AS) (e.g. newflavor) 

If Microsoft Application Insights is used for app analytics:

  1. Create a new resource group.
  2. Add new users under default directory of Azure.

 

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Principle of ListView and RecyclerView of Android

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