MobilePro #88: Build an AI App in 5 Minutes without Coding, Flutter's Rare Widgets, and Bound services in Android.

Mobile development blogs, tutorials and resources inside! May 13, 2023 Hi {NAME}, Welcome to the mobile app development world with [_mobilepro 8]( This edition has curated mobile development community discussions on how to [Build an AI App in 5 Minutes without Coding]( [Flutter's Rare Widgets]( and [Bound services in Android](. This week's resources focus on Flutter text editor, forms and analytics. 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 - [Future of Mobile App Development]( – In this article, you will discover the innovative trends and strategies that will revolutionize the mobile app development space and unlock unlimited potential for business. Complete with some hilarious GIFs, [Take a peek into the future of mobile development here](. - [Build an AI App in 5 Minutes without Coding]( - For most developers, data processing, model development, training, and application deployment pose difficulty. LangGenius provides an "all-in-one" solution to easily build AI apps. You can now define prompts through a GUI to your target app in minutes. [Learn more.]( - [Top ChatGPT Plugins for Enhanced Conversations]( - The true potential of ChatGPT is unleashed when combined with carefully curated plugins. These plugins serve as extensions to ChatGPT, expanding its capabilities and enabling it to deliver even more enhanced and personalized conversations. In this article, we will delve into the world of ChatGPT plugins and explore the top ones that can take your conversational experiences to new heights. [Explore the ChatGPT plugins now.]( - [Flutter's Hidden Treasures: Unearthing Rare Widgets and Their Use Cases]( - Are you ready to embark on a thrilling adventure to uncover the hidden treasures of the Flutter widget universe? You've come to the right place! Join me as we shine a light on some of the rarely used widgets that might just turn out to be the secret weapons in your Flutter arsenal, today we will not only uncover hidden widget treasures but also explore their fascinating use cases! [Checkout the Flutter’s Hidden Treasures.]( - [Bound services in Android with Fragments and Jetpack Compose]( - In this tutorial you will learn about Bound Services, figure out how to bind one inside a fragment and get value from the service and interact with it inside of Jetpack Compose. [Read more.]( - [How to build a Flutter app for Android?]( - Flutter is one of the most efficient ways to develop high-quality applications. It works both on Android and iOS devices using a single codebase. In this blog post, we will talk about the steps to build a Flutter app for Android. By following these steps, you can ensure the best user experience and security. [Learn how you can build your first Flutter app on Android here.]( Mobile Development Motivation "Good design is as little design as possible." - Dieter Rams, Industrial Designer Food for Thought... This quote highlights the importance of simplicity and minimalism in mobile app design. In today's fast-paced digital world, users have a short attention span and limited patience for complex, cluttered, and confusing interfaces. As a result, mobile app designers must strive to create interfaces that are intuitive, easy to use, and aesthetically pleasing. The quote emphasizes that good design is not about adding more elements or features, but rather about removing unnecessary ones and focusing on what really matters to the user. By following this principle, mobile app developers can create apps that are both functional and enjoyable to use. Mobile Tools Flutter provides excellent tools and packages for text editing, form creation, and analytics. With these resources, you can create high-performance, dynamic, and data-driven applications. Text & Rich Content - [Markdown]( - Markdown renderer for Flutter. It supports the original format, but no inline html. - [Masked Text]( - Masked text with custom and monetary formatting by [Ben-hur Santos Ott](. - [Zefyr]( - Soft & gentle rich text editor by [Memspace](. - [AutoSizeText]( - Automatically resizes text to fit perfectly within its bounds by [Simon Leier](. - [Parsed Text]( - Interactive text based on content recognition, also supports Regex by [Fayeed Pawaskar](. - [TeX]( - Render Mathematics Equations with full HTML and JavaScript support by [Shahzad Akram](. - [Code Field]( - Customizable code field widget supporting syntax highlighting by [Bertrand Bevillard](. Forms - [Form Builder]( - Framework that simplifies building forms, validating fields, reacting to changes, and collecting the final user input by [Danvick Miller](. - [Reactive Forms]( - Model-driven approach to handling Forms inputs and validations, heavily inspired in Angular's Reactive Forms. Analytics - [Usage]( - Google Analytics wrapper for command-line, web, and Flutter apps. - [Firebase Analytics]( - Connect to Firebase Analytics API. - [Pure Mixpanel]( - Analytics for the popular [Mixpanel.com]( [Nick Manning](. 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! FlatList in React Native and Displaying Data This video helps you in using FlatList in React Native to display data in your application's user interface. You will learn how to fetch and parse data from APIs or databases, as well as how to render the data in a scrollable list using the FlatList component. By the end of the video, you will have a better understanding of how to use FlatList to display data in your React Native app with ChatGPT. [Watch the video with your 7-day free trial!]( What's Happening in Mobile App Dev? Android - [Bringing AI into Your Workflow]( - As part of Google’s broader push to help unlock the power of AI to help you throughout your day, we introduced Studio Bot, an AI powered conversational experience within Android Studio that helps you generate code, fix coding errors, and be more productive. Another update in Play Store, when you draft a store listing in English, you’ll be able to use Google’s Generative-AI technology to help you get started. - [Modern Android Development]( - Build UI with Compose across screens with Compose for TV in alpha, and homescreen widgets with Glance, now in beta. Android is collaborating with JetBrains on the new K2 compiler, and actively working on integration into tools such as Android Studio, Android Lint, KSP, Compose etc and leveraging Google’s large Kotlin codebases to verify compatibility of the new compiler. It now recommends using [Kotlin DSL for build scripts](. In the latest release of Android Studio, you can now view important crash reports from Android Vitals, all without adding any additional SDKs or instrumentation to your app. Read more about [Android Studio Hedgehog]( for updates on your favorite Android Studio features. Ionic - [Ionic + Kapa.ai: The Advanced AI Bot to Assist Developers]( - Meet kapa.ai: the advanced AI bot, powered by GPT-4, that can help with answering tricky Ionic-related inquiries. kapa.ai is now live on the Ionic Discord server! With its training on various resources, such as the [Ionic Docs]( the Community Discourse Forum, the Ionic blog, Trapeze, Stencil, Capacitor, and React, kapa.ai is well-equipped to handle a broad range of queries about Ionic development. Microsoft - [Introducing Deopt Explorer]( - Over the past few months, during the lead-up to the TypeScript 5.0 beta, the Microsoft team spent a good portion of time looking for ways to improve the performance of the compiler so that your projects build faster. One of the ways we improved was by looking into an oft overlooked aspect of many JavaScript VMs: inline caching. 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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