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Modernize our Android samples

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priority: p3 type: feature request
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

Most of our samples are slightly outdated. We could adopt a more modern approach (using Binding, removing setContentView, improving our permission handling...) and adopt a syntax more in line with Kotlin, for the Kotlin samples.

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Research direction

Start by inventorying the Android samples, separating the Kotlin samples from the rest and noting which ones use setContentView, older permission handling, or non-idiomatic Kotlin syntax. The issue does not name files or tests, so define the affected sample set and modernization criteria before changing anything; done means the agreed samples consistently use the selected modern approach.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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