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Developer Assistant 1.2.2

5.1 MB / 100K+ Downloads / Rating 4.4 - 1,402 reviews


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Developer Assistant, developed and published by Apps Isle, has released its latest version, 1.2.2, on 2023-02-07. This app falls under the Tools category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 100000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.4, based on 1.402 reviews.

Developer Assistant APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 6.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.appsisle.developerassistant

Updated: 2 years ago

Developer Name: Apps Isle

Category: Tools

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Developer Assistant on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

4.4
Total 1,402 reviews

Reviews

1 ★, on 2020-04-26
I would have given it 5 stars easily if this app hasn't been such a pain in the *ss. I emailed them, but they seem to have died, probably, there was no answer. The app crashes or simply turns off every minute. I have to keep going to the settings every 1 minute and switch the home button of my phone and choose their app. So yeah, I'm uninstalling the app.

3 ★, on 2020-08-06
Good, but unable to inspect system ui, that i think it must be the main feature to inspect tge systemUi, instead of other useless layout and those can be easily adjust without using this.

3 ★, on 2019-12-19
The app told me to wait for more than 30 minutes to show some internals for the selected object on the screen, then my phone couldn't take screenshot. I waited the 30+ minutes (in one case about an hour with app open at all times), the promised information wasn't shown. Then the timer would reset if I changed to a different tab. I don't know if you consider this normal mechanics, but the timer could easily be dropped down to 30 seconds (most ads are). The info's cut off too I have changed to 3 ⭐

5 ★, on 2018-09-22
Great tool, would be great if I don't have to override Google assistant. Can this be triggered from a notification tile? And the pricing is way too high. Consider reducing it a bit. Otherwise a 5 stars from me!

5 ★, on 2019-07-18
Very useful. One of the uses I didn't knew I need until now is to find layouts very quickly in code, as you can get the id fairly easily with this tool and go check it out, sparing you other more indirect ways. Worth the money for me.

3 ★, on 2019-04-29
This looks really promising and I really want to use it but long-pressing the home button opens Google for me, so I cant use it. Maybe add a feature where the user can change the button you have to press to enable it?

Previous Versions

Developer Assistant 1.2.2
2023-02-07 / 5.1 MB / Android 6.0+

Developer Assistant 1.1.1
2020-05-02 / 3.9 MB / Android 6.0+

About this app

A powerful debugging app for Android. Developer Assistant makes debugging native Android apps as simple as debugging web pages using Chrome’s Developer Tools. It allows you to inspect the View hierarchy, verify Layout, Style, preview Translations and more. Everything can be done directly from the mobile device. Works for most Android apps.

Developer Assistant uses a mixture of official APIs and sophisticated heuristics in order to show at runtime more than possible for other tools. It’s tailored to increase productivity of professionals like Developers, Testers, Designers and Power Users in their day to day geeky tasks.

Developer Assistant is… right, the assistant app, you can invoke it at any time by a simple gesture like long pressing the home button.

INSPECT ALMOST ANY ANDROID APP

Developer Assistant can inspect Android applications based on official Android SDK. It supports also web-based apps and websites rendered by Google Chrome web browser. Support for other kinds of apps can be limited.

KEEP CALM & PRIVACY

Developer Assistant doesn’t require root or any specific requirements. It respects system security and user privacy. Any data collected from a screen is processed locally (offline). Apps and views declared as secure are respected, Developer Assistant even can’t access their content. Android assistant apps have access to screen data only after manually invoked by a user.

WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE

A 30day trial of probably the most advanced assistant app dedicated to Android Developers, Testers, Designers and Power Users. After this period, decide: get a professional license or stay with free, a bit limited, however still usable assist app.

CHECK CURRENT ACTIVITY

Developers can check class name of a current activity, especially helpful for larger projects. Testers will appreciate a unified solution to access the app version name, version code along with common actions like ‘app info’ or ‘uninstall’.

INSPECT VIEW HIERARCHY

Testers writing automation tests and developers chasing bugs can inspect hierarchy of elements displayed on the screen, directly from the mobile device. The concept is similar to the inspection of web pages with well-known dev tools shipped with the leading web browsers.

✔ Inspect view identifiers, class names, text style or color.
✔ Preview the best matching layout resources displayed next to their root views.

VERIFY LAYOUT

Designers, testers and developers can finally check size and position of various elements presented directly on the mobile device. Did you ever wonder what is the exact distance of a given button to a given text label on a particular device? Or maybe, what is the size of a particular element in density points? Developer Assistant provides a toolkit to help verify and satisfy requirements from designers like the pixel or rather the DP perfect design.

SEE CONTEXT OF TRANSLATIONS

Developer Assistant gives translation offices possibility to display translation keys next to text elements, directly on a mobile device. Translators get what’s the most important in order to provide a quality translation: the context where a given text is used.

✔ Translation keys displayed next to text elements.
✔ Translations for other languages can be previewed (no need to change the language of a mobile device).
✔ Minimum and maximum length among existing translations.

AND MORE...

Developer Assistant is under development, stay tuned for new features to come!

LINKS

✔ The project home page: http://appsisle.com/project/developer-assistant/
✔ The wiki addressing common questions: https://github.com/jwisniewski/android-developer-assistant/wiki
✔ Example usage on a video tutorial for designers (made by Design Pilot): https://youtu.be/SnzXf91b8C4

New features

✔ Digital Assistant setup has been refreshed. More clarifications on various methods to summon the assist app.
✔ Added an option to activate a floating button displayed over other apps. We call it the Virtual Button. It helps to summon Developer Assistant if other methods have failed.
✔ Improved stability and compatibility with recent Android OS.

App Permissions

Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to request deleting packages.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.