# futurice/android-best-practices

Do's and Don'ts for Android development, by Futurice developers

Repository: https://github.com/futurice/android-best-practices
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/android-best-practices
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: best-practices, android-development, android
Last push: 2021-10-01T07:31:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4418, "days_push": 1797, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 20436, forks 3301 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:30.116128+00:00)

## What it is
A curated guide of do's and don'ts for Android development written by Futurice engineers, covering build systems, libraries, layouts, and testing. It is a documentation-style reference rather than runnable software.

## Use cases
- learn android development best practices
- android do's and don'ts checklist
- how to structure an android project
- which android libraries should I use
- android code review guidelines
- avoid common android development mistakes

## When to choose
- you are starting or reviewing an Android project and want battle-tested guidelines
- you want a quick reference for recommended Android libraries and project structure

## When to avoid
- you need up-to-date guidance for modern Android tooling like Jetpack Compose or Kotlin-first practices, as the guide is dated
- you need executable code or a library to include in your build

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: best-practices, guidelines, android-development, do-and-donts, android

## Member repositories
- futurice/android-best-practices (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:30.116128+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:58:47.950936+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/futurice/android-best-practices (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:30.116128+00:00, sha 64f0e66051c2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.