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Build Real-Time Android Apps with WebSockets and Kotlin

Before we get started on WebSocket integration, it’s worth quickly explaining how building real-time mobile apps used to work – and why issues with lag and latency led engineers to turn to WebSockets instead. Engineers building real-time Android apps struggled to make sure updates were reflected immediately when a user sent them. To solve this, they tried polling, which meant firing off a GET request to the server, say every five seconds, to a /messages endpoint.

The Benefits of Continuous Integration: A Guide to Streamlining Your Business

DevOps is the delivery process that focuses on the cross-functional approach of building and shipping applications in a faster manner through automation of infrastructure, workflow as well as performance evaluation. One of the most essential components of DevOps is CI/CD, which acronym for continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD).

Strategic Blueprint Of Enterprise Mobile App Development For 2025 & Beyond

Today, mobile apps are downloaded by millions of users. Thousands more people will have made a digital decision by the time you read this, one that might not have been in your best interests (if you have one). In a world where millions of apps are downloaded every day, consider whether your company is leading the way or just keeping up. The rate of change is accelerating as AI, IoT, AR/VR, cybersecurity, automation, and cloud computing transform every aspect of business.

Next-gen FinTech Software Development in 2025

Fintech had a busy year in 2024. Global companies like HDFC, SBI, Paytm, and Google are eliminating the need for traditional financial intermediaries and utilising the best fintech software development companies to provide customers with almost anything, including banking, insurance, credit, mortgages, and more. The invention that gave rise to financial technology, or Fintech, seemed like science fiction even ten years ago.

Why remote build caching pays off for engineering teams: Key takeaways from our latest webinar

In our recent webinar, we tackled a familiar frustration for many engineering teams: long build times. Our expert panel broke down the problem and explored how remote build caching can deliver faster builds, improved workflows, and real business value. Here are the five biggest takeaways.

Deploy your app to Google Play with Codemagic CLI tools and GitHub Actions

We previously explored how Codemagic CLI tools can streamline iOS app deployment to App Store Connect with GitHub Actions. The Codemagic team has continuously improved these tools, extending their capabilities to Android releases on Google Play Console.

Xcode 26 is coming with major stack updates

During an exciting WWDC25, Apple announced it would skip some numbers and align all OS and software versions to 26. Summer has just arrived, but we’re already keeping our eyes on Apple's usual keynote event in September. The Bitrise team is gearing up for the stable Xcode 26 stack release. We're passionate about providing you with the latest and greatest, and this new Xcode release is no exception. However, we also want to give you a heads-up about what this means for our platform and for our users.

Bitrise becomes the first mobile DevOps platform to launch a data center in the EU, strengthening data sovereignty for European customers

‍Bitrise, the leading mobile DevOps platform, today announced plans to launch a data center in the Netherlands in a response to increased demand for data residency in the European Union (EU). The new data center will be the first in the EU operated by a DevOps Platform, providing businesses with a fully-hosted and managed solution to meet the stringent data security and compliance requirements of the region.

P2P Payments Space And What Caused Its Rapid Growth?

Have you ever paused to think about how fast money moves today? No paperwork, no waiting in line, just a few taps, and it’s done. For industry leaders, this raises a crucial question: Are we doing enough to keep pace with the evolving consumer expectations in the P2P payments space? Global’s peer-to-peer (P2P) payments landscape has seen an extraordinary transformation over the last few years.