Aviation Guide App Is Back: Encoding Fixes, New Aircraft, and a Roadmap for 2026

After almost a year and a half of radio silence, the Aviation Guide app is finally taking off again. This is the first update to land on Google Play in 18 months — and it sets the runway for a much bigger 2026 roadmap. If you have the app installed, you can grab the new version on Google Play right now. If you don’t, install Aviation Guide here and follow along. ...

May 1, 2026 · 4 min · Alexey Nevinsky

Aviation Guide for Android

Aviation Guide is a free Android encyclopedia of military and civil aviation, covering over 5,000 aircraft, helicopters, flying boats, and other airborne vehicles from around the world. ...

May 1, 2026 · 2 min · Alexey Nevinsky

How to Implement Fast Image Sharing in Your Android Application

In my Android application, I wanted to implement a new functionality: sharing an image of an aircraft. After searching the Internet, I found several methods that all essentially boiled down to one approach — convert the downloaded image and then share it. However, this process was very slow. In this post, I will show you how to do this quickly and efficiently. ...

June 10, 2024 · 3 min · Alexey Nevinsky

Android room & database migration

There was a convenient library Sqliteassethelper. It made possible do not write migration scripts from old to new schema version. The library immediately copies the new database file from apk when the new version of your application stating. And versioning of the database was saved. ...

January 25, 2019 · 1 min · Alexey Nevinsky

Android room & Many2many relations

Many Android programmers use Room and live data libraries. All things are good, but Room is not orm! ...

December 18, 2018 · 1 min · Alexey Nevinsky

About Me

Hi! I’m Alexey Nevinsky, a backend and full-stack software engineer. I help companies reach more people and meet customer demands by building high-quality, maintainable software. I write about what I build and learn — Java backends, Android apps, DevOps tooling, and the occasional travel post. Contact: Telegram: @Inv3r GitHub: inver LinkedIn RSS feed Side Projects Aviation Guide for Android — an aircraft encyclopedia with 5,000+ entries, photos, specs, and search. Available on Google Play. Mundus — Libgdx 3D World Editor — a platform-independent 3D world editor built on LibGDX. Professional Work Selected backends and platforms I’ve built or contributed to: ...

May 1, 2026 · 1 min · Alexey Nevinsky

How to delete your Aviation Guide account

If you wish to delete your account and all associated personal data from Aviation Guide, follow the steps below. Steps to delete your account Open the Aviation Guide app on your Android device. Go to Settings (gear icon in the top-right corner). Scroll down and tap Account. Tap Delete account. Confirm the deletion when prompted. Your account and all associated data will be permanently deleted within 30 days. Request deletion by email If you are unable to access the app, you can request account deletion by sending an email to: ...

January 30, 2026 · 1 min · Alexey Nevinsky