Originally published on April 5, 2023 at https://bruno.verachten.fr/2023/04/05/android-and-jenkins-discovery/ image::assets/images/2023/04/05/2023-04-05-android-and-jenkins-discovery/profile_of_cicd_users.png[profile of ci/cd users] Why is mobile CI/CD special? In 2020, a surprising 33% of professional mobile app developers were not using Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices, which is 18% more than web developers. There are several reasons why this is the case: Mobile app projects have unique needs: Unlike web applications, mobile applications have different requirements, which means that mobile CI/CD requires a different approach and dedicated tools. Mobile app ecosystems are tightly controlled: Unlike the open ecosystem of the web, mobile app ecosystems are tightly controlled by the OS providers, such as Apple and Google. These providers have strict rules from development to deployment to running the apps.…