Google: the viewmodel should be the source of truth for all your UI state.

Also Google: here are 15 million `remember` function variants to get performance to an acceptable level.

#androiddev

Our new book Practical Android AI shows how to build intelligent Android apps using tools like ML Kit, MediaPipe and Firebase AI Logic.

Explore the book:

https://www.kodeco.com/books/practical-android-ai

#AndroidDev #AI #Kotlin

⚠️ F-Droid: La verificación de Google es una amenaza 'existencial' para las tiendas alternativas

Google cambia las reglas para des

thenewstack.io/f-droid-says-googles-and...

#AndroidDev #FOSS #APK #RoxsRoss

Flutter Roadmap for Beginners

Start by learning Dart and Flutter basics.
Focus on widgets, state management, and API integration.
Then move to architecture, testing, and deployment to build production-ready apps.

#flutter #mobiledevelopment #androiddev #dart #appdevelopment

Kotlin Coroutines: From Callback Hell to Clean Async Code I spent years writing callback-based Android code. Nested callbacks inside callbacks, trying to chain...

Kotlin Coroutines: From Callback Hell to Clean Async Code I spent years writing callback-based Android code. Nested callbacks inside callbacks, trying to chain API calls, handling errors at every l...

#kotlin #android #androiddev #coroutines

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Navigator 1.0 Just Works. So Why Does Every Senior Job Post Say GoRouter? Pushing and popping routes feels simple — until a deep link arrives, authentication state changes mid-navigation, or a bottom tab bar needs…

I just published Navigator 1.0 Just Works.
So Why Does Every Senior Job Post Say GoRouter? medium.com/p/navigator-...
#Flutter #FlutterDev #Dart #GoRouter #FlutterNavigation #DeepLinking #Navigator2 #ShellRoute #AppLinks #UniversalLinks #FlutterInterview #MobileDevelopment #TechInterview #AndroidDev

Epic Victory: Google Play's Walled Garden Opens Up & What It Means for Developers Epic Victory: Google Play's Walled Garden Opens Up & What It Means for Developers Episode Summary: In this episode of Upwardly Mobile, we dive deep into the landmark antitrust settlement between Epic Games and Google that is set to fundamentally reshape the Android app ecosystem globally. After years of legal battles sparked by Epic's "Project Liberty" and the removal of Fortnite from the Play Store, a jury found Google guilty of maintaining an illegal monopoly. We break down the newly announced March 2026 settlement, which significantly drops Play Store commission fees and introduces a game-changing "Registered App Stores" program. What does this mean for mobile developers, app revenue, and Android security? Tune in to find out! Brought to you by Approov: As Android opens its doors to third-party "Registered App Stores" and frictionless sideloading, ensuring your mobile app and APIs are protected from malicious clones and tampering is more critical than ever. Secure your mobile business and authenticate your apps natively with https://approov.com/. Key Topics Discussed: - The Origins of the Lawsuit: How Epic Games' Tim Sweeney bypassed Google's standard 30% fee by allowing direct purchases in Fortnite, leading to the game's removal and a massive antitrust lawsuit. - The Courtroom Battle: The revealing internal practices uncovered during the trial, including Google's "Project Hug" and millions of dollars spent to prevent developers from abandoning the Play Store. - The 2026 Settlement Details: How Google is dropping its standard Play Store commission to 20% for in-app purchases and 10% for recurring subscriptions. - Registered App Stores Program: A deep dive into Google's new framework that allows alternative Android app stores (like the Epic Games Store) to become "first-class citizens" on Android devices, removing the scary, "doom-laden" security pop-ups previously associated with sideloading. - Global Rollout Timeline: When these major fee changes and developer programs will go live, starting in the US, UK, and European Economic Area in June 2026, and expanding globally by September 2027. Source Materials & Further Reading: - TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Epic_Games_v._Google&oldid=1338953412 Targeted SEO Keywords: Epic Games vs Google, Google Play Store settlement, Android app ecosystem, Registered App Stores program, mobile app development, third-party app stores, sideloading Android apps, app store commission fees, Tim Sweeney, Fortnite Android return, mobile app security, API protection. 

📣 New Podcast! "Epic Victory: Google Play's Walled Garden Opens Up & What It Means for Developers" on @Spreaker #androiddev #approov #appstore #epicgames #fortnite #googleplay #mobilesecurity #sideloading #upwardlymobile

LocalMaterialTheme: From Prop Hell to Theme Nirvana — Material3 Jetpack Compose Material 3 1.5.0-alpha15 introduces a subtle but powerful refactor

I just published LocalMaterialTheme: From Prop Hell to Theme Nirvana — Material3 medium.com/p/localmater...

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LocalMaterialTheme: From Prop Hell to Theme Nirvana — Material3 Image generated using Perplexity Jetpack Compose Material 3 1.5.0-alpha15 introduces a subtle but powerful refactor MaterialTheme ...

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Release Koin 4.2.0-RC2 · InsertKoinIO/koin Second Release Candidate for Koin 4.2.0, upgrading to Kotlin 2.3.20-RC2 and updating dependencies. What's Changed Kotlin 2.3.20-RC2 Upgrade Upgraded Kotlin from 2.3.20-Beta1 to 2.3.20-RC2 - #2377 ...

🚀 Koin 4.2.0-RC2 is out!

• Kotlin 2.3.20-RC2 upgrade
• New "KoinApplication.modules()" compiler stubs for type-safe module loading
• Koin Compiler Plugin 0.4.0 support

Release notes:
github.com/InsertKoinIO...

#Koin #Kotlin #AndroidDev #KMP #OpenSource

Room 3.0  |  Jetpack  |  Android Developers

🚀 Room 3.0.0-alpha01 is out

Highlights:
• androidx.room3
• Kotlin-first + KSP
• Coroutine APIs
• Kotlin Multiplatform support

developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

#AndroidDev #Kotlin #Jetpack #KMP #Android

Scoping ViewModels in Compose Lifecycle ViewModel 2.11.0-alpha02 introduces rememberViewModelStoreOwner, an API to scope ViewModelStore directly within the Compose hierarchy. Why It Matters Until now, ViewModelStore scoping was ti...

Just published "Scoping ViewModels in Compose".

marcellogalhardo.dev/posts/scopin...

#AndroidDev #Kotlin #KMP #CMP

🚀 AndroidX updates – March 11, 2026

Highlights:
• Compose 1.11.0 (Beta)
• Camera 1.7.0-alpha01
• Navigation 2.10.0-alpha01
• Lifecycle 2.11.0-alpha02
• Room 3.0.0-alpha01
• Paging 3.5.0-alpha01

🔗 developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

#AndroidDev #AndroidX #JetpackCompose #Kotlin

Release 1.14.0-alpha10 · material-components/material-components-android Important The compileSdkVersion was updated to 35. The minSdkVersion was updated to 23. Library is now built with AGP 8.11.1 and Gradle 8.13. Dependency Updates None Library Updates BottomNaviga...

🚀Material Components for #Android 1.14.0-alpha10 released

• compileSdk → 35
• minSdk → 23
• Built with AGP 8.11.1 + Gradle 8.13

Includes updates and fixes for SearchView, Lists, FAB, Slider, BottomNavigationView & more

github.com/material-com...

#AndroidDev #MaterialDesign

Release 1.11.0-alpha04 · JetBrains/compose-multiplatform Changes since 1.11.0-alpha03 Breaking Changes Multiple Platforms To decouple common Compose graphics APIs from direct Skia/Skiko types, non-Android Shader is now a dedicated Compose wrapper type. ...

🚀Compose Multiplatform 1.11.0-alpha04 released

Highlights
• New Compose Shader wrapper
• Native iOS text input for BasicTextField
• Better Web pointer & touch handling
• Kotlin 2.3.10+ required for Wasm
github.com/JetBrains/co...

#Kotlin #ComposeMultiplatform #KMP #AndroidDev

Android UI can work perfectly…and still feel flat.
@sinasamaki.com shows how to change that.

✨ glow animations that track gestures
📳 haptic feedback
🎯 visual interaction cues

Practical UI polish you can apply across your Android apps.

🔎 Explore lineup mdevcamp.eu/lineup
#mDevCamp2026 #AndroidDev

Issue #4 of Inclusive Android Apps is live! 🚀

This one tackles time-based actions: why they exclude users who need more time, and how to support Android's "Time to Take Action" accessibility setting, with code examples.

Read it: buttondown.com/inclusive-an...

#AndroidDev #InclusiveAndroidApps

Boosting Android Performance: Introducing AutoFDO for the Kernel News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

Android just got faster ⚡

Google introduced AutoFDO for the #Android kernel, using real runtime execution data to guide compiler optimizations.

Result: faster app launches, improved boot time, and a more responsive system.
android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/Boos...

#AndroidDev #Performance

ok enough for tonight #androiddev

Thread, Handler, Coroutine. Do You Actually Know What Runs Where — and Why It Matters? Android concurrency interviews don’t just ask what a Coroutine is. They ask why the Main thread exists, what ANR actually means at the OS…

I just published Thread, Handler, Coroutine.
Do You Actually Know What Runs Where — and Why It Matters? medium.com/p/thread-han...
#Android #Kotlin #Coroutines #AndroidDev #Concurrency #Handler #Looper #AndroidInterview #WorkManager #Dispatchers #ANR #ViewModel #TechInterview

@ianlake.bsky.social and I are speaking at @kotlinconf.com this year!

We'll be peeling back the layers of Navigation3 - exploring the NavDisplay API, the decisions behind each overload, and the helper APIs that let you build custom navigation logic.

See you there!

#AndroidDev #Kotlin

Just shipped an update to my Android weather app 🌤️

New in this version:
3 Android home screen widgets

The app is free and has no ads.

play.google.com/store/apps/d...

#Android #Flutter #AndroidDev #WearOS #BuildInPublic

Release Kotlin 2.3.20-RC3 · JetBrains/kotlin Changelog Tools. Gradle. JS KT-84772 Bundled yarn.lock for kotlinWasmToolingSetup does not include @swc/helpers@0.5.17 Tools. Gradle. Native KT-84759 iosX64 should not be marked as deprecated in...

🚀 Kotlin 2.3.20-RC3 is out.

Fixes include:
• Missing "@ swc/helpers" in the bundled "yarn.lock" for Kotlin WASM tooling
• "iosX64" no longer incorrectly marked as deprecated in the Kotlin Gradle DSL

Full notes
github.com/JetBrains/ko...

#Kotlin #KotlinMultiplatform #AndroidDev

I just published jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #305! Compose Multiplatform patch! FlexBox! CameraX! Permissions! ContentScale! @mmckenna.me on testing recomposition counts! NFC! jetc.dev/issues/305 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

🐼 Android Studio Panda 3 | 2025.3.3 Canary 3 is out!

Key fixes:
• JDK 26 JdkImageTransform issue resolved
• AGP 10.0 now encodes minAgpVersion in AAR metadata
• Gemini OpenAI endpoint fix

Full Details 👇
androidstudio.googleblog.com/2026/03/andr...

#AndroidStudio #AndroidDev #Kotlin

You Think You Know Kotlin Flow. Here’s What the Interviewer Is Actually Testing. Cold flows, hot flows, StateFlow, SharedFlow, lifecycle-safe collection, backpressure, and the operator questions that trip up even…

I just published You Think You Know Kotlin Flow.
Here’s What the Interviewer Is Actually Testing. medium.com/p/you-think-...
#Android #KotlinFlow #Kotlin #Coroutines #StateFlow #SharedFlow #ReactiveProgramming #AndroidInterview #Jetpack #ViewModel #AndroidDev #TechInterview #MobileDevelopment

GitHub - missingchildrenmn/KidsIdKit: This is a digital kids id kit app that allows parents to maintain a digital record of their kids' information. It is a simple app that allows parents to add their... This is a digital kids id kit app that allows parents to maintain a digital record of their kids' information. It is a simple app that allows parents to add their kids' information and prov...

Calling mobile devs! We're launching KidsIdKit, an open-source project for Missing Children MN. We need volunteers w/ expertise submitting apps to the App Store & Google Play.

Want to use your skills for good? Check out the repo & DM me! github.com/missingchild...

#TechForGood #iOSDev #AndroidDev

Calling all mobile devs! 📱 We're gearing up to launch KidsIdKit, an open-source project for Missing Children Minnesota. We need volunteers w/ expertise in submitting apps to the App Store & Google Play to help us deploy.

Want to use your skills for good? Check out the repo and DM me! […]

Battery Technical Quality Enforcement is Here: How to Optimize Common Wake Lock Use Cases News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

⚡ Android devs: Google rolls out Battery Technical Quality Enforcement on Play Store (Mar 1, 2026). Apps with high battery drain may face warnings or reduced visibility! Optimize now → android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/batt...

#AndroidDev #BatteryOptimization #PlayStore

Elevating AI-assisted Android development and improving LLMs with Android Bench News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

🚀 Google launches Android Bench — the first benchmark testing AI on real Android dev tasks! Gemini 3.1 Pro leads, and everything is open source. Explore, experiment, and level up your dev workflow.

🔗 android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/elev...

#AndroidDev #AI #LLM #OpenSource #DevTools