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Vamsi Vaddavalli shows how to use ML Kit with CameraX and Compose to implement barcode scanning and OCR with attention to performance, privacy, error cases, and testing.
Ahmed Tikiwa explains that Android 15 enforces 16 KB memory pages from November 2025, making compatibility updates essential for apps with native code.
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Vaibhav Shakya shows how Jetpack components like Room, WorkManager, Paging 3, DataStore, and Compose together enable Android apps to remain usable and performant even without internet.
Ignacio CarriĂłn shows how switching from Retrofit/OkHttp to Ktor in KMP centralizes networking in shared code while keeping domain/repository layers stable and platform differences encapsulated.
Alec Mouri explains that mixing HDR content with SDR in UIs can degrade SDR element visibility, so developers should adjust or limit HDR brightness when both are present.
Vadim Briliantov considers how JetBrains’ Koog delivers battle-tested tools and architecture for enterprise-level AI agents on the JVM, combining flexibility, persistence, and observability out of the box.
Nav Singh explains how Android’s expanded dark theme enhances accessibility by auto-inverting UI elements in light-looking apps under dark mode while respecting custom-rendered content.
Ahmed El-Helw describes how to render Composables without an Activity by using virtual displays or WindowManager combined with manually managed lifecycle and SavedState registry.
Anand Gaur shows how using GraphQL with Apollo Kotlin gives Android apps precise, efficient data fetching with support for real-time updates and built-in cache and error handling.
Subhankar Bag shows that making your native libraries 16KB-page aligned under Android 15 yields real performance gains while also satisfying Play’s upcoming compliance demands.
Johan Bay introduces R8’s optimized resource shrinking in AGP 8.12.0 to remove artifacts tied to unused code, resulting in smaller, faster, more efficient apps.
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A lightweight, thread-safe Snackbar library for Jetpack Compose with zero-ceremony setup. Show snackbars from anywhere with beautiful theming, queue management, and optional Hilt integration. 100% Kotlin.
