Issue #699

November 2nd, 2025
Articles & Tutorials
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Matt McKenna shows how modest AI usage can incrementally boost mobile development workflows.
Julia Jakubcova demonstrates implementing native iOS blur effects in Compose Multiplatform using SwiftUI as the host for correct visual layering.
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JetBrains introduces LitmusKt, a tool enhancing Kotlin compiler reliability through systematic concurrency testing.
Richa Sharma explains Kotlin sealed classes and interfaces, highlighting differences in constructors and subclassing patterns.
Leo Huang presents CameraX 1.5’s unified high-speed APIs for seamless slow-motion and high-frame-rate video capture.
Google showcases Cahier, a large-screen-optimized sample app highlighting Android’s adaptive UI and Ink API capabilities.
Google introduces ML Kit’s Prompt API to power private, customizable on-device Gemini Nano AI experiences.
Eevis Panula demonstrates writing Compose UI tests to ensure accessibility for larger font sizes.
Charles Muchene explains embedding Swift in Android using a dedicated Gradle plugin for seamless cross-compilation and integration.
Michail Zarečenskij details Kotlin value classes’ safer immutability and JVM performance benefits inspired by Project Valhalla.
Marcello Galhardo explains NavigationEvent’s cross-platform gesture handling and its debugging-focused NavigationEventInfo API.
Joe Birch explains optimizing Gemini in Android Studio through configuration and context strategies to enhance AI development efficiency.
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Libraries & Code
NiceToast is a beautifully designed and highly customizable toast library for Android. Elevate your app's user experience by replacing standard toasts with eye-catching, animated, and informative notifications that look great in both light and dark themes.
Litmus testing tool for Kotlin/Native
Android Gradle Plugin for Swift SDK for Android
News
Rob Orgiu details Material 3 Adaptive 1.2.0’s new layout strategies and expanded large-screen support.
Google introduced a new bundle of tools and programs designed to enhance your productivity and accelerate your growth on Play.
From new agentic experiences for Gemini in Android Studio to a brand new on-device AI API unpack many new updates towards delivering the highest return on investment in building for the Android platform.
Videos & Podcasts
Jov Mit shows how to use the SearchBar in your Composables.
Philipp Lackner examines the new FloatingActionButtonMenu composable and how you can use it to create an animated toggleable menu when pressing a floating action button.
Philipp Lackner goes over Google's guide to app architecture and discusses advantages and disadvantages, along with what they really mean with each point.
Learn how Pocket FM leveraged Gemini in Android Studio to optimize their workflow and reduce their development time by over 50% on new features,
Explore how Kakao Mobility uses the ML Kit GenAI Prompt API to build powerful, fast, and private on-device intelligence.
See how redBus revolutionized their user reviews! They used Gemini Flash via Firebase AI Logic to make giving feedback easier, more inclusive, and reliable.
Learn how a reimagined, goal-oriented Google Play dashboard puts actionable metrics front and center.
Paul Hua, from Regional Operations North America, Trust and Safety, Google Play, shares important updates from our October 2025 Google Play policy announcements
Sinan Kozak shares Kotlin- and Compose-based approaches to effective Android performance optimization.