Issue #708

January 4th, 2026
Articles & Tutorials
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Azizkhuja Khujaev shares practical Android 15 (API 35) migration lessons including behavior changes and edge case UI fixes across devices and themes that emerged when targeting SDK 35.
Santiago Mattiauda's series of articles on successfully adopting Kotlin Multiplatform.
Anmol Verma explains using config-driven Kotlin Multiplatform architecture to share ~70 % of code while keeping native Jetpack Compose and SwiftUI rendering for a white-label app.
Efe Budak shows how to use ViewModel with Navigation 3 in Compose Multiplatform to share and manage UI state across destinations.
Todd Ginsberg explains why Java’s YYYY week-year causes wrong-formatted dates and how to correct and avoid its misuse.
Wolfram Rittmeyer explains key Compose node types and how they form and support the internal UI tree in Jetpack Compose.
Sasha Denisov shows how FunctionGemma enables efficient on-device AI agents to convert language to function calls for mobile and web apps.
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Videos & Podcasts
Philipp Lackner shares thoughts about the current tough job market in the tech sector and gives you a clear recommendation on how to proceed with your career.
Learn how to create personalized Wear OS watch faces directly from your Android app.
Philipp Lackner goes into detail how the Uber app and backend really works to allow streaming millions of live locations of their drivers and riders - while making sure the app still runs fluently.
Specials
Carmen Alvarez uses 700 Android Weekly issues to show how interest in RxJava and Jetpack Compose evolved over 13 years in the Android ecosystem.