Issue #723

April 19th, 2026
Articles & Tutorials
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Miguel Valdes Faura shows how to add unified crash reporting and app vitals across Android, iOS, Desktop and Web in a CMP project using Kotzilla SDK.
Arnaud Giuliani released the new Koin Compiler Plugin and also wrote an article going over in depth all the new possible features.
Yassine Beldi walks through integrating Gemini Nano via ML Kit and shows a coordinator pattern for routing between on-device and cloud inference.
Domen Lanišnik explains how ViewModel scoping differs in Navigation 3 vs Navigation 2, and how to restore per-entry scoping with a lifecycle add-on library.
Anup Cowkur examines how mobile observability fundamentally differs from backend.
sinasamaki walks through recreating Airbnb's delightful month picker dial using the ChromaDial library in Jetpack Compose.
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Libraries & Code
A Compose Multiplatform library that generates complete Material 3 themes at runtime from natural language prompts.
An MCP server that wraps Google's android/skills, letting any MCP-capable AI coding assistant access Android development guidance without copy-pasting.
An AI-driven CLI that tests Android and iOS apps using plain-English YAML specs, controlling the emulator like an AI agent and producing pass/fail reports with video logs.
A terminal UI for Android that lets developers manage app data, browse logs, run SQL queries, record Perfetto traces, and control devices without leaving the terminal.
A reusable agent skill that automates creating polished Google Play screenshot sets and feature graphics without manual design work.
A Compose Multiplatform demo with 24 shader effects across Android, iOS, desktop, and web using a Kotlin expect/actual abstraction.
Official Google repository of AI-optimised, modular Android development instructions and resources for LLM-based agents.
A Claude Code skill for implementing Google's Material Design 3 system, covering 30+ Compose components, theming, and an MD3 compliance audit mode.
News
Google releases Android 17 Beta 4, the last scheduled beta, marking a critical milestone for app compatibility and platform stability testing.
Google announces a new Android Emulator networking stack enabling zero-configuration peer-to-peer connectivity between AVDs without complex port forwarding.
Google announces the Google I/O 2026 schedule for May 19–20, with keynotes covering AI, Android, Chrome, and Cloud development.
Google introduces Android CLI, Android skills, and the Android Knowledge Base to improve agentic Android development workflows outside of Android Studio.
Google announces new Play policy updates including a privacy-friendly Contact Picker API and location permission changes, with October 2026 enforcement deadlines.
Google announces experimental hybrid inference for Android, routing between on-device Gemini Nano and cloud-hosted Gemini models via a unified Firebase API.
Videos & Podcasts
Marcin Moskała covers the IntelliJ/Android Studio productivity tool that dramatically speeds up development workflows.
Events
KMP, Compose, custom UI, shaders & more. Hear Márton Braun (JetBrains), Arkadii Ivanov (xAI), Sinasamaki & others. June 3 workshops, June 4 conference. Festival vibe all day. Get your limited Community Ticket for June 4 (179 € + VAT).
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