Issue #749

October 18th, 2026
Articles & Tutorials
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Nav Singh explores Kotlin 2.5's new companion blocks and extensions, eliminating singleton overhead and improving Java interop.
Grokkris explores why Android AI agents must show their plans first, prioritizing visibility and user control over hidden magic.
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KMP Bits explores deep link implementation in Kotlin Multiplatform, with shared routing for Android and iOS.
Manuel Lorenzo outlines chat app system design patterns including Room, WorkManager, and offline sync strategies.
Ravi Rawal outlines how to enforce design system contracts using Konsist and Android Lint.
TJ Dahunsi explores Material Design implementation across Android and iOS using Jetpack Compose multiplatform.
Ishan walks through building PadConnect, an open-source Android gamepad app optimized for low-latency UDP networking.
Krzysztof Dąbrowski shows how to integrate Swift packages in Kotlin Multiplatform with Kotlin 2.4's built-in SwiftPM support.
CodeDAC details how Android 10's clipboard restrictions drove the design of Clipboard+, syncing via Google Drive instead of a server.
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Libraries & Code
A Compose Multiplatform library for hand-drawn, animated illustrations and empty states.
An end-to-end testing framework for web and mobile apps where an AI agent drives the app from natural-language goals, with example projects including Jetpack Compose.
Frosted, softly tumbled glass components for Jetpack Compose and Compose Multiplatform, with Material You theming and seeded shapes.
A Codex plugin for running and controlling Android emulators with live UI controls and device management.
A Kotlin-based HTTP mocking solution for Android, iOS, Flutter, and KMP apps with live UI controls.
An open-source, ad-free music player for Android and Windows, built in Kotlin with support for synced lyrics and offline listening.
A plugin providing Android device mirroring, layout inspection, app management, and Logcat access via ADB.
A CLI tool for auditing Android app bundles and APKs against Google Play's 16 KB page-size requirement.
A macOS app for managing and mirroring Android emulators, phones, and iOS simulators with live control.
A Python package that transpiles Python code into native Android apps without using an interpreter or WebView.
News
Google previews Googlebook's Linux Terminal for AI development, featuring a VM sandbox, pre-installed tools, and one-click VM reset.
Google makes Gemini 4 Argon available to Android developers for agentic development across Antigravity, Android Studio, and Firebase.
Google unveils new discovery and engagement tools for Google Play, including Ask Play comparisons and Game finder.
Videos & Podcasts
Kotlin by JetBrains interviews two KMP Contest winners building cognitive training and real-time multiplayer apps.
The Developers' Bakery examines Android developer verification's impact on sideloading and open distribution.
Philipp Lackner introduces Jeff, a type-safe AI model for decisions and UI automation.
Philipp Lackner discusses why traditional line-by-line review fails for AI-generated code.
Android Developers demonstrates building 3D spatial Android UIs with Gemini 4 Argon in Compose Canvas.
Android Developers explores ADB stack and Android Studio debugger optimizations for reliable Wi-Fi debugging and improved developer experience.
Code with the Italians introduces Headroom, a free Android app that monitors AI subscription usage limits.
Dmitri Chernysh demonstrates the tweet-to-image conversion feature in NeonFrame, a screenshot maker app for Android.
Stevdza-San shows how to find testers and meet Google Play's 12-tester requirement for closed testing.
Ishan Khanna explores how Android engineering has evolved and what remains valuable as AI reshapes the field.