This week's #JetpackReleaseNotes includes Window 1.5.0, Compose Material3 1.4.0 plus bug fixes in Compose 1.9.2, Navigation 2.9.5, Room 2.8.1, Sqlite 2.6.1, Wear Compose 1.5.2, and WorkManager 2.10.5. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Today's #JetpackReleaseNotes includes Camera and Camera ViewFinder 1.5.0, Room 2.8.0, Hilt 1.3.0, plus bug fixes in Compose 1.9.1, Navigation 2.9.4, and Navigation3 1.0.0-alpha09. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Today's #JetpackReleaseNotes include Wear Compose 1.5.0 (the first stable release with Material 3 Expressive), more KMP targets in Lifecycle 2.9.3, SavedState 1.3.2, Paging 3.4.0-alpha03, and Navigation3 1.0.0-alpha08 plus the first Material3+Navigation3 alpha! developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

45 more library updates are part of today's #JetpackReleaseNotes including Compose 1.9.0 going stable, Core 1.17.0, bug fixes in Fragment 1.8.9 and Media3 1.7.1, Room 2.8.0-rc01, Hilt 1.3.0-beta01, the first Compose 1.10.0-alpha01, and minSdk 23! developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Today's #JetpackReleaseNotes include Benchmark 1.4.0, Browser 1.9.0, Security Crypto's final deprecation in 1.1.0 stable, bug fixes in Navigation 2.9.3 and WorkManager 2.10.3, Compose 1.9.0-rc01, new alphas for Lifecycle+SavedState, plus a ton of XR updates! developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Today's #JetpackReleaseNotes include more KMP platform support in Lifecycle 2.9.2 and SavedState 1.3.1, bug fixes in Navigation 2.9.2 and TV Material 1.0.1, Compose 1.9.0-beta03, and new tools to migrate to Bundled SQLite in Room 2.8.0-alpha01. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Live wallpaper apps always felt like one of the best ways to really customize your Android phone, which is part of why I got into working with @roman.nurik.net on #Muzei so many years ago. So glad to see people still enjoying it! www.howtogeek.com/best-live-wa...

It's been a minute but want to re-share @danlew42.bsky.social's evergreen post about the LOGAF scale. I've found it super helpful over the years in defusing work/OSS discussions. blog.danlew.net/2020/04/15/t...

I'm on vacation, but the #JetpackReleaseNotes don't stop! Navigation 2.9.1 fixes an important Lifecycle issue, Hilt 1.3.0-alpha02 decouples hiltViewModel() from Nav2, Paging 3.4.0-alpha01 adds more KMP platforms, and more! developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

The recording of my @kotlinconf.com 2025 talk with Jeremy, "Lessons Learned Decoupling Architecture Components from Platform-Specific Code", is now live. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDz_... #AndroidDev #Kotlin #KMP

More #JetpackReleaseNotes are out today with bug fix releases in Room 2.7.2, WorkManager 2.10.2, and Compose 1.8.3 alongside Compose 1.9.0-beta01 and brand new Compose integrations in Ink 1.0.0-alpha05 and NavigationEvent 1.0.0-alpha03. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Early morning Target run was successful - Switch 2 acquired!

We're back from conference season with more #JetpackReleaseNotes including Wear ProtoLayout 1.3.0 (first Material3 release!) and Wear Tiles 1.5.0, bug fixes in AppCompat 1.7.1 (compat with Nav3!), Fragment 1.8.8, Lifecycle 2.9.1, and a new PhotoPicker library! developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

It is #GoogleIO2025 today, but that also means new #JetpackReleaseNotes! Bug fixes in Compose 1.8.2, DataStore 1.1.7, and Fragment 1.8.7 are nice and Window 1.4.0 is out, but I'm more excited about the brand new libraries: Navigation3 and NavigationEvent! developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

For an idea of the cool stuff you can do with this, I built this with nav3

Today, we've released a brand new Jetpack library - Navigation3! A pure Compose, state based navigation library: android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/anno...

Navigation 2.9.0, Lifecycle 2.9.0, and SavedState 1.3.0 are out today along with a bunch of other #JetpackReleaseNotes including Core Telecom 1.0.0, DataStore 1.1.6 (fixing the 1.1.5 release!), and Compose 1.8.1. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Compose 1.8.0 is out today alongside a bunch of other #JetpackReleaseNotes including Transition 1.6.0 and bug fixes in DataStore 1.1.5, ExifInterface 1.4.1, Room 2.7.1, and WorkManager 2.10.1. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Android 16 Beta 4 is here, and it's the last call for testing before the official launch! → https://goo.gle/4jcc7Gv Here’s what you need to do: ✅ Compile against the new SDK 🧪 Test your current app for compatibility 📢 Report any issues on the feedback page

Room 2.7.0, the first KMP release, is out today! 🎉🎉🎉 Other #JetpackReleaseNotes include Core 1.16.0, Core i18n 1.0.0, long alpha releases going stable, Compose Material3 1.3.2, Compose 1.8.0-rc03, plus SavedState, Lifecycle, and Navigation going beta01. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

🚀 Big news for Android devs using Jetpack Compose! Media3 just dropped version 1.6.0, and it includes a brand new artifact: media3-ui-compose! Finally, seamless and customizable video playback directly in your Compose apps. 🎬 #AndroidDev #JetpackCompose #Media3

There's #JetpackReleaseNotes for *40* new releases today, headlined by bug fix releases in DataStore 1.1.4 (corruption fixes!), Benchmark 1.3.4, Camera 1.4.2, and Graphics Core 1.0.3, Compose 1.8.0-rc02, and a brand new Biometric API in its 1.4.0-alpha03 release developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

I had a mentor that called this the "lava model" - each new layer builds upon the others, sometimes flowing in totally new directions, but rarely fully covers everything up, leading to an uneven surface that is never fully uniform.

The first March #JetpackReleaseNotes include Credential 1.5.0, Webkit 1.13.0, Collection 1.5.0, Navigation 2.8.9, Compose Material3 Adaptive 1.1.0, Compose 1.8.0-rc01 plus a bunch of long overdue releases moving towards stable. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Learning Japanese has become an every day habit for me, slowly inching my way to understanding. I'm _really_ not great at memorization, so I get a huge dopamine hit when I actually *do* understand something. 😂 Now if only I had the time to add the many other resources I have saved to my routine!

I recently reached 200k reputation on Stack Overflow! It all started with a little leaderboard at my first professional Android job almost 12.5 years ago, but now it includes 10.1 million people reached with over 2,600 answers! stackoverflow.com/users/167636...

For the last #JetpackReleaseNotes of February, we have releases of CoordinatorLayout 1.3.0, ExifInterface 1.4.0, Core ViewTree 1.0.0, Activity 1.10.1, Wear Phone Interactions 1.1.0 plus bug fixes in DataStore 1.1.3, Navigation 2.8.8, and ConstraintLayout 2.2.1. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Jeremy and I will be speaking at @kotlinconf.com this year about the KMP work we've been doing in Architecture Components. See you there! #AndroidDev #Kotlin #KMP

Bug fixes and beta releases headline today's #JetpackReleaseNotes with releases of Compose 1.7.8, Fragment 1.8.6, Navigation 2.8.7, Paging 3.3.6, and Wear Compose 1.4.1 plus Room KMP's first beta release! developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Make sure to register to join us at #GoogleIO '25 on May 20-21. io.google/2025/register #AndroidDev

More #JetpackReleaseNotes from today's releases of Navigation 2.8.6, Compose 1.7.7, Compose 1.8.0-beta01 (🎉) as well as alphas in XR, Navigation, and Room. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Happy New Year! We're back with more #JetpackReleaseNotes including Activity 1.10.0, RecyclerView 1.4.0, and performance improvements in DataStore 1.1.2. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop is now stable!! Along with a brand new IntelliJ IDE version and various other features, this now includes the custom code transformations Gemini feature, generate commit message, etc etc. android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/01/andr...

I'm currently looking for a new fit remote, Android development contract role. I have over 15 years of Android development experience, and bring lots of positive energy to the team. Although I'm based in the UK, I'm set up to work for companies based anywhere. I have immediate availability.

Happy New Year for those who celebrate

Happy Holidays! First year not going back home for the holidays and it feels weird, but doing the maiden voyage on the Disney Cruise Line's newest ship, the Disney Treasure, has been a real treat and a great way to disconnect and spend lots of time with my wife and daughter. Merry Christmas!

I've been having a lot of fun playing Pokemon TCG Pocket, a more modern take on the Pokemon Trading Card game I played in paper form many, many years ago. Collecting cards is still a lot of fun, battling is enjoyable, and the full art cards you can get are awesome. My friend ID is 3620992723819881

Android XR was unveiled today! You can download the preview SDK today and start using the Compose and Material Design APIs. I'm also excited that Filament (github.com/google/filam...) powers the experience. developer.android.com/develop/xr

Happy Holidays! As the last set of #JetpackReleaseNotes for the year, please enjoy ViewPager 1.1.0 and many crash fixes across Compose 1.7.6, Navigation 2.8.5, Paging 3.3.5, and Camera 1.4.1. developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

The video of our talk "Scalable Testing Strategies" is out! www.droidcon.com/2024/11/22/s... A summary:

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