"You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain" energy👀 Why is it always opt out and not opt in We just can't have good things 😔😒

Rustroid, a Rust IDE for Android Discussion

F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree Discussion

I kinda love that Xiaomi has put a secondary screen on the camera bump of its latest phones. You can use it to frame selfies, track flights, or even use a case to convert it into an unofficial Game Boy 🙃 all the details: www.theverge.com/news/785693/...

Snappy Compression Library Discussion

imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off

Hey, I just mailed out jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #282! Compose Multiplatform 1.9.0! Shadows! Clipping and masking! @marcogomiero.com on desktop window sizes! And... can @skydoves.bsky.social help us improve our stability?!? jetc.dev/issues/282 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

From MCP to shell: MCP auth flaws enable RCE in Claude Code, Gemini CLI and more | Discussion

I'm tired of the lies I'm tired of all this wasted power I'm tired of having so little control over my life

You did this with an AI and you do not understand what you're doing here | Discussion

My "ADB Keep Screen On" project was mentioned in @androidweekly.bsky.social issue #693 🎉 Thank you! 😊 Android Weekly Link: androidweekly.net/issues/issue... Github: github.com/nisrulz/adb-... #adb #android #debugging

Google’s "Stay awake while charging" doesn’t work for real use cases. This bug has existed since 2016. (issuetracker.google.com/37094654) Enter ADB Keep Screen On - a tiny CLI tool that keeps your screen awake only when ADB is connected. Try it: github.com/nisrulz/adb-... #AndroidDev #ADB #CLI

GrapheneOS and Forensic Extraction of Data Discussion

AirPods Live Translation Blocked for EU Users with EU Apple Accounts Discussion

GrapheneOS accessed Android security patches but not allowed to publish sources Discussion

📢 The Kotlin 2.2.20 release is out, bringing important changes for web development! Kotlin/Wasm is now Beta, with improved exception handling in JavaScript interop, npm dependency management, built-in browser debugging support, and a new shared source set for js and wasmJs targets. 🔗 kotl.in/2.2.20

Quick Tip: You can control who replies to your post on Bluesky. Just tap the 🌐 icon on your post to choose: everyone, followers, people you follow, mentioned users - or turn off replies entirely ✨

Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel driver | Discussion

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge? It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

.gitignore Everything by Default Discussion

WiFi signals can measure heart rate–no wearables needed | Discussion

Microsoft Releases Historic 6502 Basic | Discussion

You do not need "analytics" for your blog | Discussion

Show HN: OpenAnimation – KMP app for exploring and editing Lottie animations | Discussion

Meta and Yandex Disclosure: Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android | Discussion

The Default Trap: Why Anthropic's Data Policy Change Matters | Discussion

I needed URL encoding/decoding and found a tool that felt shady. Instead of trusting it, I thought: Why not build my own? Simple. Safe. Transparent. Built a static, open-source tool: URLscape 🚀 (And yes many exist, but why not make one that’s truly yours?) 💡 nisrulz.com/urlscape

✨ New article on the latest shadow api in #JetpackCompose Recently, I have enjoyed using them to easily create fancy realistic effects Check out the article, and let me know what you build with these new apis 🤗 www.sinasamaki.com/new-shadow-api-for-jetpack-compose/

I've been experimenting a lot with the new navigation events library and navigation 3, and wrote about 3 unique animations and transitions you can create with them: www.tunjid.com/articles/3-u...

Malicious versions of Nx and some supporting plugins were published | Discussion

Nx compromised: malware uses Claude code CLI to explore the filesystem | Discussion

COMIX ZONE is still one of the raddest titles for the SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive and deserves to be experienced. I personally think it's one of the best games on the console!

Google to require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store | Discussion

Unmasking the Privacy Risks of Apple Intelligence | Discussion

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How We Exploited CodeRabbit: From Simple PR to RCE and Write Access on 1M Repos | Discussion

📣 #dcbln25 Keynote Announcement! 📣 Top #AndroidDev experts: Manuel Vivo, Erik Hellman, Pierre-Yves Ricau, Sebastian Aigner, Nicole Terc & Alejandra Stammato, share predictions, hot takes & advice on the future of #Android—plus rapid-fire Q&A. berlin.droidcon.com/speakers/man...

So yes, you can pass WCAG AA and still fail to comply with the EAA’s digital product obligations... The EAA goes beyond the technical compliance: it requires products to work seamlessly with assistive technologies and be usable across the full customer lifecycle. Not just pass UI-level checks.

New side project: Open WhisperScribe 🎙️ 🖥️ Offline, open source speech-to-text for any app (code, notes, terminal…) 🎹 Hotkey to record 🔒 100% local, privacy-first 🚫 No paywall 🌐 Runs anywhere 🤖 Powered by OpenAI Whisper 🔗 github.com/nisrulz/open... #opensource #productivity #speechToText

The senior developer you admire was once a beginner who Googled how to add a click listener and then copied the answer from StackOverflow. They’re not smarter than you, just further ahead.

iOS 18.5 Bluetooth Privacy Vulnerabilities | Discussion

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Many Linux users have recently reported their fans running at full speed and high temperatures. They discovered that Firefox was consuming all CPU cores, and it turns out that the cause was Firefox's new default AI features. This is how you ruin your product 😅 www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/f...

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"You can deprecate me, but you can never get rid of me" —AsyncTask (From the Android 16 change list: developer.android.com/about/versio...) #AndroidDev

Gemma 3 270M: The compact model for hyper-efficient AI | Discussion

We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online | Discussion

The evolution of "vibe coding production software as a non-dev" the last few months Success stories do exist... ones I see all come from people who are/were software engineers Learning to code / build software not a waste after all?

AI was supposed to make us more efficient. Instead, it’s fragmenting our workflows, bloating our calendars, and burning out high performers. I wrote about the false promise of AI productivity and why we’re actually working harder than ever: afterburnout.co/p/ai-promise...