Simona Milanovic
@anomiss.bsky.social
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Senior Android Developer Relations Engineer @Google, working on Jetpack Compose π€
β¨ New and improved Agent features for Compose now in Canary! 𦦠Generate & transform composables with imgs and text, generate Previews, improve code quality... I can't fit it allπ Get the latest Canary & the release notes, submit issues, have fun! π
developer.android.com/studio/previ...
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Release notes for Android Studio preview Β |Β Android Developers
Discover new features and changes in Android Studio preview.
https://developer.android.com/studio/preview/features#ui-ai-agent
11 days ago
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#dcldn25
! π₯³ π Join us in "What's new in Android Studio's AI Agent", where we'll demonstrate truly helpful ways of using these new Studio tools in your daily workflow, and share some handy behind-the-scene info & tips β¨π:
london.droidcon.com/agenda
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Agenda | droidcon London
droidcon London 2025, the premier android developer event. Become a better developer, learn from the community, expand your network.
https://london.droidcon.com/agenda
13 days ago
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We launched the Androidify app on Google Play! Download it now, and create your very own custom Android bot β€οΈ I've had loads of fun creating and testing the app - now you can too!
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
#Androidify
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about 2 months ago
π¨ New video alert!! Learn all about how to combine Shared elements with Shape morphing in this
#ComposeTip
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0moE...
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Advanced shared elements with shape morphing | Jetpack Compose Tips
YouTube video by Android Developers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0moEXBqNDZI&ab_channel=AndroidDevelopers
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π There's a new combo of Gemini Studio features in town π€ With Generate from Images, Transform UI and Generate Previews, you can build a full screen (or an app π ) in a ridiculously short time. β‘ Try it and see how long it takes you - I dare you π
developer.android.com/studio/gemin...
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2 months ago
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Another β¨ Delightful Compose Tip β¨ is out, to show you some fun shape shifting and morphing for WearOS β it's even simpler now than you might expect π Got any other ideas or wishes on tips you'd like to see? Let us know π
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seb
3 months ago
If you do, I would recommend using your own Gemini key to get a larger context (1m tokens)
developer.android.com/studio/previ...
And yes, there is a rather generous free tier for the Gemini APIs, too
ai.google.dev/gemini-api/d...
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Android Developers
3 months ago
We've expanded our Jetpack Compose accessibility guidance! ππ Dive deep into semantics, traversal, and testing to build more inclusive experiences. Learn more on making your Compose UIs accessible for everyone β
https://goo.gle/compose-accessibility
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New Delightful episode is out! π Special Android Studio edition π» with tons of insightful tips on how to boost your Compose productivity using Interactive and UI Check Modes, Animation and Run Preview, and grouping, zooming and analysing Previews π Check it out: π₯³
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnHT...
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Compose Preview | Jetpack Compose Tips
YouTube video by Android Developers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnHTlNlzJPw
4 months ago
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Our
#IO25
talk on how to build more accessible apps with Compose is out! π₯³ Lots of tips on choosing appropriate semantics, merging, clearing & hiding, inspection & debug, accessibility checks in tests π«Ά Check it out βΊοΈ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=80qk...
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Build more accessible UIs with Jetpack Compose
YouTube video by Android Developers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80qkStdDWXQ
5 months ago
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5 months ago
π₯³ Excited to share our latest blog post on Material 3 Expressive Motion Theming! π€Ώ Dive into how the new physics-based system brings interactions and transitions to life. Read it here:
m3.material.io/blog/m3-expr...
#AndroidDev
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5 months ago
We launched the
#Androidify
sample app on GitHub yesterday too to learn more about how it works behind the scenes.
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/andr...
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Androidify: Building powerful AI-driven experiences with Jetpack Compose, Gemini and CameraX
The Androidify app is an open-source project, utilizing Jetpack Compose, Gemini, CameraX, and Navigation 3 to build AI-driven Android experiences.
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/androidify-building-ai-driven-experiences-jetpack-compose-gemini-camerax.html?m=1
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Halil Ozercan
5 months ago
For the first time I'm officially a part of Google IO. Listen to us talk about text input in Compose and how it's changing. I promise you will learn something new :)
io.google/2025/explore...
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Google I/O 2025: Mastering text input in Compose
Donβt miss Google I/O, featuring product launches, innovations, and insights. Tune in for the live keynotes and sessions.
https://io.google/2025/explore/technical-session-16
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Hyped to be speaking at
#IO25
on how to build more accessible apps with
#JetpackCompose
π : classifying components, choosing appropriate semantics, merging and clearing wisely, traversal, inspection & debug tips, accessibility checks in tests & more! π See ya in May:
io.google/2025/explore...
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Google I/O 2025: Build more accessible UIs with Jetpack Compose
Donβt miss Google I/O, featuring product launches, innovations, and insights. Tune in for the live keynotes and sessions.
https://io.google/2025/explore/technical-session-9
5 months ago
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Jolanda Verhoef
7 months ago
π 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. π¬
#AndroidDev
#JetpackCompose
#Media3
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We had so much fun filming
#TheAndroidShow
in Barcelona, at
#MobileWorldCongress
last week, we can't wait to share it with you! π₯³ Tune in TODAY π to watch the livestream:
goo.gle/tas-mar25
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Set your reminder: #TheAndroidShow is live *here* on March 13!
YouTube video by Android Developers
https://www.youtube.com/live/gapm5MlH-ZU
7 months ago
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Chuck Jazdzewski
7 months ago
@intelligibabble.bsky.social
and I discuss Compose performance on the Android Developers Backstage podcast with
@tornorbye.bsky.social
and
@romainguy.dev
Check it out.
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Android Developers Backstage: Episode 213: Compose runtime and performance
In this episode, Tor and Romain chat with Leland and Chuck from the Compose team about performance -- recent optimizations, upcoming optimizations, and challenges. Leland: Chuck: Tor: Romain: ,&nb...
https://adbackstage.libsyn.com/episode-213-compose-runtime-and-performance
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Check out the new β¨ Delightful Compose for πΊ tip β¨ In this video, Paul shows how you can leverage Compose's declarative UI and adaptive APIs to build some pretty cool stuff for TV π
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruJj...
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Compose for TV | Jetpack Compose Tips
YouTube video by Android Developers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruJj-wXE3aE
8 months ago
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β¨ New Delightful Compose video is out! β¨
@vanyo.dev
has some great tips on how to keep your UI delightful long term by testing it! Previews, screenshot testing, DeviceConfigurationOverride and other helpful tools are covered here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9GW...
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Testing | Jetpack Compose Tips
YouTube video by Android Developers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9GWnwi9D0I
8 months ago
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Clara Bayarri
9 months ago
The Android UI & Jetpack Compose team is building a new team in Bengaluru! Join us in building exciting new APIs for Jetpack Compose as well as the other UI libraries and help us expand to Bengaluru. EM:
goo.gle/4gt9dMl
SWE:
goo.gle/4dQb9w7
PM:
goo.gle/compose-pm-in
DevRel:
goo.gle/3DE8B7T
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Engineering Manager, Android Toolkit β Google Careers
https://goo.gle/4gt9dMl
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Nick Butcher
9 months ago
We're hiring a π Product Manager for
#JetpackCompose
in Bengaluru β come work with me!
goo.gle/compose-pm-in
We're also hiring software engineers and DevRel π
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A π§΅ announcement: With the Jetpack Compose 1.8. beta01 release, you may notice that a significant number of APIs that were previously experimental, have been graduated to stable.
9 months ago
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Zachary Powell π₯
10 months ago
Happy Weird week where no one knows what to do.
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π½οΈποΈ Aaand that's a wrap on our "Compose Tips for Delightful UI" YouTube series for this year π₯³ here's a quick summary of everything we've covered in '24! See you in '25 and happy holidays π
medium.com/androiddevel...
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Compose Tips for Delightful UIββββ24 wrap up
An overview of Season 1 of our brand new YouTube series, βCompose Tips for Delightful UIβ, covering best practices to improve your UI.
https://medium.com/androiddevelopers/compose-tips-for-delightful-ui-24-wrap-up-1cfe18163ddd
10 months ago
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Ben Trengrove
10 months ago
New year, new job, new you? My team is hiring in Bangalore! We help Android developers move faster using Jetpack libraries including Compose. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
goo.gle/3DE8B7T
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Developer Relations Engineer, Android β Google Careers
https://goo.gle/3DE8B7T
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10 months ago
π€ Did you know... there is a new Modifier in town π€ The latest alpha version of Jetpack Compose contains a new `Modifier#animateBounds()` which can automatically animate the size & position of your Composable. Simple example usage:
gist.github.com/riggaroo/202...
#JetpackCompose
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Tor Norbye
10 months ago
Today marks the ten year anniversary for Android Studio! π We released version 1.0 on the morning of December 8th 2014:
android-developers.googleblog.com/2014/12/andr...
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11 months ago
Ever wanted to make a stacked list of avatars or a fading edge effect in
#JetpackCompose
? π€ Check out the latest
#ComposeTips
to learn all about how a few tricks with BlendModes can help you get the UI you are looking for π
youtu.be/rdS4A2YFBHA?...
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Clipping and masking | Jetpack Compose Tips
YouTube video by Android Developers
https://youtu.be/rdS4A2YFBHA?si=5OT5OfTK3TH0j0RB
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Yet another "My Droidcon London talk is out..." post :P Check it out if you're interested in how to think about and design a solid composable π
www.droidcon.com/2024/11/22/d...
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Designing scalable Compose APIs
As more and more apps and teams migrate to Compose, it's important to establish clear guidelines for writing high-quality Compose code.
https://www.droidcon.com/2024/11/22/designing-scalable-compose-apis/
11 months ago
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Jose AlcΓ©rreca
11 months ago
π£ The testing documentation has received a major update! Opinionated testing strategies, screenshot testing, performance tests, flakiness, Robolectric and large screens! I published a summary here ->
medium.com/androiddevel...
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Test smarter, not harder: new testing strategies documentation
A significant update to our official documentation on testing strategies will help you create more robust apps across form factors.
https://medium.com/androiddevelopers/test-smarter-not-harder-new-testing-strategies-documentation-255973814ae3
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11 months ago
The latest
#ComposeTip
for Delightful UI has been released π₯³ In this episode, we play with a few of my favorite things: Graphics layers, BlendModes and ColorFilters π₯° Check it out π
youtu.be/KawI7srRvOM?...
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Graphics layers | Jetpack Compose Tips
YouTube video by Android Developers
https://youtu.be/KawI7srRvOM?si=FXsswBdspix7kmTY
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Romain Guy
11 months ago
The Jetpack Compose team is hiring in London! If you'd like to join us, see the full job posting at
goo.gle/4fdrpco
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Software Engineer III, Android Toolkit, Jetpack Compose - London β Google Careers
https://goo.gle/4fdrpco
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