Leland and I were recently discussing how to best implement a new data structure to speed up a specific aspect of Jetpack Compose. He came up with a great idea, and nerd sniped me in the process. The problem was to efficiently encode the occupancy of an 8x8…

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New Features

KT-65327 Support reading klib contents in Analysis API

Performance Improvements

KT-65560 K2: Anaysis API: ContextCollector triggers redundant resolution in t...

Android Device Streaming is now in beta, with device streaming available to you at no cost with Firebase projects on either a Spark or Blaze plan.

Using AnchoredDraggable and SubcomposeLayout

I recently decided to migrate the Settings screen from SharedPreferences to DataStore for one of my projects. This screen was built with…

When working with an Android library, it’s common to make changes and quickly test them in your app. Constantly switching between using…

Kotlin 2.0.20 has been released! This version includes performance improvements and bug fixes for Kotlin 2.0.0, where we announced the Kotlin K2 compiler as Stable. Learn more!

Designing an effective architecture for your Android project is crucial, especially when you aim to maintain it long-term. The strategy you…

Scope any ViewModel to the composition of the Composable it is in, while surviving configuration changes, by using the power of Lifecycle.

When initializing or fetching data upon entering a screen, it’s crucial to select the right trigger point for loading the initial data…

Discover what’s new in Kotlin 2.0.20: data class copy function improvements, changes in context receivers, multiplatform enhancements, and Compose compiler updates.

When developing Android applications, managing version codes and naming APK files efficiently can simplify your release process and ensure…

Or, How to avoid death threats from angry developers

I’ve seen Android projects heavily using Dagger/Hilt for Dependency Injection purposes, along with Kapt or nowadays, KSP to improve the…

Things to watch out for when using List, Map, Set, etc