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In Jetpack Compose, we often see ViewModels that manually manage UI state, call load() from init, and update several properties whenever data changes. This approach works, but it can introduce unnecessary boilerplate. As an application grows, keeping multiple pieces of state synchronized becomes increasingly difficult.

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Swift packages in Kotlin Multiplatform — built-in SwiftPM import with Kotlin 2.4.x In 2026, creating a cross-platform mobile app with shared business logic and UI between Android and iOS is fairly straightforward thanks to Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform. However, sooner or later we might

Hey! So you want to learn Kotlin Flows? Grab a seat. I know the official documentation can sometimes feel like reading a microwave manual, but I promise you, once you get the mental model right, Flows are going to be your best friend. Forget about

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Google Summer of Code 2026 has wrapped up! This was the Kotlin Foundation’s fourth year participating in GSoC, bringing new contributors into the Kotlin open-source ecosystem through hands-on projects and mentorship. This year, two projects successfully reached completion, tackling two areas of the ecosystem: improving

The KotlinConf 2027 Call for Papers is now open! We invite developers from across the Kotlin community to bring their ideas, experiences, and expertise to the stage in Kraków. Do you have a Kotlin lesson or discovery that could help other developers? Perhaps you solved

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This article was written by an external contributor. Yuri Geronimus’s four-year-old son once asked him what his job was. Yuri told him he writes books: books that describe what he wants to change in the physical world. His son didn’t fully get it. Neither would

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You don’t need to manage the lifecycle manually when all you want is to expose a ViewModel’s state to a Compose screen. Start with:val uiState by viewModel.uiState .collectAsStateWithLifecycle() Use a lower-level API when you have a specific reason to do so.Conclusion The evolution of Flow

Kotlin 2.5 introduces companion blocks and companion extensions:Companion Blocks: Drop the object keyword. On the JVM, they compile down directly into high-performance native static members.Companion Extensions: Let us attach new static-like methods or properties to implement interfaces because they are not real objects.Java Interop: Java

At its core, the problem was familiar. For example, looking at the log:androidx.activity:activity-compose:1.7.0 (which I was using) explicitly wants androidx.compose.ui:ui:1.0.1.But the new Compose BOM (2024.12.01) was pulling in androidx.compose.ui:ui:1.7.6 (a much newer version). This threw me for a loop. In my time with Gradle, I

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Scaling Android Search: Room @Fts4 vs SQL LIKE was originally published in ProAndroidDev on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Android Studio Rabbit 2 Canary 4 is now available in the Canary channel. If you already have an Android Studio build on the Canary channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Updates (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on

The Kotlin Toolchain is a unified entry point into Kotlin. It lets you build JVM, Android, iOS, multiplatform, and server-side applications with a simple declarative configuration. With the release of v0.13, we now recommend the Kotlin Toolchain for most new Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) projects. Earlier

Starting with IntelliJ IDEA 2026.3 and Android Studio Rabbit 2 | 2026.2.2, we’re discontinuing Swift language IDE features in the Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) plugin. This includes editing, syntax highlighting, and navigation within Swift files and between Swift and Kotlin. Running iOS applications and debugging Kotlin

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Android Studio Rabbit 2 Canary 3 is now available in the Canary channel. If you already have an Android Studio build on the Canary channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Updates (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on

Android Studio Rabbit 1 is now available in the Stable channel. If you already have an Android Studio build on the Stable channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Updates (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise,

We are working on extensions to our companions mechanism to unlock new code patterns and improve interoperability across different platforms. This post outlines these new features and provides preliminary guidance on migration. Companion blocks and extensions Many programming languages provide a notion of class or

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In 2026, Kotlin turned fifteen. Over those fifteen years, Kotlin has built a mature ecosystem, been adopted by companies around the world, and established a large and active developer community. Fifteen years is long enough to understand which technology trends lasted and which didn’t. This

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