Everything AndroidDev needs in the pocket

📌 Key Idea:Treat AI just like a data source, not a special case.⚙️ Approach 1: Using AI APIs (Recommended for Most Apps) This is the fastest and most scalable approach.🔹 How it works:User enters a queryApp sends it to an AI APIAPI returns a responseUI

Introduction: The Paradigm Shift in Mobile-Connected Hardware The evolution of connected hardware has transitioned rapidly from simple, single-node peripherals to highly complex, multi-device ecosystems operating synchronously. In the premium consumer audio and health technology sectors, devices such as advanced sleep wearables and FDA-cleared self-fitting hearing

Most implementations stop at the pipeline. Conversation starts after. Voice AI on Android has two versions. The demo version and the real one. The demo version is simple: record audio, send it to a speech API, get a transcript, send the transcript to an LLM,

Googlebook thumbnail

Anaya showing ways to create with Android

Rendering of the new driving experience

With added depth and rich details, Noto 3D emoji make it easier to say what words alone can miss.

Phone next to the text "Easy, secure sharing."

Your front-row seat to the latest breakthroughs on the world’s most popular operating system.

Gemini Intelligence blog header showing Intelligent autofill, new devices, Rambler, Watch widgets, and more.

This new wellbeing feature helps stop doomscrolling so you can use your phone with more intent.

TL;DR New “val inside parentheses” syntax is being introduced to allow for name-based destructuring. Additionally, new syntax with square brackets is being introduced for positional destructuring. Both are currently Experimental (enabled using the -Xname-based-destructuring=only-syntax compiler argument) and will become Stable in a future release. In

Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP, Product Management, Android Developer Announced today during The Android Show, Android is transitioning from an operating system to an intelligence system, creating more opportunities for engagement with your apps. Through deep integration between hardware and software, Android devices will be

Using Swift (or SPM) in KMP Just Changed: spmForKmp vs JetBrains Swift Import Official Approach TL;DR: If you need Swift Package Manager integration in Kotlin Multiplatform today, spm4kmp is the pragmatic option already usable in production, while JetBrains experimental SwiftPM import is the official direction

A deep dive into the new API and how it redefines communication between screens. Stop Passing ViewModels to Your Composables?Conclusion 🤔 Looking ahead, I’m worried the code inside entryProvider will become too bloated and spiral out of control. Is Hilt the only way to keep

The Modern Guide to Android SDK Development: Shipping to React Native and Keeping It Alive was originally published in ProAndroidDev on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

In a GT3 race, every car runs a pit board system and a live telemetry link in parallel. The pit board works. Numbers go up, the driver reads them, information passes. But the format is lossy: handwritten lap times, manual codes, sometimes a shrug when

Making Use of CountDownLatch, CyclicBarrier, and ThreadPool Executors to Stress-Test Concurrency Concurrency, by nature, is non-deterministic: developers have negligible (if any) control over thread and process lifecycles. That’s why concurrency continues to be such a hard topic for software engineering — because we spend the

A woman texting on an Android phone with end-to-end encryption enabled

SEO Tags: Kotlin Multiplatform, Jetpack Compose, Adaptive Layout, KMP iOS Android, Compose Multiplatform Reading time: ~18 minutes Level: Beginner-friendly introduction → Production-grade deep diveI was demoing the app on a tablet when a senior engineer leaned over and said, “why is it showing a phone

Using OkHttp interceptors, request fingerprints, and endpoint cooldowns to prevent redundant network requests.Continue reading on ProAndroidDev »

Posted by Ash Nohe and Amrit Sanjeev, Android Developer Relations Engineers Practicing gratitude may decrease symptoms of depression and anxiety, and improve mental health and life satisfaction1. Consistent gratitude practice may lead to sustained improvements that last months2. The mindfulness app Gratitude encourages consistency through

Android Studio Quail 1 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

In the Kotlin Ecosystem Mentorship Program pilot, mentors and mentees worked together on real Kotlin open-source projects to make their first meaningful community contribution. Four pairs successfully completed the two-month program, and one eligible pair was randomly selected in the prize drawing to receive the

Posted by Vijaya Kaza, VP, Product, App & Ecosystem Trust The mobile ecosystem is always evolving, bringing both new opportunities and new threats. Through these changes, Android and Google Play remain committed to ensuring that billions of users can continue to enjoy their apps with

Android Studio Panda 4 Patch 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

Posted by Thomas Ezan, Sr Developer Relations Engineer and Tracy Agyemang, Product Marketing Manager Karrot is a hyperlocal, community-driven peer-to-peer marketplace app that enables users to buy, sell, and trade items with other verified users. Since launching in South Korea in 2015, the platform has

Hi everyone! April brought exciting community news with the announcement of the Golden Kodee finalists, along with Kotlin and tooling releases, multiplatform progress, and fresh backend resources. I also came across the new Kotlin Professional Certificate on LinkedIn Learning, which is a great way to

Android Studio Quail 1 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

Gemini navigation on a car screen