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Each node in the tree shows the composable name and its stability status: green for skippable (all parameters stable) and red for non-skippable (at least one unstable parameter). A summary at the top shows aggregate statistics: total downstream composables, how many are skippable, how many

For the two state configuration, set skipIntermediatelyExpanded = true so the sheet transitions directly between peek and full:https://medium.com/media/7565089400bb1b5fb350c34fe6d9bab6/href You can also skip the hidden state entirely with skipHiddenState = true, which keeps the sheet always visible. This is useful when the sheet is a permanent

With the release of Android 16 in 2025, we shared our vision for a device ecosystem where apps adapt seamlessly to any screen—whether it’s a phone, foldable, tablet, desktop, car display, or XR. Users expect their apps to work everywhere. Whether multitasking on a tablet,

Today we're releasing the first beta of Android 17, continuing our work to build a platform that prioritizes privacy, security, and refined performance. This build continues our work for more adaptable Android apps, introduces significant enhancements to camera and media capabilities, new tools for optimizing

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This tutorial was written by an external contributor. Over a decade ago, Netflix became one of the early adopters of microservice architecture, showcasing its potential at a large scale. Since then, many companies have jumped on the microservices bandwagon, building their backends this way from

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In 2022, the Android team introduced the photo picker as a more privacy-centric way for users to share media with apps. As the official documentation notes: Mastering the New Embedded Photo Picker in AndroidX was originally published in ProAndroidDev on Medium, where people are continuing

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Mapping and transforming responses Real world APIs rarely return data in the exact shape your UI needs. The server might return a UserAuthResponse with tokens and metadata, but your ViewModel only needs a LoginInfo with the user object and token string. Sandwich provides mapping extensions

Contributing to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is a great way to learn large-scale open-source development and collaborate with developers across the world. This guide walks you through the complete process — from setting up accounts to uploading your first patch.1. Understand AOSP AOSP

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We hope you’re staying up to date with our latest posts and have checked out our tutorials on how to create coding agents in Koog and connect ACP-compliant agents to your JetBrains IDE. As useful as these guides are, one important piece was hitherto missing

. Building a Claude Skill: XML to Jetpack Compose Converter was originally published in ProAndroidDev on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

When people think about tooling for Android development, the conversation often gravitates towards platform-specific concerns: UI performance, layout validation, device compatibility, or resource management. Yet for many Android teams, the most persistent challenges don’t sit at the platform level – they’re in the team’s Kotlin

Conclusion The key to a high-performance media application is anticipation. By leveraging Media3’s DownloadManager, you can move beyond simple playback caching to a proactive preloading strategy. This allows your application to start downloading the first few videos of a feed in the background — even

Understand the benefits of modularization for large teams. Deep dive into the technical details, using the API-Implementation pattern.

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Jetpack Compose and Server-Driven UI (SDUI) User interface (UI) development in Android has evolved dramatically in recent years. With the introduction of Jetpack Compose, building UIs has become more intuitive, declarative, and powerful. Meanwhile, the concept of Server-Driven UI (SDUI) has gained traction, enabling interfaces

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Phalene Gowling, Product Manager, Google PlayTo build a thriving business on Google Play, you need more than just data – you need a clear path to action. Today, we’re announcing a suite of upgrades to the Google Play Console and beyond, giving you greater visibility

An Android & Backend Architecture Reality Check For years, mobile security advice has included the same line: TLS decryption In these scenarios, attackers bypass pinning by:Hooking certificate validation functionsOverriding TrustManager or OkHttp logicModifying app bytecodeExtracting session tokens directly from memory At this point, TLS is

In Android development, handling sensitive data such as API keys, client secrets, cryptographic material, and access tokens is a security-critical responsibility. Any secret shipped inside an Android application should be assumed extractable under sufficient effort. APKs can be decompiled, memory can be inspected, and runtime

How to use API-Implementation modules to empower large team on large projects

Automated Prompt Optimization (APO)To further help bring your ML Kit Prompt API use cases to production, we are excited to announce Automated Prompt Optimization (APO) targeting On-Device models on Vertex AI. Automated Prompt Optimization is a tool that helps you automatically find the optimal prompt

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Posted by Roxanna Aliabadi Walker, Product Manager and Yacine Rezgui, Developer Relations EngineerThe Embedded Photo Picker: A more seamless way to privately request photos and videos in your app Get ready to enhance your app's user experience with an exciting new way to use the

Posted by Prateek Batra, Developer Relations Engineer, Android Adaptive Apps Beyond Phones: How JioHotstar Built an Adaptive UX JioHotstar is a leading streaming platform in India, serving a user base exceeding 400 million. With a vast content library encompassing over 330,000 hours of video on