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Nick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · 23d

Also the remote MCP server support is very cool e.g. accessing a Figma design and converting it into Compose code

developer.android.com/studio/previ...

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Simona Milanovic @anomiss.bsky.social · 24d

✨ New and improved Agent features for Compose now in Canary! 🦦

Generate & transform composables with imgs and text, generate Previews, improve code quality... I can't fit it all🙃

Get the latest Canary & the release notes, submit issues, have fun! 😊

developer.android.com/studio/previ...

Release notes for Android Studio preview | Android Developers

Discover new features and changes in Android Studio preview.

developer.android.com

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Nick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · 29d

Then keep using it! The `icons-extended` artifact continues to work, it just won't be receiving any further updates (like the underlying 'Material Icon' set which has been replaced by 'Material Symbols')

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Nick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · Jul 5

What is Framework??

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Nick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · Jul 5

Not an ebike but the gears are electronic. Generally I love them as they change perfectly every time, even under load. But having something else to charge and maintain can be a pain.

www.sram.com/en/sram/road...

Be sure to complete your smart waiver ahead of time!

waiver.smartwaiver.com

Nick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · Jul 4

Last week I had to upgrade the firmware on my bike's gears and today I have to factory reset my sunglasses. What a time to be alive!

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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · Jun 24

Compose 1.9 just hit beta01 & another exciting feature landing is a way to reliably determine if something is visible on screen & a way to get notified of visibility changes 📣

💅 New modifiers are entering the chat in this space: Modifier.onFirstVisible() & Modifier.onVisibilityChanged().

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Cyril Mottier @cyrilmottier.com · Jun 20

Playing around with the UI for fun. Designing such micro-interactions and animations is a breeze thanks to Compose.

P.S. If you didn't catch it, a full vinyl rotation takes exactly 1800ms. That's 33 RPM 🎶💿

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Alex Vanyo @vanyo.dev · Jun 20

I'm excited to be speaking at #DroidconNYC next Thursday, hope to see you there!

I'll be covering how to handle configuration changes in Compose, and specifically trying to answer the question of what you should put in android:configChanges and - probably more importantly - why.

#AndroidDev

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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · Jun 17

You've asked for this... and now Compose 1.9 alpha introduces two new modifiers 👀 Modifier.innerShadow() and Modifier.dropShadow()

Allowing you to more closely align your designs to your Figma specs, unlocking fun effects like Neumorphic type UIs 😍

github.com/riggaroo/com...

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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · May 22

🥳 Excited to share our latest blog post on Material 3 Expressive Motion Theming!

🤿 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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Simona Milanovic @anomiss.bsky.social · May 23

Our #IO25 talk on how to build more accessible apps with Compose is out! 🥳 Lots of tips on choosing appropriate semantics, merging, clearing & hiding, inspection & debug, accessibility checks in tests 🫶

Check it out ☺️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=80qk...

Build more accessible UIs with Jetpack Compose

YouTube video by Android Developers

www.youtube.com

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Nick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · May 21

@tornorbye.bsky.social “… and that's why we have coffee” 😂

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Nick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · May 21

youtu.be/ubyPjBesW-8

Should help you to update to `compose-bom:2025.05.01`!

Agentic Experiences: Version Upgrade Agent

YouTube video by Android Developers

youtu.be

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Alex Vanyo @vanyo.dev · May 21

Scenes!

If there's only one concept to call out for Navigation 3, it's scenes. The abstraction layer allows showing multiple panes at a time, and in different ways.

It's the integration hook that integrates Navigation3 with ListDetailPaneScaffold in a flexible, satisfying way.

Ian Lake @ianlake.bsky.social · May 20

Today, we've released a brand new Jetpack library - Navigation3! A pure Compose, state based navigation library: android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/anno...

Announcing Jetpack Navigation 3

Explore Jetpack Navigation 3, a new Compose-first navigation library with increased flexibility so Android developers to build robust experiences.

android-developers.googleblog.com

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Nick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · May 21

Bravo, excellent work 👏

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sinasamaki @sinasamaki.com · May 19

✨🎬 New video on creating delightful path animations in #JetpackCompose

youtu.be/20b_bshZo84
#AndroidDev #Kotlin #ComposeMultiplatform

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Nick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · May 21

We work closely with the Compose Multiplatform team, what would you like to see change?

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Nick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · May 21

👀 Jetpack Compose updates from #googleio

What are you excited about using? What do you want us to add to Compose?

android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/what...

What's New in Jetpack Compose

Explore the latest performance improvements, input support, adaptive layouts, updated libraries and more for Jetpack Compose at Google I/O 2025.

android-developers.googleblog.com

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Ian Lake @ianlake.bsky.social · May 20

Today, we've released a brand new Jetpack library - Navigation3! A pure Compose, state based navigation library: android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/anno...

Announcing Jetpack Navigation 3

Explore Jetpack Navigation 3, a new Compose-first navigation library with increased flexibility so Android developers to build robust experiences.

android-developers.googleblog.com

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Halil Ozercan @halilibo.com · May 4

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...

Google I/O 2025: Mastering text input in Compose

Don’t miss Google I/O, featuring product launches, innovations, and insights. Tune in for the live keynotes and sessions.

io.google

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Simona Milanovic @anomiss.bsky.social · May 4

Hyped to be speaking at #IO25 on how to build more accessible apps with #JetpackCompose 🎉 : classifying components, choosing appropriate semantics, merging and clearing wisely, traversal, inspection & debug tips, accessibility checks in tests & more! 🚀

See ya in May: io.google/2025/explore... 🤩

Google I/O 2025: Build more accessible UIs with Jetpack Compose

Don’t miss Google I/O, featuring product launches, innovations, and insights. Tune in for the live keynotes and sessions.

io.google

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Aurimas Liutikas @liutikas.net · May 1

I'm proud of Gradle Best Practices finally launching. It was a result of many hours of discussions, negotiations, and wordsmithing to bring you the first batch of best practices. It was a deep collaboration between Google, Jetbrains, and Gradle. Enjoy it!

blog.gradle.org/gradle-best-...
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Gradle Best Practices - A Path to Build Happiness

Gradle Build Tool, also known as Gradle, is a highly flexible and extensible build system. It supports multiple ways to structure and configure builds, making it incredibly powerful—but also somewhat ...

blog.gradle.org

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Alex Vanyo @vanyo.dev · Apr 28

A small but extremely useful foundational API added in #JetpackCompose 1.8: LocalWindowInfo.current.containerSize

It's the best way to get the size of the window, which should form the basis for any breakpoint logic for top-level layouts like window size classes.

#AndroidDev

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Nick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · Apr 28

I celebrated by running a long way.

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