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Simona Milanovic
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Senior Android Developer Relations Engineer
@Google, working on Jetpack Compose 🤙
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🆕Yesterday we published updates on #KMP on
d.android.com/kmp!

We finally have the Jetpack libraries that are compatible with KMP .. and CMP!

Want to get into KMP? We have a course goo.gle/kmp-course. Pros can check their skills in the quiz at the end 😁.
Kotlin Multiplatform  |  Android Developers
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October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Oh btw, I'm co-hosting the Android show this year! Tune in on October 30th for all the latest news in the Android world!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyt_...
Tune in on October 30 for our next episode of The Android Show
YouTube video by Android Developers
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October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
✨ 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
October 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
One month to go until #dcldn25 ! 🥳 🎃

Join us in "What's new in Android Studio's AI Agent", where we'll demonstrate truly helpful ways of using these new Studio tools in your daily workflow, and share some handy behind-the-scene info & tips ✨👇:

london.droidcon.com/agenda
Agenda | droidcon London
droidcon London 2025, the premier android developer event. Become a better developer, learn from the community, expand your network.
london.droidcon.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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We launched the Androidify app on Google Play!

Download it now, and create your very own custom Android bot ❤️

I've had loads of fun creating and testing the app - now you can too!

play.google.com/store/apps/d...

#Androidify
September 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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🚨 New video alert!! Learn all about how to combine Shared elements with Shape morphing in this #ComposeTip

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0moE...
Advanced shared elements with shape morphing | Jetpack Compose Tips
YouTube video by Android Developers
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August 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚀 There's a new combo of Gemini Studio features in town 🤠

With Generate from Images, Transform UI and Generate Previews, you can build a full screen (or an app 😂 ) in a ridiculously short time. ⚡

Try it and see how long it takes you - I dare you 😎

developer.android.com/studio/gemin...
🎨→💻 From a sketch to Compose code. The latest experimental Gemini features in Android Studio can now translate images into UI.

See how this and other AI-powered tools can accelerate your workflow → https://goo.gle/3Jn8ujX
August 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Another ✨ Delightful Compose Tip ✨ is out, to show you some fun shape shifting and morphing for WearOS ⌚ it's even simpler now than you might expect 😎

Got any other ideas or wishes on tips you'd like to see? Let us know 😊
Are you looking to add a little shape morphing delight to your Wear OS apps? If so, you’re in the right place.

Learn how to implement these cool new effects with Compose Material 3 → https://goo.gle/4lYaDRR
August 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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If you do, I would recommend using your own Gemini key to get a larger context (1m tokens) developer.android.com/studio/previ...

And yes, there is a rather generous free tier for the Gemini APIs, too ai.google.dev/gemini-api/d...
July 16, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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We've expanded our Jetpack Compose accessibility guidance! 📄💚

Dive deep into semantics, traversal, and testing to build more inclusive experiences. Learn more on making your Compose UIs accessible for everyone → https://goo.gle/compose-accessibility
July 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New Delightful episode is out! 😍 Special Android Studio edition 💻 with tons of insightful tips on how to boost your Compose productivity using Interactive and UI Check Modes, Animation and Run Preview, and grouping, zooming and analysing Previews 🚀

Check it out: 🥳
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnHT...
Compose Preview | Jetpack Compose Tips
YouTube video by Android Developers
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June 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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
May 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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🥳 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
May 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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We launched the #Androidify sample app on GitHub yesterday too to learn more about how it works behind the scenes. android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/andr...
Androidify: Building powerful AI-driven experiences with Jetpack Compose, Gemini and CameraX
The Androidify app is an open-source project, utilizing Jetpack Compose, Gemini, CameraX, and Navigation 3 to build AI-driven Android experiences.
android-developers.googleblog.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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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
May 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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
May 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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🚀 Big news for Android devs using Jetpack Compose! Media3 just dropped version 1.6.0, and it includes a brand new artifact: media3-ui-compose! Finally, seamless and customizable video playback directly in your Compose apps. 🎬 #AndroidDev #JetpackCompose #Media3
March 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
We had so much fun filming #TheAndroidShow in Barcelona, at #MobileWorldCongress last week, we can't wait to share it with you! 🥳 Tune in TODAY 🚀 to watch the livestream:
goo.gle/tas-mar25
Set your reminder: #TheAndroidShow is live *here* on March 13!
YouTube video by Android Developers
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March 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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@intelligibabble.bsky.social and I discuss Compose performance on the Android Developers Backstage podcast with @tornorbye.bsky.social and @romainguy.dev

Check it out.
Android Developers Backstage: Episode 213: Compose runtime and performance
In this episode, Tor and Romain chat with Leland and Chuck from the Compose team about performance -- recent optimizations, upcoming optimizations, and challenges. Leland: Chuck: Tor: Romain: ,&nb...
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March 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Check out the new ✨ Delightful Compose for 📺 tip ✨

In this video, Paul shows how you can leverage Compose's declarative UI and adaptive APIs to build some pretty cool stuff for TV 😎

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruJj...
Compose for TV | Jetpack Compose Tips
YouTube video by Android Developers
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February 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
✨ New Delightful Compose video is out! ✨ @vanyo.dev has some great tips on how to keep your UI delightful long term by testing it! Previews, screenshot testing, DeviceConfigurationOverride and other helpful tools are covered here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9GW...
Testing | Jetpack Compose Tips
YouTube video by Android Developers
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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The Android UI & Jetpack Compose team is building a new team in Bengaluru!
Join us in building exciting new APIs for Jetpack Compose as well as the other UI libraries and help us expand to Bengaluru.

EM: goo.gle/4gt9dMl
SWE: goo.gle/4dQb9w7
PM: goo.gle/compose-pm-in
DevRel: goo.gle/3DE8B7T
Engineering Manager, Android Toolkit — Google Careers
goo.gle
January 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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We're hiring a 🆕 Product Manager for #JetpackCompose in Bengaluru — come work with me! goo.gle/compose-pm-in

We're also hiring software engineers and DevRel 👇
January 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A 🧵 announcement: With the Jetpack Compose 1.8. beta01 release, you may notice that a significant number of APIs that were previously experimental, have been graduated to stable.
January 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Happy Weird week where no one knows what to do.
December 27, 2024 at 9:15 AM