Aurimas Liutikas
@liutikas.net
Software engineer working on AndroidX at Google. Gradle Fellow. He/him
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You shared that androidx libraries are constantly in alphas and we listened. In the past two years while adding a ton of new libraries we actually increased the percentage of libraries that are complete or actively developed.
The combo of these two groups went from 64% to 76%.
#androidx #androiddev
The combo of these two groups went from 64% to 76%.
#androidx #androiddev
December 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
You shared that androidx libraries are constantly in alphas and we listened. In the past two years while adding a ton of new libraries we actually increased the percentage of libraries that are complete or actively developed.
The combo of these two groups went from 64% to 76%.
#androidx #androiddev
The combo of these two groups went from 64% to 76%.
#androidx #androiddev
Switching from one test method to another when running Android tests from IDE today invalidates configuration cache, that sucks!
When using Gradle 9.1+ and the next AGP you will start getting CC hits!
issuetracker.google.com/issues/44522...
Thanks to Gradle and AGP folks for making this work!
When using Gradle 9.1+ and the next AGP you will start getting CC hits!
issuetracker.google.com/issues/44522...
Thanks to Gradle and AGP folks for making this work!
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Switching from one test method to another when running Android tests from IDE today invalidates configuration cache, that sucks!
When using Gradle 9.1+ and the next AGP you will start getting CC hits!
issuetracker.google.com/issues/44522...
Thanks to Gradle and AGP folks for making this work!
When using Gradle 9.1+ and the next AGP you will start getting CC hits!
issuetracker.google.com/issues/44522...
Thanks to Gradle and AGP folks for making this work!
A fun talk on handling fun Unicode bugs in your app by @vladimirj.dev
One of my first bugs in Chrome was due to Turkish letters "i" and "ı" that need special handling when changing to upper vs to lower case.
youtu.be/CHRgrgCLaOE?...
#android #unicode
One of my first bugs in Chrome was due to Turkish letters "i" and "ı" that need special handling when changing to upper vs to lower case.
youtu.be/CHRgrgCLaOE?...
#android #unicode
November 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
A fun talk on handling fun Unicode bugs in your app by @vladimirj.dev
One of my first bugs in Chrome was due to Turkish letters "i" and "ı" that need special handling when changing to upper vs to lower case.
youtu.be/CHRgrgCLaOE?...
#android #unicode
One of my first bugs in Chrome was due to Turkish letters "i" and "ı" that need special handling when changing to upper vs to lower case.
youtu.be/CHRgrgCLaOE?...
#android #unicode
To improve AndroidX release binary transparency we have made all of our release branches visible to the world.
E.g. collections: ci.android.com/builds/branc...
What that means is now you can go from a released version of a library to an exact buildId and the source tree state for that release.
E.g. collections: ci.android.com/builds/branc...
What that means is now you can go from a released version of a library to an exact buildId and the source tree state for that release.
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
To improve AndroidX release binary transparency we have made all of our release branches visible to the world.
E.g. collections: ci.android.com/builds/branc...
What that means is now you can go from a released version of a library to an exact buildId and the source tree state for that release.
E.g. collections: ci.android.com/builds/branc...
What that means is now you can go from a released version of a library to an exact buildId and the source tree state for that release.
Cooking beautiful and highly accurate graphs for my @droidcon.bsky.social London presentation!
October 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Cooking beautiful and highly accurate graphs for my @droidcon.bsky.social London presentation!
Come hear me talk about keeping your large Gradle builds in order at @droidcon.bsky.social London!
October 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Come hear me talk about keeping your large Gradle builds in order at @droidcon.bsky.social London!
Found this website that lets you visualize energy sources and flows between various countries.
Awesome to see Lithuania is doing really well with renewables transition!
app.electricitymaps.com/map/live/fif...
Awesome to see Lithuania is doing really well with renewables transition!
app.electricitymaps.com/map/live/fif...
October 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Found this website that lets you visualize energy sources and flows between various countries.
Awesome to see Lithuania is doing really well with renewables transition!
app.electricitymaps.com/map/live/fif...
Awesome to see Lithuania is doing really well with renewables transition!
app.electricitymaps.com/map/live/fif...
This doesn't include all the tech lead-y bits of your work.
August 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This doesn't include all the tech lead-y bits of your work.
I will be presenting at @gradle.com hosted #dpesummit2025 in SF in September. I'd love to chat there if you'll be attending!
dpe.org/sessions/aur...
#gradle
dpe.org/sessions/aur...
#gradle
August 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I will be presenting at @gradle.com hosted #dpesummit2025 in SF in September. I'd love to chat there if you'll be attending!
dpe.org/sessions/aur...
#gradle
dpe.org/sessions/aur...
#gradle
And what a time it was! So many experiences and fun projects together. You pushed me and the whole team around you making Android better as a result. Amazing legacy!
P.S. never bet against Yigit, I told him google would never adopt Kotlin exactly a year before we announced official support 🤦🏻
P.S. never bet against Yigit, I told him google would never adopt Kotlin exactly a year before we announced official support 🤦🏻
May 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
And what a time it was! So many experiences and fun projects together. You pushed me and the whole team around you making Android better as a result. Amazing legacy!
P.S. never bet against Yigit, I told him google would never adopt Kotlin exactly a year before we announced official support 🤦🏻
P.S. never bet against Yigit, I told him google would never adopt Kotlin exactly a year before we announced official support 🤦🏻
Flags as far as the eyes can see by @mbonnin.net #kotlinconf2025
May 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Flags as far as the eyes can see by @mbonnin.net #kotlinconf2025
I am looking forward to KotlinConf 2025. I hope to see you there.
Do drop by for the talk by @alanv and I on "APIs: How Hard Can They Be?"
#kotlinconf
Do drop by for the talk by @alanv and I on "APIs: How Hard Can They Be?"
#kotlinconf
May 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I am looking forward to KotlinConf 2025. I hope to see you there.
Do drop by for the talk by @alanv and I on "APIs: How Hard Can They Be?"
#kotlinconf
Do drop by for the talk by @alanv and I on "APIs: How Hard Can They Be?"
#kotlinconf
There is something really satisfying when you are able to continue using a gadget for 10 years and there is not really a good reason to replace it. Garmin Edge 1000 has been there for me through rain and shine.
The only other gadget that has been in use for as long is my Canon 6D DSLR.
The only other gadget that has been in use for as long is my Canon 6D DSLR.
May 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM
There is something really satisfying when you are able to continue using a gadget for 10 years and there is not really a good reason to replace it. Garmin Edge 1000 has been there for me through rain and shine.
The only other gadget that has been in use for as long is my Canon 6D DSLR.
The only other gadget that has been in use for as long is my Canon 6D DSLR.
If you need motivation:
These checks caught that Android Gradle Plugin was accidentally exposing an internal type through `android {}` accessor in build.gradle.kts. The bug slipped in through a very non-obvious change (see screenshot) over a year ago.
issuetracker.google.com/issues/41342...
These checks caught that Android Gradle Plugin was accidentally exposing an internal type through `android {}` accessor in build.gradle.kts. The bug slipped in through a very non-obvious change (see screenshot) over a year ago.
issuetracker.google.com/issues/41342...
April 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
If you need motivation:
These checks caught that Android Gradle Plugin was accidentally exposing an internal type through `android {}` accessor in build.gradle.kts. The bug slipped in through a very non-obvious change (see screenshot) over a year ago.
issuetracker.google.com/issues/41342...
These checks caught that Android Gradle Plugin was accidentally exposing an internal type through `android {}` accessor in build.gradle.kts. The bug slipped in through a very non-obvious change (see screenshot) over a year ago.
issuetracker.google.com/issues/41342...
Spot the bug in the code generator 🙄
April 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Spot the bug in the code generator 🙄
I enjoy Duolingo, but they really gotta stop changing the icons. It is really annoying making it hard to find it in the app drawer.
March 6, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I enjoy Duolingo, but they really gotta stop changing the icons. It is really annoying making it hard to find it in the app drawer.
Uber just opted you into using them internationally for currency conversion with an exorbitant 1.5% conversion fee.
Settings > Wallet > Preferred currency to pick no preferred currency, so you get charged in local currency and your bank/credit card does the conversion at a much better rate.
Settings > Wallet > Preferred currency to pick no preferred currency, so you get charged in local currency and your bank/credit card does the conversion at a much better rate.
February 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Uber just opted you into using them internationally for currency conversion with an exorbitant 1.5% conversion fee.
Settings > Wallet > Preferred currency to pick no preferred currency, so you get charged in local currency and your bank/credit card does the conversion at a much better rate.
Settings > Wallet > Preferred currency to pick no preferred currency, so you get charged in local currency and your bank/credit card does the conversion at a much better rate.
There is now a way to create a custom Chrome search engine to search Gradle javadocs
- chrome://settings/searchEngines
- Add site type
- For URL use docs.gradle.org/nightly/java...
Added to nightly in github.com/gradle/gradl...
#gradle
- chrome://settings/searchEngines
- Add site type
- For URL use docs.gradle.org/nightly/java...
Added to nightly in github.com/gradle/gradl...
#gradle
February 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
There is now a way to create a custom Chrome search engine to search Gradle javadocs
- chrome://settings/searchEngines
- Add site type
- For URL use docs.gradle.org/nightly/java...
Added to nightly in github.com/gradle/gradl...
#gradle
- chrome://settings/searchEngines
- Add site type
- For URL use docs.gradle.org/nightly/java...
Added to nightly in github.com/gradle/gradl...
#gradle
What is Duolingo trying to tell me about the state of the US?
February 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What is Duolingo trying to tell me about the state of the US?
I got accepted to talk at #kotlinconf2025. I'm really excited!
February 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I got accepted to talk at #kotlinconf2025. I'm really excited!
Me too, lid, me too.
February 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Me too, lid, me too.
Someone at United clearly thought that (0, 0) was a safe default for coordinates. It puts one end of the travel end at those coordinates when the plane lands. Oops!
January 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Someone at United clearly thought that (0, 0) was a safe default for coordinates. It puts one end of the travel end at those coordinates when the plane lands. Oops!
It's nice sometimes to just walk around while looking up and observe the patterns out there.
December 30, 2024 at 6:38 AM
It's nice sometimes to just walk around while looking up and observe the patterns out there.