Android Developers

https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2026/07/introducing-the-kotlin-benchmark-evaluate-ai-coding-agents-on-real-world-kotlin-tasks/

https://medium.com/@miqdadya/gradual-migration-from-flutter-to-compose-multiplatform-5aba23630011

https://androidstudio.googleblog.com/2026/04/android-studio-panda-4-canary-4-now.html

Nice overview of Android 17 Beta 3. CommonsWare digs into the API changes and calls out what might actually affect apps versus what’s just noise https://commonsware.com/blog/2026/03/27/random-musings-android-17-beta-3.html

https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/03/intellij-idea-2026-1/

How a small change in a modern Compose app led to a 34% startup performance improvement. A good reminder that even small optimizations can have a big impact https://levelup.gitconnected.com/how-i-found-a-34-startup-win-in-a-modern-compose-app-84953f77ae52

Good practical article on glowing borders in Compose. Demonstrates multiple implementations using shadows, gradients, and custom drawing APIs https://proandroiddev.com/how-many-ways-do-you-know-to-draw-a-glowing-border-in-jetpack-compose-57980d049562

https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/room3#3.0.0-alpha01

Good engineering write-up from Vinted about moving from Dagger to Metro for dependency injection. The migration brought better Kotlin K2 compatibility and noticeably faster CI builds. https://vinted.engineering/2026/02/12/from-dagger-to-metro/

A perspective on why ViewModel may be considered deprecated in some contexts. The author presents a compose retain as an alternative approach, even though it isn’t a full replacement yet https://www.costafotiadis.com/post/viewmodel-is-deprecated

Good practical read on unit testing coroutines and flows in Android. The article shows how to write tests that handle suspending functions and Flow emissions cleanly https://medium.com/@mobileatexxeta/unit-testing-coroutines-and-flows-in-android-0e91b82cacd5

F-Droid published an open letter opposing Google’s mandatory developer verification proposal, arguing it threatens Android’s openness and could force all developers to register and verify with Google to distribute apps https://f-droid.org/en/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

Good read on the new retain API in Jetpack Compose. The article explains when and how to use retain, with examples showing how it helps preserve state across recompositions. https://avatsav.dev/hello-retain/

https://androidstudio.googleblog.com/2026/02/android-studio-panda-1-202531-now.html

Good overview of the new shadows API in Jetpack Compose. The post breaks down the updated API design and how you can use it to improve UI depth and visual polish https://www.sinasamaki.com/new-shadow-api-for-jetpack-compose/

Interesting read on hacking with Ktor, a blog post from Paul Samuels that explores using Ktor to build a tiny reverse proxy that forwards Snowplow events and pushes notifications over WebSockets so a debug UI can react in real time. https://paul-samuels.com/blog/2026/02/02/hacking-with-ktor/

Solid reminder about Kotlin coroutines: don’t call blocking code inside suspend functions. The article shows how that can freeze your coroutine scheduler and what rules the author follows to avoid it. https://publicobject.com/2026/01/22/dont-block-suspend-functions/

A technical but clear explanation of Kotlin intrinsics and their role on Android, with practical insights into how the JVM optimizes certain operations. https://rahulrav.com/blog/kotlin_intrinsics_on_android.html

Nice article about why LazyColumn can still drop frames even though it’s lazy. The post walks through some less obvious patterns that hurt performance and what to watch out for https://medium.com/proandroiddev/why-your-lazycolumn-drops-frames-part-2-hidden-patterns-78622d10ca40

Interesting article about the new Experimental Styles APl in Jetpack Compose. It explores how Style objects encapsulate visual properties, how style states work, and how Compose can animate between states efficiently https://doveletter.skydoves.me/preview/articles/compose-styles