One of the ways that Jetpack Compose differs from Android's classic View system is how it encourages opinionated design systems... which means you need a plan for how to choose or create one.

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27.12.2024

New Jetpack Artifacts: 26 Dec 2024

Here is what we got as new Jetpack artifacts this week!

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19.12.2024

Random Musings on the Android 16 Developer Preview 2

An Android 16 developer preview shipped! Mark tries to examine what's inside, but it's cold outside...

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13.12.2024

New Jetpack Artifacts: 12 Dec 2024

Here is what we got as new Jetpack artifacts this week!

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12.12.2024

New Jetpack Artifacts: 11 Dec 2024

Here is what we got as new Jetpack artifacts this week!

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28.11.2024

New Jetpack Artifacts: 27 Nov 2024

Here is what we got as new Jetpack artifacts this week!

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21.11.2024

App Functions and the Android 16 DP1 Musings

The Android 16 documentation bugs were fixed!

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21.11.2024

New Jetpack Artifacts: 20 Nov 2024

Here is what we got as new Jetpack artifacts this week!

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20.11.2024

Random Musings on the Android 16 Developer Preview 1

An Android 16 developer preview shipped! Mark tries to examine what's inside, but largely fails. 😞

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14.11.2024

New Jetpack Artifacts: 13 Nov 2024

Here is what we got as new Jetpack artifacts this week!

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11.11.2024

How androidx.tech Worked

I used to run androidx.tech, a site with source code for every Jetpack artifact version. Here is how I did it.

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02.11.2024

New Jetpack Artifacts: 1 Nov 2024

Here is what we got as new Jetpack artifacts this week!

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17.10.2024

Hey, Where Did My Artifacts Go?

JCenter's shutdown may affect you later than you think, courtesy of Gradle's caching

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13.10.2024

android.tech Shutdown

I had been running androidx.tech to provide details of AndroidX libraries, and I am shutting it down.

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26.09.2024

How to Ripple Outside of Compose Material

If you are building a from-scratch Jetpack Compose design system but you want the Material Design ripple, here is how you can add it!

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14.09.2024

When remember() Does Not Remember, Consider if()

Compose magic means that subtle code changes can have unexpected side effects, leading to bugs.

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12.06.2024

Requiem for a Ranch

Big Nerd Ranch is discontinuing a lot of its services, and I reminisce about training for them

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19.05.2024

Random Musings on the Android 15 Beta 2

Google I|O brought us another beta! Mark examines what's inside, particularly focusing on things that Google is not (yet) talking about.

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14.04.2024

Random Musings on the Android 15 Beta 1

We already have an Android 15 beta! Mark examines what's inside, particularly focusing on things that Google is not (yet) talking about.

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24.03.2024

Random Musings on the Android 15 Developer Preview 2

Another Android 15 developer preview shipped! Mark examines what's inside, particularly focusing on things that Google is not (yet) talking about.

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18.02.2024

Random Musings on the Android 15 Developer Preview 1

An Android 15 developer preview shipped! Mark examines what's inside, particularly focusing on things that Google is not (yet) talking about.

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17.12.2023

Security and Third-Party Transports

Spies might be viewing your push messages. Learn how to minimize that risk.

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19.11.2023

TV: Now What?

Amazon's move to ditch Android for Fire TV further fragments the TV app development space. What can we do about that?

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