Newsletter #5
KMP Insider Weekly
This Week's Picks
Localyze
Localize your strings.xml directly in Android Studio.
What’s New in Android XR
From augmented overlays to fully immersive environments, the Android XR ecosystem is expanding rapidly.
Android developer verification
Last year, we introduced Android developer verification to strengthen ecosystem security
Move your rating prompt out of onboarding
A common pattern in many new and existing apps is to prompt users for a review during the onboarding process.
Monthly plans might be your best option
Annual plans retain better, but retention isn’t revenue, and annual churn often just hides on your dashboard
MVVM vs MVI: Understanding the Real Tradeoffs
Using a pattern and deeply understanding why it exists are two different things.
15 Kotlin Tricks Senior Android Developers Use Everytime
Tansitioning from writing good Kotlin to idiomatic Kotlin takes time.
The Kotlin Effect in Real Life
Kotlin turns 15 this year!
What's new in Jetpack Compose
This video highlights the latest updates in Compose 1.10 and 1.11
NEW Scoped ViewModels API in Jetpack Compose
Stevdza-San explores the new Scoped ViewModels API.
Why AI Will Likely Make Your Codebase BETTER
AI can be a double-edged sword in coding, producing both errors and improvements.
Multiplatform Markdown Renderer
Markdown renderer for Kotlin Multiplatform Projects (Android, iOS, Desktop), using Compose.
Compose Shimmer
A simple shimmer library for Jetpack Compose.
Compose Rich Editor
A Rich text editor library for both Jetpack Compose and Compose Multiplatform
ROOM v3.0.0-rc01
Rename @TypeConverter to @ColumnTypeConverter to better distinguish the scope
Navigation3 v1.1.3
Fixed overlay animation issue where nested overlays such as ModalBottomSheet are re-animating
Lifecycle v2.11.0
Scoped ViewModels in Compose
Compose UI v1.12.0-beta01
Optimized scroll capture state propagation across subcompositions to prevent unnecessary UI recomposition.
Compose Runtime v1.12.0-beta01
Fixed a potential memory leak in how derivedStateOf()
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