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With the basics of Google Maps in Compose from a previous post, Joe Birch dives into the Circle composable and learn how we can draw circular indicators on a map.
In this guide, Arnaud walks you through migrating a simple Compose Multiplatform application from Koin DSL to the new Koin Annotations 1.4.
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Benjamin considers the first experience with Kotlin MultiPlatform (KMP), sharing thoughts and aspirations for the technology.
Davies Adedayo AbdulGafar walks through how to safely define Navigation string routes, break down the structure of these routes, and address common problems encountered when using this method.
Katie Barnett shows how with Jetpack Compose Glance you can easily theme your widgets to use dynamic colors.
Guilherme Delgado explores a range of helpful techniques aimed at improving the development workflow in KMP projects.
Explore why Koin is Stefano Natali's favorite DI library and how you can use it effectively in your Android projects.
John O'Reilly shows how to use the Vertex AI Android and iOS SDKs in a Compose/Kotlin Multiplatform project.
Sam Edwards considers how Burst 2.0 seems like the right solution to run parameterized tests and for sharded test runners to deterministically compute all test method names using static analysis.
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Libraries & Code
FilmSimulator is a cross-platform mobile application developed using Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose UI Multiplatform. The app allows users to apply different film-like LUTs (Look-Up Tables) to their images, providing a unique aesthetic reminiscent of classic film styles.
Burst is a library for parameterizing unit tests implemented as a Kotlin compiler plug-in. Burst supports all Kotlin platforms and works great in multiplatform projects.
News
Jesse Wilson announces Burst 2.0, a Gradle plug-in that adds support for parameterized tests to Kotlin/Multiplatform projects.
Egor Tolstoy examines how JetBrains is focused on enhancing the Kotlin Multiplatform ecosystem in 2025, including upgrading Compose Multiplatform for iOS to Stable.
Videos & Podcasts
They’re back from the hiatus with a SemiQuicentennial episode! With the momentous 250 comes some big announcements and a shift in the way they do things.
Daniel Atitienei implement Koin in an Android app and discuss some differences between it and Hilt.
This talk examines common advice aimed at beginners in Kotlin and Android development and shows how these can actually harm both codebases and, long term, the career trajectories of new software engineers.
Dave Leeds checks the Compose Multiplatform 1.7 updates, explores the Immutable Collections library and examines how we can subtype Composables.
Philipp Lackner shares the correct way of implementing navigation in a multi-module Android project.
Gemini in Android Studio just got a huge update, making it useful across every stage of the dev lifecycle.
Gemini in Android Studio is your AI powered coding companion and it’s getting the biggest set of updates since launch. For the first time, Gemini is bringing AI to every stage of the development lifecycle.
Google announced that Android will have more frequent SDK releases going forward, with two releases planned in 2025 with new developer APIs.
Jossi Wolf covers Compose AnchoredDraggable, which is a Jetpack Compose API that lets you build components that can be dragged between anchor points and settles an anchor point at the end of the gesture.
Paul, from Regional Operations North America, Trust and Safety, Google Play, shares important updates from our October 2024 Google Play policy announcements.
mohit examines the architecture of the Compose compiler plug and how IR is transformed for the different part of the composable method.

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