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Sigh. Resetting the "Days since I forgot the INTERNET permission" counter back to 0. #AndroidDev

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I just uploaded jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #267! Navigation for Compose! @lojanda.bsky.social on what's new in Compose! Accessibility testing! Snackbars and channels! Overscroll! And... can we tie a ribbon on it?!? jetc.dev/issues/267 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

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A Uri is not a file.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Hey, I just uploaded jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #266! Google IO 2025! KotlinConf 2025! Compose and Compose Multiplatform updates! Motion physics in Material3 Expressive! jetc.dev/issues/266 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

I sent out jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #265! Compose Multiplatform 1.8.0! Compose 1.8.1 and 1.9.0-alpha02! And this issue is a bit short, but there's a reason for that... jetc.dev/issues/265 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Hey, I just pushed the button on jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #264! DI in previews! LinkAnnotation! Composable visibility! Drag and drop! And... do choosy developers *still* choose GIF?!? jetc.dev/issues/264 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

I'm currently looking for a new fully remote, contract role. I have 15 years of Android experience, and plenty more Kotlin, Java , C / C++, and even more obscure stuff

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

A friend with a Pixel 9 (Android 15) cannot figure out how to turn off Google’s AI suggestion features, which are even colonizing Signal. They’ve tried every switch they can find. Any ideas?

submitted 38 days ago • 15 comments

I just mailed out jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #263! Compose 1.8.0 released! First 1.9.0 alpha! Tooltips! Paths! Tables! And... is Modifier.Node too complicated?!? jetc.dev/issues/263 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Hi! I uploaded jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #262! Paging! Accessibility! Tooltips! Effects! And... Amazon has *another* app platform?!? jetc.dev/issues/262 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

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I just published jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #261! Compose RC! Compose Multiplatform beta! @lojanda.bsky.social on cameras and tabletops! @skydoves.bsky.social on effect handlers! YouTube players! Other media players! And are screenshot tests worth it?!? jetc.dev/issues/261 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

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I pushed the button on jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #260! Wrapping! Wrapping! More wrapping! Optimizing composables! @sellmair.dev on optimizing Hot Reload! @paligot.com and JSON Forms! LiveKit! jetc.dev/issues/260 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Okay lets game this out: You are a Nintendo employee given unlimited funds and authority to move Switch 2 production to the US. No new factories, that's going to take way too long, you need to work with existing American Contract Manufacturing capacity. How fast can you do it? 1/x

submitted 65 days ago • 31 comments

OK, I pushed the button on jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #259! Compose RC! Media3! animateBounds()! Custom modifiers using Modifier.Node! Rich text editing! And... is this UI useless?!? jetc.dev/issues/259 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 69 days ago • 1 comment

I just published jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #258! Compose Multiplatform beta! Accessibility! Hot reload! BringIntoViewSpec! And... does this hash seem blurry?!? jetc.dev/issues/258 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training. To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.

submitted 81 days ago • 145 comments

Hey, I just shipped jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #257! Compose RC! States and flows! Accessibility! @thomaskuenneth.de on dialogs! Dropdowns! Callouts! Lazy tabs! And... did you bump my composable?!? jetc.dev/issues/257 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

I sent out jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #256! Compose beta! Compose Multiplatform alpha! @sellmair.dev on hot reload! @c5inco.bsky.social on mesh gradients! @jorgecastillo.dev on strong skipping! Permissions! And... what happens if our desktop goes dark!? jetc.dev/issues/256 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

I just mailed out jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #255! Viewmodels and previews! TV Compose! @eevis.codes on a safer marquee! Server-defined UIs! And... do I have a right to be forgotten?!? jetc.dev/issues/255 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Hi! I shipped jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #254! New Compose and Compose Multiplatform! Focus! Accordion animations! @sinasamaki.com on skeuomorphic design! Detecting idle users! And... somebody sunk my Fleet?!? jetc.dev/issues/254 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 111 days ago • 0 comments

Hey, I just released jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #253! ModalBottomSheet! @skydoves.bsky.social on composable API design! MapKit in Compose Multiplatform! Shimmer with @igorescodro.bsky.social! TV focus! And... what is androidx.media3:media3-ui-compose?!? jetc.dev/issues/253 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 118 days ago • 2 comments

OK, I uploaded jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #252! Compose patch! Compose beta!! @vanyo.dev on testing! PullToRefreshBox()! @bubenheimer.bsky.social on map markers! Figma plugins! And... bubble wrap?!? jetc.dev/issues/252 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 125 days ago • 0 comments

Hey, I just uploaded jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #251! Compose Multiplatform update! @lojanda.bsky.social on camera integration! Google Pay! Screenshot testing! Video playback! And... Windows 95 with Compose?!? jetc.dev/issues/251 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 132 days ago • 1 comment

Android 16 Beta 1 dropped on Thursday, so here is my "random musings" on changes beyond the major announcements: commonsware.com/blog/2025/01...

submitted 135 days ago • 1 comment

OK, I sent out jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #250! A new Compose alpha! Performance! Composition locals! CameraX! Composable code generation! Multiplatform previews! jetc.dev/issues/250 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 139 days ago • 0 comments

OK, I mailed out jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #249! @lojanda.bsky.social on CameraX in Compose! Centering! @chrisbanes.me on Circuit! Aspect-aware grids! Editors! And, why is my font rendering differently across platforms?!? jetc.dev/issues/249 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

submitted 146 days ago • 0 comments

Thanks to @androidweekly.bsky.social for including my #JetpackCompose design systems post in this week's newsletter issue! androidweekly.net/issues/issue...

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