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11 'Jetpack Compose' stories August 2020 - May 2023

Everything new for developers at Google I/O: Android Studio, Flutter, AI, and more

Kyle Bradshaw May 10 2023 - 12:30 pm PT

While Google I/O has served as a venue for some of the company’s biggest debuts over the years, the conference has always had its roots in developer news.

This post will be steadily updated over the duration of the Google I/O 2023 developer keynote with the latest news from all of the company’s various avenues of development, as well as news from the “What’s New” sessions afterward. We’re expecting news from Android, Flutter, Jetpack, and Firebase, as well as many AI-related announcements.

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Google is gradually rewriting Android’s Settings app with Jetpack Compose

Kyle Bradshaw Feb 14 2023 - 11:15 am PT

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As part of Android 14, it seems Google is gradually rebuilding parts of the Settings app using its more modern Jetpack Compose library instead of traditional Android Views.

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Jetpack Compose gains Material You, Android TV apps, and more

Kyle Bradshaw Oct 24 2022 - 9:00 am PT

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At the Android Dev Summit, Google announced the latest improvements to Jetpack Compose including stable Material You (Material Design 3) components, Android TV apps, and a lot more.

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Everything new for developers at Google I/O: Android Studio, Jetpack Compose, and more

Kyle Bradshaw May 11 2022 - 12:23 pm PT

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At its core, Google I/O has always been a developer-focused event. Here are the biggest announcements that Google made during the I/O developer keynote and beyond.

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Google rewrote the Play Store’s UI with Jetpack Compose for up to 50% less code, faster rendering

Abner Li Mar 10 2022 - 3:19 pm PT

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Jetpack Compose is how Google wants Android developers to create app user interfaces going forward. Google today detailed how the Play Store leveraged Jetpack Compose for its UI rewrite.

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Google launches Jetpack Compose 1.0, making Android UI design easier w/ Kotlin

Kyle Bradshaw Jul 28 2021 - 10:00 am PT

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Google and Jetbrains have released the first stable build of Jetpack Compose 1.0, the new Kotlin-based UI framework for Android.

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Android Studio Arctic Fox is now available w/ Wear OS pairing and Jetpack Compose

Kyle Bradshaw Jul 28 2021 - 10:00 am PT

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The latest version of Android Studio, codenamed Arctic Fox, is now out of beta and includes the ability to easily pair Wear OS emulators, as well as a variety of new tools for Jetpack Compose.

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Jetpack Compose 1.0 launching in July; ‘Material You’ support coming soon

Kyle Bradshaw May 18 2021 - 12:38 pm PT

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Jetpack Compose is set to get its stable 1.0 release in July, with Google sharing that the framework is getting ready for the new “Material You” design language.

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[Update: Winners] Android devs can win prizes in Google’s Jetpack Compose challenge

Abner Li May 12 2021 - 10:45 am PT

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With Jetpack Compose entering beta today, the Android team is encouraging developers to learn about and “get ready to adopt” the modern toolkit for building native UI. To do so, Google is launching a monthlong Android Dev Challenge that includes Jetpack Compose-themed prizes.

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Jetpack Compose enters beta, making Android UI development easier

Kyle Bradshaw Feb 24 2021 - 9:00 am PT

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Jetpack Compose, Google and Jetbrain’s up-and-coming Kotlin-based UI toolkit for Android, is entering beta testing stage, meaning it’s now suitable for production-ready apps.

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Jetpack Compose reaches Alpha ahead of full release next year

Kyle Bradshaw Aug 26 2020 - 10:00 am PT

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Last year at Google I/O, JetBrains and the Android team took the wraps off of Jetpack Compose, a modern way to craft the UI for Android apps, using Kotlin. Today, Jetpack Compose is launching its Alpha release, letting Android developers get a taste ahead of the full 1.0 release.

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Everything new for developers at Google I/O: Android Studio, Flutter, AI, and more

Google is gradually rewriting Android’s Settings app with Jetpack Compose

Jetpack Compose gains Material You, Android TV apps, and more

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Everything new for developers at Google I/O: Android Studio, Jetpack Compose, and more

Google rewrote the Play Store’s UI with Jetpack Compose for up to 50% less code, faster rendering

Google launches Jetpack Compose 1.0, making Android UI design easier w/ Kotlin

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Android Studio Arctic Fox is now available w/ Wear OS pairing and Jetpack Compose

Jetpack Compose 1.0 launching in July; ‘Material You’ support coming soon

[Update: Winners] Android devs can win prizes in Google’s Jetpack Compose challenge

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Jetpack Compose enters beta, making Android UI development easier

Jetpack Compose reaches Alpha ahead of full release next year