Swift.org launched nightly preview releases of the Swift SDK for Android.
Big step toward full Android support in the official Swift ecosystem.
Cross compilation and Swift package portability with an official toolchain.

Details:
www.swift.org/blog/nightly...

#Swift #AndroidDev

Icons are a key part of Material Design. In Jetpack Compose you can display them with the Icon composable from the androidx.compose.material3 package.

The Icon composable lets you easily add Material icons or custom vector assets into your UI.

Examples in the thread below:

#JetpackCompose

Xcode quietly fills your Mac with gigabytes of clutter: derived data, caches, old device support files, and archives.

Manually cleaning ~/Library/Developer/ is tedious and risky.

DevCleaner is a free macOS tool that safely removes excessive Xcode data.

apps.apple.com/us/app/devcl...

#Xcode

Google will soon require all Android developers, even outside Play Store, to verify their identity before apps can be installed on certified devices. Starts rolling out in 2026.

Full breakdown:
www.promobile.dev/news/google-...

#AndroidDev #MobileDev #Android

JetBrains has launched the new Kotlin Multiplatform Wizard.

It helps developers quickly set up Kotlin Multiplatform projects for Android, iOS, desktop and web with templates for shared UI or native UI.

Try it here: kmp.jetbrains.com

#KMP #JetBrains #Kotlin #MobileDevelopment

Google Play will require 16 KB page size support for Android 15 targets from November 1, 2025.

Do this:
• update AGP and NDK
• rebuild .so
• drop 4 KB assumptions
• verify alignment
• test on a 16 KB emulator or device

Full post:
www.promobile.dev/news/google-...

#AndroidDev #GooglePlay

Kotlin Multiplatform roadmap update is out!

Includes the following:
- Faster Kotlin/Native
- Swift Export progress
- Compose for Web and Kotlin/Wasm in Beta,
- Better IDE support
- Simpler Gradle

Full summary:
www.promobile.dev/news/kmp-roa...

#Kotlin #KMP #JetBrains

Beyond Liquid Glass, iOS 26 delivers major UIKit upgrades:

Observable support

flushUpdates animations

updateProperties hook

iPad menu bar

Split View inspectors

HDR colors

Typed NotificationCenter

SF Symbols 7

Full Breakdown:
www.promobile.dev/news/whats-n...

#iOSDev #UIKit #Swift

Burnout is not just "being tired" and it's not a badge of honor.

It’s a warning sign and a recognized syndrome that can impact your health, career, and team.

A practical guide on identifying and mitigating burnout:
www.promobile.dev/articles/bur...

#MobileDev #Burnout #DevLife #MentalHealth

Jetpack Compose 1.9 is here!

✅ dropShadow & innerShadow
✅ Visibility tracking APIs
✅ Rich text styling in BasicTextField
✅ Stable LazyLayout with prefetching
✅ Scrollable2D for full-axis scrolling
✅ Crash trace improvements

Details:
www.promobile.dev/news/jetpack...

#AndroidDev #JetpackCompose

Managing multiple Xcode versions?

It doesn't have to be hard.

Learn how to easily install and manage multiple Xcode versions with Xcodes.app .

Full tutorial:
www.promobile.dev/tutorials/xc...

#iOSDev #Xcode #AppleDev #macOS #SwiftLang #Xcodes

Modern iOS networking doesn’t need to be complicated.

Learn how to build a simple and clean network layer using URLSession with Swift async/await.

Full tutorial:
www.promobile.dev/tutorials/mo...

#iOSDev #Swift #AsyncAwait

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop is now stable!
Includes Gemini AI Agent Mode, improved Compose tools, XR emulator & templates, and more.

See all highlights in our full post:
www.promobile.dev/news/android...

#AndroidDev #AndroidStudio #MobileDev #AI

Apple at #WWDC25 introduced Foundation Models Framework - a new way to integrate Apple’s generative AI into apps, using on-device private models.
It supports text, image & multimodal AI, all with a privacy‑first approach.

More details:
www.promobile.dev/news/wwdc-25...

#iOSDev #AI #MobileDev

Google has officially endorsed Kotlin Multiplatform as a go-to solution for sharing code across Android & iOS!

Jetpack libs are going multiplatform, Android Studio tooling is improving, and KMP is going mainstream!

More details:
www.promobile.dev/news/kotlin-...

#AnroidDev #KMP #Kotlin #iOS

Meta joins the Kotlin Foundation!

Meta is now the first Gold member - a major boost for Kotlin’s ecosystem and future.
They already use Kotlin in Messenger, Instagram, Facebook & more. Now they’re giving back.

More details:
www.promobile.dev/news/meta-jo...

#Kotlin #AndroidDev #Meta #JetBrains

Swift comes to Android!

Swift.org launches an Android Workgroup to bring first-class Android support:

• Official toolchain support
• Java interop
• Swift CI
• Core packages adapted

More details:
www.promobile.dev/news/swift-a...

#SwiftLang #AndroidDev

Advanced Jetpack Compose Previews!

Here is a fun tutorial with Star Wars movie examples to see various preview types in action.

www.promobile.dev/tutorials/ad...