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GitHub - NicosNicolaou16/Ink_Api_Compose: This open-source project showcases the Google Ink API with drawing, color selection, erasing, stroke-to-bitmap conversion, and Room database support for savin...

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 12h

🚀 Ink API Compose v1.4.3 is out — and the #Google Ink API has officially hit Beta 1! 🎉

This update brings: ✅ #Google Ink API 1.0.0-beta01

My open-source is now fully supports the new inking stack 🖊️🔥

🔗 github.com/NicosNicolao...

#AndroidDev #JetpackCompose #Kotlin #InkAPI

This open-source project showcases the Google Ink API with drawing, color selection, erasing, stroke-to-bitmap conversion, and Room database support for saving and loading strokes. - NicosNicolaou1...

Reposted by Nicos Nicolaou

Evagoras Frangou @r1n1os.bsky.social · 18h

👨‍💻 Devs—curious about your setup!

Are you working with dual monitors or a single display these days?

I’ve been using two 21.5″ screens for a while, but I’m thinking of switching to a single 32″ monitor for a cleaner workspace.

What's your opinion?
#kotlin #devsetup #AndroidDev #mobileDev #android

GitHub - skydoves/compose-stability-analyzer: 🦄 Real-time analysis of Jetpack Compose composable functions' stability directly within Android Studio or IntelliJ.

Reposted by Nicos Nicolaou

skydoves @skydoves.bsky.social · 1d

I'm happy to share that I published a new open-source library, Compose Stability Analyzer!

This is a plugin that provides real-time stability analysis for Jetpack Compose functions in Android Studio or IntelliJ IDEA.

github.com/skydoves/com...

🦄 Real-time analysis of Jetpack Compose composable functions' stability directly within Android Studio or IntelliJ. - skydoves/compose-stability-analyzer

Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 now available

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Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 3d

🚀 Android Studio Otter 2025.2.1 is now live!
✨ Cloud Backup & Sync
⚡ Stability + performance boosts

Level up your Android dev flow. 🧑‍💻🔧
🔗 androidstudio.googleblog.com/2025/10/andr...

#AndroidStudio #AndroidDev #JetpackCompose #Android #Kotlin

Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 is now available in the Stable channel. If you already have an Android Studio build on the Stable channe...

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Kotlin Multiplatform | Android Developers

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 4d

📢 Heads up, engineers and mobile devs!
Kotlin Multiplatform just got an updated home on the Google Developer site — fresh guides, clearer resources, and better examples. 🔧

Check it out: developer.android.com/kotlin/multi...

#AndroidDev #Kotlin #Multiplatform #Android

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Tune in (here!) on October 30 - and click to get notified - for The Android Show!

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 4d

🚀 Excited for today’s live episode of #TheAndroidShow — streaming now from droidcon London! 👉 www.youtube.com/live/0vMDXa2...

#AnroidDev #Android #Kotlin

Android Studio Otter 2 Feature Drop | 2025.2.2 Canary 3 now available

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Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 4d

🚀 Android Studio Otter 2 Canary 3 is here!

Fixes include: • AGP Kotlin sources
• Compose Preview + KMP
• MPP preview NPE
• XML warnings
• Vector icon preview ✅

Details 👉 androidstudio.googleblog.com/2025/10/andr...

#AndroidDev #AndroidStudio #Android #Kotlin

Android Studio Otter 2 Feature Drop | 2025.2.2 Canary 3 is now available in the Canary channel. If you already have an Android Studio bui...

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Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 5d

🚀 Compose Multiplatform v1.9.2 is here!

✅ Fixes:
• Prevented symbol duplicates in savedstate-compose
• Web: removed

Release 1.9.2 · JetBrains/compose-multiplatform

Changes since 1.9.1 Fixes Multiple Platforms Prevent possible symbol duplicates in savedstate-compose due to redirects to Google's runtime-saveable that supports all KMP platforms #2503 Web Remo...

Release 2.2.21-2.0.4 · google/ksp

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 6d

🚀 KSP v2.2.21-2.0.4 is here!

🔹 Updated to Kotlin 2.2.21.

👉 Full changelog & details:
github.com/google/ksp/r...

#Kotlin #KSP #AndroidDev #Android #OpenSource

What's Changed Kotlin version: 2.2.21 by @mkmuir0 in #2671 Full Changelog: 2.2.21-RC2-2.0.4...2.2.21-2.0.4

Android Studio Otter 2 Feature Drop | 2025.2.2 Canary 2 now available

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Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 6d

🚀 Android Studio Otter 2 (2025.2.2 Canary 2) is here!

Fixes include:
🧩 Pure Java → no more Kotlin stdlib dep
⚙️ Deprecated KMP props removed
🔧 Added missing AGP deps
🧰 Native debugger fixed in ASwB

Details 👉 androidstudio.googleblog.com/2025/10/andr...

#AndroidDev #AndroidStudio #Kotlin

Android Studio Otter 2 Feature Drop | 2025.2.2 Canary 2 is now available in the Canary channel. If you already have an Android Studio bui...

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GitHub - NicosNicolaou16/ImagePickerAndroid: 🏞 Image and Video Picker library for Android that supports Base64 for images and is compatible with both Layouts and Jetpack Compose.

Reposted by Nicos Nicolaou

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 ImagePickerAndroid v2.5.0 is out!

✅ Added image picker availability check
⚙️ Migration for Compose configuration
🧰 Kotlin 2.2.21 & Compose BOM 2025.10.01
📘 Improved docs

Check it out 👇
🔗 github.com/NicosNicolao...

#AndroidDev #Android #JetpackCompose #Kotlin #OpenSource

🏞 Image and Video Picker library for Android that supports Base64 for images and is compatible with both Layouts and Jetpack Compose. - NicosNicolaou16/ImagePickerAndroid

GitHub - NicosNicolaou16/percentages_with_animation: This package provide you percentages custom widgets with animations such as linear, circular, circle and gradient circle percentages.

Reposted by Nicos Nicolaou

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 New release! percentages_with_animation v1.1.4 is live 🎉

✅ Updated for Flutter 3.35.7
🧹 Cleaned up code & removed warnings
🛠️ Upgraded Android deps (Kotlin, NDK, CMake)

Check it out 👇
🔗
github.com/NicosNicolao...
pub.dev/packages/per...

#FlutterDev #Flutter #Dart

This package provide you percentages custom widgets with animations such as linear, circular, circle and gradient circle percentages. - GitHub - NicosNicolaou16/percentages_with_animation: This pa...

GitHub - NicosNicolaou16/dynamic_single_text_field: This package is a dynamic single text field (it is like PIN/OTP code view but has not PIN/OTP functionalities) with top/bottom text label, and diffe...

Reposted by Nicos Nicolaou

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 dynamic_single_text_field v1.0.3 is live!
✅ Updated for Flutter 3.35.7
✅ Removed warning code & cleaned up project
✅ Improved docs
Check it out 👇
🔗 github.com/NicosNicolao...

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#FlutterDev #Flutter #Dart #OpenSource

This package is a dynamic single text field (it is like PIN/OTP code view but has not PIN/OTP functionalities) with top/bottom text label, and different customizations. - NicosNicolaou16/dynamic_si...

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Mark Murphy @commonsware.com · 6d

I just released jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #287! Compose patch and beta! Wear Compose patch and alpha! Compose Multiplatform alpha! Overlays! Surfaces! @tkuenneth.dev on Ink! And... which finger gets used in a one-finger gesture?!? jetc.dev/issues/287 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

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Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 6d

🚀 Kotlin 2.3.0-Beta2 is here!

Highlights: new Analysis API features, K2 + FIR stability fixes, JVM bytecode v25, improved WASM + Gradle support, and deprecated org.jetbrains.kotlin.android.

🔗 github.com/JetBrains/ko...

#Kotlin #AndroidDev #Android #K2 #JetBrains #Wasm #Multiplatform

GitHub - NicosNicolaou16/dynamic_single_text_field: This package is a dynamic single text field (it is like PIN/OTP code view but has not PIN/OTP functionalities) with top/bottom text label, and diffe...

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 dynamic_single_text_field v1.0.3 is live!
✅ Updated for Flutter 3.35.7
✅ Removed warning code & cleaned up project
✅ Improved docs
Check it out 👇
🔗 github.com/NicosNicolao...

pub.dev/packages/dyn...

#FlutterDev #Flutter #Dart #OpenSource

This package is a dynamic single text field (it is like PIN/OTP code view but has not PIN/OTP functionalities) with top/bottom text label, and different customizations. - NicosNicolaou16/dynamic_si...

GitHub - NicosNicolaou16/percentages_with_animation: This package provide you percentages custom widgets with animations such as linear, circular, circle and gradient circle percentages.

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 New release! percentages_with_animation v1.1.4 is live 🎉

✅ Updated for Flutter 3.35.7
🧹 Cleaned up code & removed warnings
🛠️ Upgraded Android deps (Kotlin, NDK, CMake)

Check it out 👇
🔗
github.com/NicosNicolao...
pub.dev/packages/per...

#FlutterDev #Flutter #Dart

This package provide you percentages custom widgets with animations such as linear, circular, circle and gradient circle percentages. - GitHub - NicosNicolaou16/percentages_with_animation: This pa...

GitHub - NicosNicolaou16/ImagePickerAndroid: 🏞 Image and Video Picker library for Android that supports Base64 for images and is compatible with both Layouts and Jetpack Compose.

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 ImagePickerAndroid v2.5.0 is out!

✅ Added image picker availability check
⚙️ Migration for Compose configuration
🧰 Kotlin 2.2.21 & Compose BOM 2025.10.01
📘 Improved docs

Check it out 👇
🔗 github.com/NicosNicolao...

#AndroidDev #Android #JetpackCompose #Kotlin #OpenSource

🏞 Image and Video Picker library for Android that supports Base64 for images and is compatible with both Layouts and Jetpack Compose. - NicosNicolaou16/ImagePickerAndroid

Android XR #AskAndroid | Spotlight Week

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 10d

✅ It’s live now!

🚀 Android XR #AskAndroid is streaming — deep dive into XR dev, design tips & the future of immersive Android experiences.
Join the live chat & drop your questions 👇
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/VcP8Zz4...
#AndroidDev #XR #AskAndroid #Android #Kotlin

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Supporting stylus input on Android using Jetpack Ink - Thomas Künneth | droidcon Berlin 2025

Reposted by Nicos Nicolaou

Thomas Künneth @tkuenneth.dev · 12d

Excited to share that the recording of my #dcblb25 talk about #Jetpack Ink API is live on Youtube:
youtu.be/7W2swqRNkXI?...

YouTube video by droidcon & fluttercon

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Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 11d

🚀 Kotlin 2.2.21 is here!

Fixes across all fronts:
🧩 Wasm: Safari 18 JsException + exception handling fixed
🌐 JS: ES Modules + BigInt fixes
🧵 Native: Deadlock (ANR) solved
🧱 Gradle/Maven: Cache & KMP improvements

👉 github.com/JetBrains/ko...

#Kotlin #KotlinDev #Multiplatform

Release Kotlin 2.2.21 · JetBrains/kotlin

Changelog Backend. Wasm KT-81372 K/Wasm: JsException: Exception was thrown while running JavaScript code on Safari 18.2/18.3 KT-80018 K/Wasm: exceptions don't work properly in JavaScriptCore (vm i...

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 12d

🔥 Android Jetpack updates — Oct 22, 2025!

💫 Compose 1.9.4 & 1.10.0-beta01
📸 Camera 1.6.0-alpha01
⌚ Wear Compose 1.6.0-alpha04
🧠 New Android XR libraries debut at 1.0.0-alpha 🚀

Details 👉 developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...

#AndroidDev #Android #JetpackCompose #Kotlin #AndroidXR

Release 1.14.0-alpha06 · material-components/material-components-android

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 12d

🚀 Material Components for Android v1.14.0-alpha06 is here!
Highlights: Nested scroll in BottomSheet, swipeable Lists, improved Search & Slider keyboard nav, and a11y fixes across components.

🔗 github.com/material-com...

#AndroidDev #MaterialDesign #Android #Kotlin

Important The compileSdkVersion was updated to 35. Library is now built with AGP 8.11.1 and Gradle 8.13. Dependency Updates Dependency Previous version New version androidx.customview None...

Android XR | Spotlight Week

Nicos Nicolaou @nicolaounicos.bsky.social · 12d

👀 Step into the future of #XR! Android XR is redefining how we see and interact with the world — immersive, seamless, and powerful. 🚀

🎥 Watch now: youtu.be/rdhPfrj9vgU?...

🎙️ Presented by @pfue.bsky.social

#AndroidXR #SpotlightWeek #Innovation #AndroidDev #Android #Kotlin