Jeff MerolaApr 27, 2025
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It's here: fully native Swift and #SwiftUI apps for Android!

That's right, compile your Swift/SwiftUI for both iOS and Android. Embed additional Kotlin and Compose as desired. Utilize the vast ecosystem of Android libs and Swift packages. Full post:
https://skip.tools/blog/fully-native-android-swift-apps/

Fully Native Cross-Platform Swift Apps

Skip brings SwiftUI app development to Android

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Apr 25, 2025 at 6:11pmWeb
Show threadKaneApr 26, 2025
@skiptools this looks cool but Xcode is a dumpster fire of an IDE and one of the nicest things about Android dev is Android Studio 😅
Show threadSkipApr 26, 2025
@kanec We've heard from plenty of folks who refuse to use Xcode, and plenty who refuse to use Android Studio. In our opinion they both have strengths and weaknesses
Show threadKaneApr 26, 2025
@skiptools of course no IDE is perfect but Xcode is trash
Show threadMatt ClarkeApr 26, 2025
@skiptools this is brilliant. Been pondering cross-platform for a WIP app and this may well be the solution. Is SwiftData available on Android via this method, and what does calling into a C++ library look like?
Show threadSkipApr 26, 2025

@akamatchstic SwiftData and other closed-source Apple frameworks are not available. You can use SQLite and Android-compatible Swift packages like GRDB, though

This is native Swift, so interacting with C/C++ is like doing so on iOS

Show threadJeff LewisApr 26, 2025
@skiptools GRDB is android compatible? I’ve never seen any documentation for that 👀