Nick Butcher 

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Modular indirection is the best direction

Introducing indirection into your modular structure can improve the incremental build times of your android application.

If you like living on the edge, Compose now ships not only a stable BOM, but also a new 2024.09.00-beta and 2024.09.00-alpha BOM: https://maven.google.com/web/index.html#androidx.compose:compose-bom:2024.09.00-alpha
Google's Maven Repository

@lehtimaeki good luck and enjoy!
@zachklipp thank you for everything you've done for Compose. Best of luck in your next adventure.
@lehtimaeki my road bike is very neglected since I got my gravel, I honestly think a gravel with 2 sets of wheels is a great setup.
@lehtimaeki what about a set of road wheels for your gravel bike?

I'm excited that accessibility checks for Compose landed with Android Studio Iguana and UI Check Mode. Check my latest blog post for some more thoughts and examples ⬇️

https://eevis.codes/blog/2024-03-16/accessibility-checks-with-jetpack-compose-previews/

#Android #A11y #AndroidDev

Accessibility Checks with Jetpack Compose Previews | Eevis Panula, Software Developer

Android Studio Iguana brought us UI Checks, and in this blog post, I'll discuss them specifically from accessibility point of view.

Accessibility Checks with Jetpack Compose Previews | Eevis Panula, Software Developer
AndroidX moving to minSdkVersion 19

AndroidX libraries are moving to a default minimum supported Android API level 19 starting with releases this month.

Android Developers Blog

Looking forward to sharing the latest #AndroidDev updates in #TheAndroidShow next week.

Send us your burning questions using #AskAndroid and we'll answer them in the 🔥 fireside chat 🔥

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0rzhMHj25k

#TheAndroidShow - Tune in on October 19!

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🚨 We've recently released a bunch of new documentation on common Material composable components ✨

Now its easier to see what kind of composables are built-in to Material, and small code snippets of how to use them 👩🏻‍🍳💋

What would you like to see next?

https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/components

Material Components  |  Jetpack Compose  |  Android Developers

Material components allow you to build detailed interfaces in line with Material Design principles.

Android Developers