🚀I published a new article on Live Update #Notifications in Android 16!
Learn how to build real-time notifications using FCM + ProgressStyle - no backend required. Perfect for tracking, workouts & more.

👉 Read here:
https://medium.com/@nicosnicolaou/implementing-live-update-notifications-in-android-16-7c962ec6c373

#AndroidDev #Android16 #FCM #Android

@raccoonforfriendicaapp version 0.4.1 has been finally released! I was waiting to fix a couple of old issues but I realized I was keeping people waiting too much since almost 2 months had passed since the previous stable version.

If you were on the latest beta, the only new feature is the possibility to see in every timeline the "source platform" each post is coming from (Friendica, Mastodon, Lemmy, Misskey/Sharkey, Pleroma/Akkoma, Kbin/Mbin, WordPress, GNU Social, Pixelfed, Peertube, GoToSocial, Diaspora, generic ActivityPub and more are coming).

If you were using 0.4.0 there are a ton of improvements, the most important of which are:

• feat: add per-user rate limits;
• feat: suggest hashtags while typing;
• feat: swipe navigation between posts;
• feat: exclude stop words from timelines;
• feat: add shortcuts to other instances ("guest mode");
• feat: open post detail as thread;
• feat: post translation;
• feat: followed hashtag indication;
• feat: show source protocol for posts;
• enhancement: support for embedded images.

This version is also available in the production track on Google Play, so you don't have to participate in the beta program any more to get it.

Let me know what you think about it, enjoy your weekend and as always #livefasteattrash

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #foss #procyonproject

New #Weblate and #FOSDEM report! Enjoy reading, share the feedback, and spread the news!

https://weblate.org/news/archive/weblate-510-and-fosdem-25/

#YourSoftwareYourLanguage #LiberateYourTranslations #FOSDEM25 #OpenSource #LibreSoftware

When I opened up Lemmy this morning I could not believe my eyes. The top story was a headline from Forbes stating:
« ‘Open Source And Ethical’ TikTok, WhatsApp And Instagram Alternatives Could Transform Social Media ».

The article mostly focused on #Pixelfed and did a fairly good job explaining how #ActivityPub works. But they spelled #Mastodon « Mastadon » over and over again with no links to it. Yikes.

B for the effort, but please editors do better!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/esatdedezade/2025/01/25/open-source-and-ethical-tiktok-whatsapp-and-instagram-alternatives-could-transform-social-media/

#AndroidAppRain at https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 19 updated and 1 added apps:

* Remind Me! – Set alarms for a specific date in the future 🛡️

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

And thanks for all your kind words and congratulations to our grant 😍

Optimize App Performance By Mastering Stability in Jetpack Compose.

This article will guide you through managing stability and understanding the internal workings of Jetpack Compose to enhance your application's performance.

https://getstream.io/blog/jetpack-compose-stability/

Join us after work today for the Munich Kotlin meetup, right in the JetBrains office. It's a rare opportunity to meet a panel with several Kotlin Developer Advocates!

https://www.meetup.com/kotlin-user-group-munich/events/305494678/