Marc Prud'hommeaux

@marcprux
204 Followers
215 Following
57 Posts
Creator of https://skip.dev (@skiptools)
Initiator of https://keepandroidopen.org
Founder of the App Fair Project (@appfair)
Board member of the F-Droid Project (@fdroidorg)
GitHubhttps://github.com/marcprux
GitLabhttps://gitlab.com/marcprux
Marc Prud'hommeaux22h ago
Swift Language1d ago
Swift 6.3 has landed! 🚀
This release brings community-driven Android support into the official toolchain, along with major improvements to C interoperability, the build system, and embedded Swift. Read more: https://www.swift.org/blog/swift-6.3-released/ #AndroidDev #iOSDev
Marc Prud'hommeauxMar 6
Hans-Christoph SteinerMar 5

"Expanding the number of developers in Google’s database will only make it a more frequent target of legal demands."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/with-developer-verification-googles-apple-envy-threatens-to-dismantle-androids-open-legacy/

#Google #Android #AndroidDeveloperVerification #GooglePlay #privacy #legal #developer

With developer verification, Google's Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android's open legacy

Questions remain as Google prepares to lock down Android app distribution in the name of security.

Ars Technica
Marc Prud'hommeauxMar 5
Thank you @eff for supporting Keep Android Open @keepandroidopen #keepandroidopen
Marc Prud'hommeauxMar 3
Matthias KirschnerMar 3

As former @fdroidorg board member I am especially happy to see that #Fdroid got a grant by #NGI Zero to build a reusable stack for reproducible builds of #FreeSoftware #OpenSource apps.

In total 44 new projects were selected, see the full list by @nlnet here:

https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260302-announce-commons-fund.html

NLnet; 44 Digital Commons Projects Selected for NGI Zero Grants

Marc Prud'hommeauxFeb 11
Hans-Christoph SteinerFeb 11

The #EpicVsGoogle settlement has shifted to apply globally while watering down the terms. This is worse for #US users without providing much in exchange. Why would #Google accept global scope? Because it is clear that #DigitalMarketsAct and laws like force them to open up anyway, so Google doesn't lose by agreeing to global applicability. In exchange, Google gains weakened terms in the US, which is not pursuing something like the DMA

#EpicGames #DMA #EpicVGoogle #Android #GooglePlay #AntiTrust

Marc Prud'hommeauxFeb 9
SkipFeb 9

Another upcoming conference session about Swift on Android!

https://arcticonference.com/speakers/26/joannisorlandos

ARCtic Conference - Apple Developer's Conference in Oulu, Finland on 11th to 13th of March 2025

The World's Northernmost iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, iPadOS and tvOS Developers' Conference

Marc Prud'hommeauxFeb 6
The App Fair ProjectFeb 6
My FOSDEM talk from last weekend titled "Fear and Loathing in the App Stores" was just posted. Watch the video and read the extended transcript at https://appfair.org/blog/fear-and-loathing-in-the-app-stores/
Marc Prud'hommeauxFeb 5
SkipFeb 5

Skip’s @marcprux gave an excellent talk at #fosdem on the history and state of Swift on Android (without all the extras that Skip provides):

https://youtu.be/mZNIAuQ7s7k?si=gTnahvOHZp3_he1a

Introducing the Swift SDK for Android

YouTube
Marc Prud'hommeauxJan 27
SkipJan 27

Today’s featured user contribution: not every PR has to be flashy!

We love fixes like this to missed corner cases. In this case, #SwiftUI for #AndroidDev wasn’t correctly displaying ‘.alert (…)’ with an empty title

https://github.com/skiptools/skip-ui/pull/306

Marc Prud'hommeauxJan 21
SkipJan 21

Incredible news: Skip is now free and open-source for everyone!

Create fully native x-platform apps in Swift and #SwiftUI, with deep Android and #JetpackCompose integration, powered by the Swift Android SDK

Read more and learn how to contribute:
https://skip.dev/blog/skip-is-free/