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At #AndroidDevSummit we spoke about all the latest features in Compose and Android Platform for graphics! 💚
One of the features I'm most excited about is the new API in Platform version 37.2 - RenderNode.setBackdropRenderEffect & createChainEffect.
These APIs unlock a lot of exciting effects, like frosted glass effects, progressive blur backdrops, or even a fun kaleidoscope effect.
The limit to how you transform a backdrop is now limited to your imagination as you can pass in any shader your heart desires 🥰
The recording of our talk is now available ⬆️
youtube.com/watch?v=TirZPDPV…
Day 2 of #AndroidDevSummit! It was nice to chat to people about adaptive apps, and the various tools you can use like our new adaptive skills github.com/android/skills. Ready for the panel on Agentic coding with experts from the industry 🤖
Rebecca Franks retweeted
📣 With Android 17 QPR2 (API 37.2), we're introducing new APIs for developers to implement fun backdrop blurring & frosted glass effects in their apps.
From translucent app bars to blurred video player overlays, here's a quick breakdown of what's new 🧵
#AndroidDevSummit
Rebecca Franks retweeted
🚀 A massive batch of new commands landed in Android CLI 💻, just in time for Android Dev Summit!
Render Compose Previews to PNG & JSON (android preview) 🎨
Investigate crashes and ANRs via Crashlytics (android signals) 🐛
Record system traces & heap dumps (android profiler) ⚡
Inspect APKs, DEX & R8 (android analyze) 📦
Plus a fresh release of Android skills for many areas, including ML Kit Agent API, Jetpack Ink, Glance, and more 😌
Learn more ⬇️ 🤙 :
goo.gle/android-cli
Rebecca Franks retweeted
We've kicked off #AndroidDevSummit ! Learning how you can Bring your own Agent to Android Studio, how easy it is to use Android CLI, and of course how we've made it easy to adapt your app to any form factor
Rebecca Franks retweeted
Too busy shipping to catch #AndroidDevSummit?
Whether you want to use Claude Agent or Codex in Android Studio, render native Jetpack Compose UI from agent replies, or scale instantly to the new Googlebook, we got you covered → goo.gle/3W4tYsx
ALT 5 things to know from Android Dev Summit
ALT 1 - Bring Your Own Agent in Android Studio: Use any agent of your choice in Android Studio 2 - 8 new Android CLI commands and 30+ skills
ALT 3 - Build intelligent,agentic experiences insie your app. Now in Alpha: A2UI for Jetpack Compose & ML Kit Agent API 4 - Extend your app's reach with Googlebook. Transform mobile layouts into adaptive UI for Googlebook
ALT 5 - XREAL AURA has launched - core Jetpack XR SDK libraries and device emulator are now stable Ready to dive deeper? Read the blog for more goo.gle/ads26blog
Day 1 of #AndroidDevSummit! Nice to see so many familiar faces 🎉
Fav point from the keynote was the XR demo! 👓 Did you tune in?
Rented a car for the first time in California this past weekend and drove the winding state route 17 to see the beautiful Redwoods in Henry Cowell Park, and the Monarch Butterfly Grove 🪧🪵🦋
What an incredible treat 🥰
Rebecca Franks retweeted
Tomorrow at 10:00 Pacific Time, join my colleagues and I for the live Android Developer Summit keynote. We're sharing some great updates on agentic tools, multi-device experiences, and what's next for Android devs. Tune in here: goo.gle/4BrDAgV
I'm ready for tomorrow 👓 if you happen to be in Mountain View - we are doing a talk on the latest in Graphics in Compose and on Android 🥳 Come say hi! #AndroidDevSummit
Let's talk about the future of Android development.
Tune in to #AndroidDevSummit for the latest technical updates, new tools, and deep dives to help you build your best apps.
🔗 October 28 at 10 AM PT: goo.gle/ADS26
Rebecca Franks retweeted
Let's talk about the future of Android development.
Tune in to #AndroidDevSummit for the latest technical updates, new tools, and deep dives to help you build your best apps.
🔗 October 28 at 10 AM PT: goo.gle/ADS26
Rebecca Franks retweeted
Slashing app download size by ~30% across a 10-million line codebase is easier than ever with R8 and Profile guided optimization. 🛠️
See how @GrabSG rolled out R8 Full Mode and Baseline Profiles to dramatically shrink their app and cut ANRs by 32% → goo.gle/4ysSUHC
Nows the perfect time to try migrate those old XML screens to Compose 💪🏻
Set a goal on a legacy codebase, step away, and come back to verified, production-ready code.
@MollzMP breaks down Gemini 4 Argon ↓
We've been improving the #JetpackCompose documentation with loads of small fixes, but also new docs in general! 🔥
For ex: The Dragging composables documentation was updated to showcase Modifier.anchorredDraggable(), showcasing how to make custom navigation drawers with overscroll effects.
developer.android.com/develo…
New documentation on Styling Rich Text input!
developer.android.com/develo…
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New docs on Layer Blurring in #JetpackCompose, including samples for Progressive Blurring:
developer.android.com/develo…
