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Lead Android Engineer @HubSpot (ex: DevRel @Google, @websummit) | Android GDE | 🇦🇷🏆⭐⭐⭐ @ 🇬🇧

I live in the US and I don't blame anyone who doesn't want to come here right now. My solace is this: "Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

A 🧵 announcement: With the Jetpack Compose 1.8. beta01 release, you may notice that a significant number of APIs that were previously experimental, have been graduated to stable.

Refreshing to see more startups building AI coding tools NOT have ye mission of replacing software engineers with an “AI engineer” (looking at eg Devin, Magic .dev, and recent Meta). But build tools that make engineers more efficient! Sourcegraph a great example of the latter:

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Very excited to announce that with Android 16 we're changing how we handle app orientation and resizing. Make sure to download the release and test your apps across screen orientations and aspect ratios. #AndroidDev #Android goo.gle/4a8vRqU

The future is adaptive: Changes to orientation and resizability APIs in Android 16

Build adaptive apps that support various screen sizes and orientations, promoting consistent user experiences across different Android devices.

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The "remember me" checkbox is the pedestrian crossing button of the internet. We all know it won't work, but we push it anyway.

🚀 Did you know there's a new Compose artifact for working with CameraX? Let me tell you all about it in a new blog post series "Unlocking the Power of CameraX in Jetpack Compose". In part 1, I explain how to use the new artifact and show a camera preview in your app. goo.gle/3ZOk9Nj

Getting Started with CameraX in Jetpack Compose

Part 1 — A guide to building a basic camera preview, covering setup, permissions, ViewModel creation, and UI implementation.

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For a platform that prides itself on seeking truth, it’s ironic to see X roll out Grok, an AI image generator, as a feature free for all, when most of its user base (toxic or otherwise) already struggle—or outright refuse—to distinguish real from fake.