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Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop is Stable!

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/01/android-studio-ladybug-feature-drop-is-stable.html

Gemini in Android Studio

  • Code Transforms
  • Rename
  • Rethink
  • Commit Message
  • Generate Documentation

Debug

  • Animation Preview support for Wear OS Tiles
  • Wear Health Services

Optimize

  • App Links Assistant
  • Google Play SDK Insights Integration

Quality Improvements

  • 770+ bugs addressed

IntelliJ Platform Update

  • More intuitive full line code completion suggestions
  • Preview in the Search Everywhere dialog
  • Improved log management for Java and Kotlin programming languages

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Introducing klibs.io: A New Way to Discover Kotlin Multiplatform Libraries

Kotlin Multiplatform is growing rapidly, with its ecosystem expanding and the number of libraries increasing by 35% in 2024 alone. However, with more libraries available than ever, finding the right one for your use case and target platforms can still be a challenge. Whether you’re looking for a solution to handle permissions on iOS and Android or searching for a Compose Multiplatform calendar component that supports both mobile and web, the challenge isn’t just finding one library – it’s having all of the options clearly presented so you can compare and choose the best fit. Today, we’re excited to introduce klibs.io – our new service designed to make finding Kotlin Multiplatform libraries faster and easier.

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Kotlin 2.1.0 Released

[https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2024/11/kotlin-2-1-0-released/]

https://t.me/arvidroid/552

What’s new:

New language features in preview: Guard conditions in when with a subject, non-local break and continue, and multi-dollar string interpolation.

K2 compiler updates: More flexibility around compiler checks and improvements to the kapt implementation.

Kotlin Multiplatform: Stable Gradle DSL for compiler options and many other improvements.

Kotlin/Native: Improved support for iosArm64 and other updates.

Kotlin/Wasm: Multiple updates, including support for incremental compilation.

Gradle support: Improved compatibility with newer versions of Gradle and the Android Gradle plugin, along with updates to the Kotlin Gradle plugin API.

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Streamlining Android authentication: Credential Manager replaces legacy APIs

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2024/09/streamlining-android-authentication-credential-manager-replaces-legacy-apis.html

To bring Credential Manager’s benefits to more Android users and simplify developers’ integration efforts, APIs that were previously deprecated will continue their phased removals and shutdowns. These APIs include: