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What’s New in Jetpack Compose 1.8: Autofill, Text, Visibility & More (2025)

Jetpack Compose 1.8 rolls out handy features like Autofill integration, slick Text enhancements including auto-sizing and new overflow options, and efficient Visibility Tracking, alongside the usual performance boosts. Updating your…

Saiful Alam Rifan April 27, 2025

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Get Last Known Location with Kotlin Flow

Ever wondered how your favorite apps always know where you are? Whether it’s guiding you to the nearest taco joint or tracking your morning run, location services are the unsung…

Saiful Alam Rifan April 2, 2025

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Location Permissions in Android, KMP, and CMP: Complete Guide

Key Points Research suggests you can implement location permissions in Kotlin using Jetpack Compose for Android with Accompanist Permissions and in Compose Multiplatform with moko-permissions. It seems likely that for…

Saiful Alam Rifan April 1, 2025

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Android Jetpack DataStore: Your App’s New Data BFF

Ever had your app crash because SharedPreferences decided to throw a tantrum? Yeah, me too. It’s like that one friend who’s always late but you can’t ditch them because they’ve…

Saiful Alam Rifan March 25, 2025