Android Makers by Droidcon: What a Long Strange Trip it's Been

The Android community is a fast evolving society of excellent people who passionately involve themselves in their ecosystem. This means the progress of developments can be fast, blazingly fast!

Inspired by other content creators and newsletters that keep us informed about the most recent events, I decided to document news, events, and releases every week for a year. Starting from the end of Droidcon Berlin, the world’s best Android developer conference.

Accompany me in this journey to look over all the events of this last year, from the end of Droidcon Berlin 2022 up until right now!

Transcript

1. This Year in Android
   What a Long, Strange Trip it’s Been
   Android Makers by Droidcon - Apr 22’ 󰏃
   Ash Davies
   Android / Kotlin GDE - Berlin
   ashdavies@androiddev.social
   

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2. nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-reveals-cosmic-cliffs-glittering-landscape-of-star-birth
   

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4. Topics
   2022
   ● Jetpack Compose
   ● Kotlin Multiplatform
   ● Performance & Monitoring
   ● Kotlin Coroutines
   ● Form Factors
   ● Self Advocacy / Soft Skills
   ● Testing ♥
   ● Plugin Development
   ● Jetpack Glance
   ● Modern Android Development
   

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5. 2022
   July 🎉 🎆
   

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6. Kotti Py
   
   
   First Birthday
   

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7. 1.1.1st
   Compose
   Compose UI
   

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8. Releases
   July
   Android 13 Beta
   Android Studio
   Compose UI 1.2
   Coroutines 1.6.4
   Kotlin 1.7.10
   Privacy Sandbox
   Activity 1.5.1
   Compose Animation 1.2.0
   Compose Foundation 1.2.0
   Compose UI 1.2.0
   Compose Material 1.2.0
   Compose Runtime 1.2.0
   Core-Splashscreen 1.0.0
   Fragment 1.5.1
   Games-Activity 1.2.1
   Games-Text-Input 1.1.1
   Lifecycle 2.5.1
   Mediarouter 1.3.1
   Profile Installer 1.2.0
   Wear Compose 1.0.0
   Now in
   Android
   #64
   

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9. Android 13
   Beta
   

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10. Kotlin
    1.7.0
    K2 Compiler (alpha)
    Definitely non-nullable types
    Builder inference
    Underscore operator
    Opt-In stability
    

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11. Space Karen withdraws $44bn bid
    The Twitter Saga
    Episode Four: July 2022
    

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12. NATO 󰎿󰐴
    July 8th 2022
    Finland and Sweden
    

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15. 2022
    August 🍺 😵
    Compose 1.2nd
    

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16. Chicago Roboto
    August 2nd
    

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17. Releases
    August
    Android 13 👍
    Android Studio
    Camera X 1.2 Beta
    Galaxy Z Fold4
    Serialization 1.4.0
    Zipline 0.9.1
    AppCompat Version 1.5.0
    Compose Foundation Version 1.2.1
    Compose Compiler Version 1.3.0
    Compose Material Version 1.2.1
    Compose Runtime Version 1.2.1
    Compose UI Version 1.2.1
    Emoji2 Version 1.2.0
    Fragment Version 1.5.2
    Wear Compose 1.0.1
    Webkit Version 1.5.0
    Now in
    Android
    #65 #66
    

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18. August
    Kotlin on Android
    Celebrating five years
    

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20. Twitter’s former security chief says company lied
    about bots and safety
    The Twitter Saga
    Episode Five: August 2022
    Source:
    theverge.com/2022/8/23/23317857/twitter-whistleblower-zatko-security-spam-safety
    

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21. 2022
    September 🍻
    Compose 1.2.1st
    

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22. droidcon New York
    September 1st
    

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23. Releases
    September
    Android Gradle Plugin
    Android Studio 🐬
    Kotlin 1.7.20 🎉
    Privacy Sandbox
    Activity 1.6.0
    Annotation 1.5.0
    AppCompat 1.5.1
    Compose Compiler 1.3.1
    Core Core-Ktx 1.9.0
    Fragment 1.5.3
    Navigation 2.5.2
    Wear Compose 1.0.2
    Now in
    Android
    #67 #68
    #69
    

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25. Kotlin
    1.7.20
    K2 Compiler Plugins all-open, no-arg, sam-with-receiver, lombok…
    Open-Ended Ranges 5 in 0..<10
    Generic Inline Classes value class UserId(val value: T)
    Native Memory Manager kotlinx.coroutines
    JVM Toolchain kotlin { jvmToolchain(17) }
    Documentation
    

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28. Google Stadia 🪦
    19 Nov 2019 - 18 Jan 2022
    

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29. Elizabeth II
    21 Apr 1926 - 8 Sep 2022
    Queen of the United Kingdom
    and other Commonwealth realms
    

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30. Kathleen Booth
    9 Jul 1922 - 29 Sep 2022
    Inventor of the first assembly language
    

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31. theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2022/oct/06/ben-jennings-on-liz-truss-and-market-forces-cartoon
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/26/the-guardian-view-on-italys-election-a-victory-for-illiberalism
    

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32. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/cyber-resilience-act
    

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33. 2022
    October
    Compose 1.2.1st
    

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34. droidcon Italy
    Singapore
    Egypt
    London
    

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35. Kotlin
    Multiplatform
    Mobile
    Beta
    

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36. Releases
    October
    Android Studio
    Compose Multiplatform 1.2
    JetBrains Fleet Preview
    Jetpack Multiplatform
    Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile Beta
    Material Design Components
    Serialization 1.4.1
    Activity 1.6.1
    Compose 1.3.0
    Compose Compiler 1.3.2
    Exifinterface 1.3.5
    Fragment 1.5.4
    Navigation 2.5.3
    ShareTarget 1.2.0
    Now in
    Android
    #70
    

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37. Compose Multiplatform
    1.2
    Proguard Support
    Improved Keyboard Navigation
    Desktop onClick / onDrag Modifier
    RTL Support
    Conveyor compatibility
    

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41. October ‘22
    Anarchy in the UK
    “Fighter not a quitter”
    

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42. ?
    

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43. That sinking feeling…
    The Twitter Saga
    Episode Six: October 2022
    theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/26/elon-musk-twitter-visit-sink
    

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44. 2022
    November
    

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45. Releases
    November
    Android Studio
    Compose UI 1.3.1
    Kotlin 1.8.0 Beta
    Test Annotation 1.0.1
    Test Runner 1.5.0
    Test Rules 1.5.0
    Test Monitor 1.6.0
    Test Espresso 3.5.0
    Test Core 1.5.0
    Test Ext JUnit 1.1.4
    Test Ext Truth 1.5.0
    Test Services 1.4.2
    Test Orchestrator 1.4.2
    Now in
    Android
    #71 #72
    #73
    Benchmark 1.1.1
    Car App 1.2.0
    Compose Animation 1.3.1
    Compose Foundation 1.3.1
    Compose Material 1.3.1
    Compose Material 3 1.0.1
    Compose Runtime 1.3.1
    Compose UI 1.3.1
    

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46. November
    Developer
    Satisfaction
    

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47. @mabouza
    @mabouza
    @mabouza
    @preusslerberlin
    @crafty
    

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48. Podcasts
    

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49. Health Connect (Beta)
    

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50. 2022
    December 🎄
    

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51. Releases
    December
    Android 13 for TV
    Android Studio
    ATOM Episode 3
    Kotlin 1.8.0
    Talking Kotlin
    Camera 1.2.0
    Compose Animation 1.3.2
    Compose Runtime 1.3.2
    Compose UI 1.3.2
    Fragment 1.5.5
    Games-Activity 1.2.2
    ProfileInstaller 1.2.1
    Wear Compose 1.1.0
    Now in
    Android
    #74
    

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53. android 13
    

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55. The Twitter Saga
    Episode Seven: December 2022
    theverge.com/2022/12/18/23515221/twitter-bans-links-instagram-mastodon-competitors
    

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56. getalife.com
    Small D**k Energy
    theverge.com/2022/12/18/23515221/twitter-bans-links-instagram-mastodon-competitors
    

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57. 2023
    January 🎉
    

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58. Releases
    January
    Android Gradle Plugin
    Android Studio
    AppCompat 1.6.0
    Camera 1.2.1
    Compose Animation 1.3.3
    Compose Compiler 1.4.0
    Compose Runtime 1.3.3
    Compose UI 1.3.3
    ProfileInstaller 1.2.2
    Room 2.5.0
    Sqlite 2.3.0
    Test Espresso 3.5.1
    Test Ext JUnit 1.1.5
    Test Monitor 1.6.1
    Test Runner 1.5.2
    Wear Compose 1.1.1
    Webkit 1.6.0
    Now in
    Android
    #74 #75
    

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62. 2023
    February
    

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63. Releases
    February
    Android 14 Developer Preview
    Android Studio
    API Desugaring
    ATOM Episode 4
    Annotation Annotation-Jvm Version 1.6.0
    Arch Core Version 2.2.0
    Compose Compiler Version 1.4.3
    Room Version 2.5.0
    AppCompat Version 1.6.1
    Browser Version 1.5.0
    Compose Compiler Version 1.4.1
    Compose Compiler Version 1.4.2
    Exifinterface Version 1.3.6
    Wear Compose Version 1.1.2
    WorkManager Version 2.8.0
    Now in
    Android
    #76 #77
    

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64. Kotlin/Native Targets
    February
    Tier 1
    linuxX64
    macosX64
    macosArm64
    iosSimulatorArm64
    iosX64
    Tier 2
    linuxArm64
    watchos*
    tvos*
    iosArm64
    Tier 3
    androidNative*
    ming2X64
    watchosDeviceArm64
    

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65. Desugaring
    Android 13 and java.nio
    

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66. 2023
    March
    

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67. Releases
    March
    Android 14 Developer Preview
    Android Studio
    ATOM Episode 5
    GitHub Copilot X
    Now in
    Android
    #78 #79
    Fragment 1.5.6
    Games 2.0.0
    Lifecycle 2.6.1
    Media3 1.0.0
    ProfileInstaller 1.3.0
    RecyclerView 1.3.0
    Room 2.5.1
    SavedState 1.2.1
    Sqlite 2.3.1
    Webkit 1.6.1
    WorkManager 2.8.1
    Activity 1.7.0
    Camera 1.2.2
    Compose Animation 1.4.0
    Compose Compiler 1.4.4
    Compose Foundation 1.4.0
    Compose Material 1.4.0
    Compose Runtime 1.4.0
    Compose UI 1.4.0
    DrawerLayout 1.2.0
    Emoji2 1.3.0
    

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68. GitHub Copilot X
    

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69. 2023
    April
    

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70. Releases
    April
    Android 14 Beta
    Android Gradle Plugin
    Android Studio
    Activity 1.7.1
    Compose Animation 1.4.2
    Compose Compiler 1.4.6
    Compose Foundation 1.4.2
    Compose Material 1.4.2
    Compose Runtime 1.4.2
    Compose UI 1.4.2
    Core Core-Ktx 1.10.0
    Core-Splashscreen 1.0.1
    Fragment 1.5.7
    Games-Activity 2.0.1
    Media3 1.0.1
    Now in
    Android
    #80 #81
    

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73. Charts
    

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74. Conferences (Physical)
    2022
    July
    August
    Chicago Roboto 󰑔
    01 August 2022
    Chicago, IL, USA
    September
    Droidcon New York 󰑔
    14 September 2022
    New York City, NY, USA
    October 🤯
    DroidKaigi Tokyo 󰏦
    Droidcon Turin 󰏢
    Droidcon Singapore 󰐵
    Droidcon Egypt 󰎺
    Android Dev Summit 󰑔
    Droidcon London 󰏅
    November
    Android Dev Summit 󰏅
    Droidcon Kenya 󰏧
    Advanced Kotlin Dev Day 󰐗
    GDG DevFest 󰑠
    androidstudygroup.github.io/conferences/past
    December
    🎄
    Droidcon Berlin 󰎲
    05 July 2022
    Berlin, Germany
    

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75. Conferences (Physical)
    2023
    January
    February
    FOSDEM 󰎐
    04 February 2023
    Brussels, Belgium
    March
    Apprise Conf 󰐘
    23 March 2023
    Oslo, Norway
    April
    GDG DevFest Pisa 󰏢
    KotlinConf Amsterdam 󰐗
    Android Makers Paris 󰏃
    You are here 📍
    May
    plDroid Warsaw 󰐤
    30 May 2023
    Warsaw, Poland
    androidstudygroup.github.io/conferences/past
    June
    Droidcon San Fransisco 󰑔
    08 June 2023
    San Fransisco, CA, USA
    

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76. Conferences (Physical)
    Upcoming
    May
    plDroid Warsaw 󰐤
    30 May 2023
    Warsaw, Poland
    June
    Droidcon San Fransisco 󰑔
    08 June 2023
    San Fransisco, CA, USA
    July
    Droidcon Berlin 󰎲 🎉
    05 July 2023
    Berlin, Germany
    August
    September
    Droidcon Lisbon 󰐨 🎉
    29 September 2023
    Lisbon, Portugal
    androidstudygroup.github.io/conferences
    October
    Droidcon Turin 󰏢 🎉
    Droidcon London 󰏅 🎉
    

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77. 2022 / 2023
    July ‘22
    Android Worldwide - 26 Jul ‘22
    Women Who Code - 27 Jul ‘22
    October ‘22
    Android Dev Summit - 24 Oct ‘22
    Android Worldwide - 25 Oct ‘22
    November ‘22
    Android Dev Summit - 09 Nov ‘22
    Mobile DevOps Summit - 10 Nov ‘22
    January ‘23
    Android Worldwide - 31 Jan ‘23
    April ‘23
    Android Worldwide - 25 Apr ‘23
    androidstudygroup.github.io/conferences/online
    Conferences (Online)
    

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78. blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2023/04/kotlinconf-2023-opening-keynote/
    

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79. blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2023/04/kotlinconf-2023-opening-keynote/
    Kotlin Compose UI
    

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80. topic:multiplatform
    205
    ~82.6k
    github.com/search
    language:kotlin &&
    

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81. 60
    episodes
    Podcasts
    

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82. ⬆ 4,000
    questions
    per month
    

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83. > 100
    Releases
    

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84. SlackHQ
    Circuit
    

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85. Coffee Consumption ☕
    9.1M t Mg
    1.46M t Mg
    500K t Mg
    68.7K Kg *
    0
    Worldwide
    United States
    Germany
    Developers
    Me
    * 5.9M (Android Developers) / 7.8B (World Population) x 9.1M t Mg (Worldwide Coffee Consumption)
    󰎿
    Source: Wolfram Alpha
    

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86. Tea Consumption 🫖
    6.2M t Mg
    1.6M t Mg
    108K t Mg
    9.75 Kg
    Worldwide
    China
    UK
    Me
    Source: Wolfram Alpha
    

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87. What a Terrible Failure…
    2022 - 2023
    

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89. Don’t Panic 👍
    

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90. Something missing?
    Get in touch!
    

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91. Thanks!
    Ash Davies - Cat Person
    Android / Kotlin GDE - Berlin
    ashdavies@androiddev.social
    

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