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Android Engineers

All about helping you to become a good Android Engineer.

By Akshay Nandwana

I Built and Published an Android App in One Day Using Gemini, Stitch, AI Studio, and Android Studio. Here's My Honest Experience.

The gap between an idea and a published Android app has never been smaller.

Recent posts

Android + AI in 2026: The Shift Every Developer Should Understand

Android is no longer just an operating system.

May 29•Akshay Nandwana

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Everything Android Developers Should Watch from Google I/O 2026

Google I/O 2026 was packed with announcements for Android engineers — from adaptive UI APIs and AI-powered tooling to Android XR, billing updates…

May 26•Akshay Nandwana

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What’s New in Android Development Tools — Android Enters the Agentic Era 🚀

Google I/O 2026 revealed a major transformation in Android development: AI agents are no longer optional assistants — they are becoming core…

May 21•Akshay Nandwana

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Announcing ADK for Kotlin & ADK for Android 0.1.0 — Building AI Agents on Android and Beyond 🚀

Google introduces Agent Development Kit (ADK) for Kotlin and Android, bringing powerful agentic AI workflows to mobile, backend, and edge computing.

May 21•Akshay Nandwana

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Jetpack Compose

Engineering High-Performance Real-Time Communication:

A Step-by-Step Deep Dive with Agora and Jetpack Compose

Mar 16•Akshay Nandwana

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Introducing the Android 17 Eye Dropper API

Pick Colors Anywhere, Safely 🎨

Mar 8•Akshay Nandwana

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Jetpack Compose MeasurePolicy Explained

Let's Build a Custom Column

Feb 21•Akshay Nandwana

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10 Mistakes You Should Avoid in Jetpack Compose

Jetpack Compose has fundamentally shifted how we build UI on Android.

Dec 16, 2025•Akshay Nandwana

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Memory Leaks in Jetpack Compose: A Technical Deep Dive

Memory leaks in Jetpack Compose can be subtle and challenging to diagnose.

Nov 25, 2025•Akshay Nandwana

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