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droidcon San Francisco recap

July 21, 2022 Jul 21, 2022 07/21/22

Joy Liu

Hello Android developers, Earlier this year the Surface Duo team attended our first in-person conference for the year at droidcon in San Francisco! It was great to meet Android developers from all over the world, demonstrate the features of Surface Duo, and chat about building apps for foldable and large screen devices. We’...

Source Editor & Diary samples for Jetpack Compose

July 14, 2022 Jul 14, 2022 07/14/22

Unmesh Padhye

Hello Jetpack Compose developers! We have two exciting new Jetpack Compose samples for Surface Duo to share with you. The first one, called Source Editor, was previously published, but we migrated it to take advantage of Jetpack Compose. The second one is a Diary application that demonstrates using Android Views components with ...

Video+Chat and Calculator samples for Jetpack Compose

June 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 06/30/22

Levi Ortega

Hello Jetpack Compose developers! Today we will be discussing the introduction of two new Jetpack Compose samples for Surface Duo. The first one is a video-streaming-chat-like app, and the second is a calculator app. We will also be going over some of the dos and don'ts when creating these types of apps, as well as dive into...

Jetpack Compose TwoPaneLayout update

June 23, 2022 Jun 23, 2022 06/23/22

Joy Liu, Kristen Halper

Hello Jetpack Compose developers! This week, we’re excited to announce some big updates to TwoPaneLayout, our Jetpack Compose component for foldables and large screens. We’ve just added a new TwoPaneLayout constructor with highly customizable navigation support, and the TwoPaneScope interface has been upgraded to provide ...

Develop with Windows Subsystem for Android

April 28, 2022 Apr 28, 2022 04/28/22

Craig Dunn

Hello Android developers! We recently had a query via social media about how Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) might be relevant for Microsoft Surface Duo developers. Today’s post explains how to install the Windows Subsystem for Android and some of the ways it can be useful for developers. WSA won’t replace other methods of ...

Join us at droidcon in 2022

April 21, 2022 Apr 21, 2022 04/21/22

Joy Liu

Hello Android developers! We’re excited to announce that conference events are offering in-person attendance this year, which means we’ll be able to meet face-to-face in addition to interacting via social media and Twitch! droidcon San Francisco The first event on our droidcon calendar is San Francisco on June 2nd and 3rd...

Write foldable tests quickly with Test Kit

March 24, 2022 Mar 24, 2022 03/24/22

Kristen Halper

Hello Android developers! This week, we’re super excited to announce that we’ve released the first version of our foldable Test Kit. The Test Kit currently includes two testing utility libraries, one for layouts built with views and another for layouts built with Jetpack Compose, and we’re looking forward to adding more ...

Jetpack Compose UI testing

March 3, 2022 Mar 3, 2022 03/3/22

Kristen Halper

Hello Jetpack Compose developers! We’re excited to announce that UI tests have been added to all our Compose samples! We learned a lot throughout the process of adding these tests, so we hope this week’s blog post makes it easier for you to start testing your own Compose layouts, especially when testing for compatibility ...

Jetpack Compose WindowState preview

January 20, 2022 Jan 20, 2022 01/20/22

Kristen Halper

Hello Jetpack Compose developers! This week, we’d like to announce the release of WindowState, a new utility library that’s part of our Compose SDK. Our goal was to provide easy access to all the window information provided by the Jetpack Window Manager library and to simplify the logic required to enhance your apps for large ...

Happy Two Year

January 6, 2022 Jan 6, 2022 01/6/22

Craig Dunn

Hello developers! Welcome to 2022 – a great year to be developing for two screens! To kick off the new year we’re going to do a quick recap of all the two screen enhanced components – across developer platforms – that can help you get started quickly with dual-screen and foldable support, while also providing great single-...

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