• [NEWS] Apple's Swift can now be used to also make Android apps

    From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Monday, October 27, 2025 11:04:01

    There might be some app developers interested in this (although they
    probably already know about it).


    Developers Can Now Make Android Apps With Apple's Swift
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    The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published
    this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift with
    official tooling and making it easier to share code across iOS and
    Android.

    The SDK enables Android apps to be built in Swift using officially
    supported tooling rather than community workarounds. In June, it
    was announced that Apple's Swift programming language would be
    officially extended to support Android app development through the
    establishment of a dedicated Android Working Group within the Swift
    open-source project.

    Android interoperability is handled by swift-java, which can
    automatically generate bindings between Java and Swift so
    developers can use Swift code alongside existing Android APIs and
    Java code. The Swift Package Index now marks packages with Android
    support and says over 25% of all packages already build on Android,
    giving developers a base of reusable code.

    The Swift SDK for Android is already available in nightly preview
    form bundled with the Swift for Windows installer or as a separate
    download for Linux and macOS users. A new Getting Started guide with
    end-to-end setup instructions and a set of example Android projects
    written in Swift to illustrate complete workflows is also available.
    Getting Started Guide: <https://www.swift.org/documentation/articles/swift-sdk-for-android-getting-started.html>


    The group is preparing a vision document to set future priorities
    and is tracking progress on a public project board.



    <https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/26/developers-can-make-android-apps-with-swift/>






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