Android 14 Brings Partial Support for OpenJDK 17, Improved Privacy and Security, and More

Google has announced the first Android 14 beta, which provides support for over 300 OpenJDK 17 classes. Additionally, it implements a number of features aimed to keep malicious apps at bay and extends support for foldable form factors, battery usage optimization, and more.

Apple Brings Comparative Group Analytics to App Store Connect

Peer group benchmarks is a new App Store Connect feature aimed to help developers track the performance of their apps relative to other similar apps.

The Swift Package Index is now Backed by Apple

The Swift Package Index was created about three years ago by Dave Verwer and Sven A. Schmidt with the aim to make it easier for Swift developers to search and discover Swift packages. The project is now officially sponsored by Apple making it thus the official place to go for anything related to Swift packages

Swift 5.8 Adds Function Back-Deployment and Upcoming Feature Support

The latest release of Swift introduces support for piecemeal adoption of upcoming features, which allows developers to start using new features that will become stable in Swift 6. Additionally, it opens the way for making new features retroactively available in earlier OSes.

Android Studio Flamingo Brings Live Edit for Composable, Improved Build Toolchain, and More

The latest stable release of Android Studio, dubbed Flamingo, brings Live Edit for Composable UIs, new app inspection features, updated IntelliJ, and more.