Google Launches Gemma 3 1B For Mobile and Web Apps

Requiring a “mere” 529MB, Gemma 3 1B is a small language model (SLM) specifically meant for distribution across mobile and Web apps, where models must download quickly and be responsive to keep user engagement high.

TikTok's Native Cross-Platform UI Framework Lynx Goes Open Source

TitTok matrix ByteDance has open-sourced Lynx, a collection of frameworks and tools enabling the creation of native, cross-platform mobile apps using Web markup, CSS, and JavaScript. Lynx aims to deliver native performance thanks to its custom JavaScript engine and pixel-perfect UI rendering.

State of React Native 2024 Survey Highlights

Conducted between December 2024 and January 2025, the State of React Native 2024 Survey collected insights from around 3,500 React Native developers to capture the current state of key tools and technologies in the React Native ecosystem and help developers make better decisions, explains Software Mansion software engineer BartÅ‚omiej Bukowski, who curated the survey.

Shopify's React Native Journey: An In-Flight Retrospective

Five years into their journey with React Native, Shopify’s mobile team has shared a wealth of insights from their experience, highlighting what worked, what didn’t, and what lies ahead.

Google Releases Last Android 16 Beta Before Official Launch

With the release of the last Android 16 beta, developers should ensure their apps or libraries are free of any compatibility issues. Google warns of changes—including JobScheduler quotas, stronger intent security, 16KB page size–that might affect apps even if they do not specifically target Android 16.