# #Mobile App Development

- [![View Robbie McLachlan's profile](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/Robbie_280bd4586c_Z1oApYQ.webp)](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/robbie-mclachlan) 16 Oct 2025 16 Oct 2025 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/Android_Devs_Google_Devs_Blog_Header_1200x600_f386d6e667_VwC3r.webp) [Community](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/community)

  ## [#WeArePlay: Meet the founder making breast cancer awareness simple and accessible](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/we-are-play-meet-the-founder-making-breast-cancer-awareness-simple-and-accessible)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/we-are-play-meet-the-founder-making-breast-cancer-awareness-simple-and-accessible) The latest in our ongoing series #WeArePlay
  [Robbie McLachlan](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/robbie-mclachlan) • 3 min read
  - [#Mobile App Development](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/mobile-app-development)
- [![View Jolanda Verhoef's profile](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/jolanda_b0e2beee3e_1gwMmp.webp)](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/jolanda-verhoef) 23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/camera_X_Jetpack_09bc5a0414_1xSUVV.webp) [How-tos](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/how-tos)

  ## [Create a spotlight effect with CameraX and Jetpack Compose](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/create-a-spotlight-effect-with-camera-x-and-jetpack-compose)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/create-a-spotlight-effect-with-camera-x-and-jetpack-compose) In this post, we'll dive into something a bit more visually engaging --- implementing a spotlight effect on top of our camera preview, using face detection as the basis for the effect.
  [Jolanda Verhoef](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/jolanda-verhoef) • 8 min read
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
  - [#Compose](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/compose)
  - [#Mobile App Development](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/mobile-app-development)
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