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Working together to build better apps
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Stories from across the Android Developer community
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The great experiences that all of you in the Android developer community build are at the heart of our work.
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To celebrate this, we created this special edition of the Android developer newsletter dedicated to sharing recent stories from just some of you. These stories highlight the ways in which our developer tools and services help power you to build amazing and impactful experiences for your users. Learn about Withings integrating with Health Connect, Clue and Mercari using Jetpack Compose, Kakaonavi increasing foldable adoption, and more.
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Best,
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Maru Ahues Bouza
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Director, Android Developer Relations
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Sneak peek of case studies
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Concepts users spend 70% more time using the app on tablets than on phones1
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Concepts is an app visual thinkers use for sketching, note-taking, or doodling, helping them get thoughts out of their head and into the world. Learn how Concepts used the Jetpack WindowManager library, resizeable emulator, graphical APIs, and more to optimize their app for large screens.
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1 Source: TopHatch, Inc.
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Withings integrates with Health Connect and reduces data sync code by 50%2
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French company Withings offers one of the largest ecosystems of digital health and wellness products. Withings recently integrated Health Connect with their app to create a richer health-tracking interface and offer a more complete experience to their users by supporting a wider range of data.
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2 Source: Withings
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Clue increases development speed with Jetpack Compose
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Clue is a menstrual health app that helps 11 million active users track their cycles. Clue recently rebuilt their app UI using Jetpack Compose. Testability and other technical benefits helped increase their development speed by up to 3x3.
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3 Source: BioWink GmbH
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Rebuilding with Jetpack Compose helps Mercari reduce code by 69%4
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Mercari is a Japanese community-powered marketplace where people buy and sell pre-owned goods. Discover how using the Jetpack Libraries helped Mercari’s team eliminate all their legacy code during the rewrite, drastically reducing its codebase and making it more manageable for their developers.
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4 Source: Mercari, Inc
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Kakaonavi increased foldable adoption by 24.5%5
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Driving assistance app Kakaonavi recently optimized for large screens to address the growing foldables market, using Android tools and APIs to provide an enhanced experience to their users. After building for large screens, Kakaonavi saw a 24.5% increase in monthly active users on foldables.
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5 Source: Kakao Mobility Corp.
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U-NEXT sees 1.5x increase in tablet installations after boosting support for large screens6
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As one of Japan’s largest streaming and digital content services, U-NEXT is always looking for new ways to connect its users to their favorite content. Discover how U-NEXT optimized for large screens and implemented features that improved their users’ experience.
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6 Source: U-NEXT Co., Ltd.
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