Thomas Künneth

@tkuenneth.dev

Google Developer Expert for #Android with a previous life in the #Java Enterprise. Speaker. Mentor. Wrote a couple of books along the way.

@tkuenneth.dev

Happy Sunday. Quiet morning after a buzzing week at @nextapp.bsky.social @droidcon.bsky.social Berlin. Cool to meet many old friends. Thanks for all the lovely chats. Also, looking forward to seeing quite a few of you again in less than 2 weeks in Lisbon 🥳

My record player, closed lid, cover of a Genesis album on top of it, a glimpse into the room, blue light behind a blue plush droid, an orange lamp, books, a few pictures on the wall. Cosy atmosphere.
@kotlinlang.orgReposted by @tkuenneth.dev

What if Kotlin testing required less boilerplate and more Kotlin?

Oliver Okrongli and Bernd Prünster introduce TestBalloon, a new, extensible framework for modern testing patterns on every Kotlin target.

Put it to the test:
https://kotl.in/f6aokg

@johnoreilly.devReposted by @tkuenneth.dev

TIL you can get IntelliJ to sync project with later AGP version than it officially supports (e.g. one that Android Studio supports and is sometimes required for latest Compose etc) by setting following in idea.properties

gradle.ide.support.future.agp.versions=true

@anomiss.bsky.socialReposted by @tkuenneth.dev

📢 Quick Android CLI tips!

[Install it: goo.gle/android-cli]

Run `android update` often

To install Android skills, run `android skills add --all`

To regularly update them, run `android skills update --all`

Or specify exactly which skill you want.

That's all 😌

@tkuenneth.dev

Literally can't wait to return to Berlin this year. Thrilled to once again be on stage at droidcon, this time talking about... 🥁 ... wake locks. Don't believe that's still a thing in 2026? By all means. Join me and let me explain 😎 #nextapp26

Speaker card: Thomas Künneth. Waking up safely: Reducing background wake locks with Android 17. #nextapp26 Oct 7-9 Berlin
@dev.toReposted by @tkuenneth.dev

Google Play's rules for sensitive permissions like contacts and calendar access are getting stricter, squeezing small apps. This dev breaks down dangerous vs sensitive permissions using a real calendar app as case study.

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@tkuenneth.dev

Thank you very much @androidweekly.bsky.social for featuring my article "Android's AI Era: Hype vs. Architecture" in the latest issue of Android Weekly.

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Android's "Intelligent System" pitch is three claims in one sentence. 1.5 years shipping against these APIs taught me which layer holds up (runtime), which is shaky (AppFunctions), and which is unverified (Halo, your agent).
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