Nightly Swift SDK for Android
Article Summary
Joannis Orlandos just announced something that could reshape mobile development: you can now write Android apps in Swift. After a decade of Swift expanding to cloud, Windows, and browsers, it's finally landing on Android.
The Swift Android workgroup has released nightly preview builds of the Swift SDK for Android, marking a major milestone after years of community effort. This enables developers to write native Android apps in Swift and share code across iOS and Android platforms.
Key Takeaways
- Swift SDK for Android now available in nightly preview releases
- Over 25% of Swift Package Index packages already build for Android
- Swift-java project enables bidirectional interoperability between Swift and Java
- SDK works on Windows, Linux, and macOS with full tooling support
Critical Insight
Swift developers can now build native Android apps and port existing Swift packages to Android, opening new paths for true cross-platform mobile development.
