Weekly Digest
Sep 29 - Oct 5, 2025
11 articles that week
Flutter Performance Mastery: 10 Secrets to Make Your App Fly (60 FPS Guide) | Easy Flutter
Your Flutter app looks beautiful but scrolls like molasses? You're not alone—and it's probably not Flutter's fault.
Accelerating Mobile App Development at Zalando with Rendering Engine and React Native
Zalando is migrating 90+ screens across iOS and Android to React Native without rebuilding their entire app. Here's how they're pulling it off for 52M+ customers.
Cross-Platform TV Apps with React Native for tvOS, Android TV, and Tizen
Callstack just dropped their Ultimate Guide to React Native TV Development 2026. If you're building streaming apps, this changes the game for cross-platform TV.
How Uber Standardized Mobile Analytics for Cross-Platform Insights
Uber was drowning in inconsistent analytics data. Over 40% of mobile events were ad-hoc custom logs, making cross-platform insights nearly impossible.
Optimize your app battery using Android vitals wake lock metric
Google is cracking down on battery-draining apps. Starting March 2026, excessive wake lock usage could get your app demoted in the Play Store or flagged with battery warnings.
How Uber Standardized Mobile Analytics for Cross-Platform Insights
Ben Hjerrild and team at Uber reveal how they cut impression inflation by 30% and slashed analytics code by half. Their secret? Moving instrumentation logic out of feature code and into the platform layer.
How Uber Standardized Mobile Analytics for Cross-Platform Insights
Uber runs 50+ mobile apps across iOS and Android. How do you get consistent analytics when every team tracks things differently?
DevMate: Accelerating React Native Development at Atlassian
Asif Mujteba from Atlassian just revealed how they slashed React Native build times by 97%. If you've ever rage-quit while waiting for a rebuild after switching branches, this one's for you.
Evaluating Kotlin for Real-World Mobile Projects
Urs Peter, a JetBrains-certified Kotlin trainer, reveals the hidden pitfalls that turn promising Kotlin projects into Java-with-different-syntax nightmares. Most teams waste months writing 'Java-ish Kotlin' instead of unlocking the language's real power.
Accelerating our Android apps with Baseline Profiles
Meta just shipped a masterclass in Android performance optimization. Their apps now load up to 40% faster thanks to one underutilized Android feature.
Kotlin Multiplatform Contest 2026
Students and recent grads: JetBrains is offering free trips to Munich for building Kotlin Multiplatform projects. The 2026 contest is open now, and the bar might be lower than you think.