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Swift and SwiftUI for Android. Build dual-platform apps for iOS and Android with Skip! skip.dev

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Skip.dev@skiptools
Jun 5
Android Development is now "Compose First", and so is Skip! Read about how the Google I/O announcement aligns perfectly with the Skip's dual-platform development philosophy, and what it means for the future of cross-platform app development. skip.dev/blog/compose-first/

Android development is now Compose First

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The latest Skip Showcase release features an "Easter Egg": a full Block Blast-style game in created in pure SwiftUI and cross-compiled to Android with the newly-released Swift SDK for Android! Check it out and blast away! skip.dev/blog/skip-block-bla… #AndroidDev #iOSDev #SwiftUI
Block Blast on iOS and Android

ALT Block Blast on iOS and Android

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For those interested in the internals of how Skip works its magic to build your app for iOS and Android simultaneously, we've published a new architecture overview: skip.dev/docs/architecture/

Internal Architecture

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Swift 6.3 is out and features official Android Support! We've release Skip 1.8 to support the new Swift SDK for Android, and the latest version of Skip Showcase utilizing the official SDK was just released on the Play Store. #SwiftUI #AndroidDev #SkipDev
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Read all about it at skip.dev/blog/swift-63-andro…

Official Android support in Swift 6.3

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Skip has a new site and new socials! Update your bookmarks to keep up with the latest Swift on Android developments: skip.dev @skiptools@mas.to Goodbye X. We hope to see you on Mastodon, and as always: Happy Skipping!
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Incredible news: Skip is now free and open-source for everyone! Create fully native x-platform apps in Swift and #SwiftUI, with deep Android and #JetpackCompose integration, powered by the Swift Android SDK Read more and learn how to contribute: skip.dev/blog/skip-is-free/
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In case you missed it: Fantastic presentation at NSSpain on using the Swift Android SDK Skip to share business logic in a real-world app. And it’s even easier today! “Android Doesn’t Deserve Swift—But We Did It Anyway — Pierluigi Cifani” youtube.com/watch?v=EIGl6GOo…

Android Doesn’t Deserve Swift—But We Did It Anyway - Pierluigi Cifani

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Today’s user contribution: view modifiers! These add Android support for several new #SwiftUI view modifiers Recall: SkipUI transpiles to Kotlin and interacts with #JetpackCompose: github.com/skiptools/skip-ui… SkipFuseUI bridges to compiled Swift on Android: github.com/skiptools/skip-fu…

Add mask, tracking, lineSpacing, and minimumScaleFactor modifiers by vincentborko · Pull Request...

Thank you for contributing to the Skip project! Please use this space to describe your change and add any labels (bug, enhancement, documentation, etc.) to help categorize your contribution. Skip P...

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Skip’s new getting started guide makes it easier than ever to try the Swift Android SDK. Whether you’re sharing some business logic or creating an entire dual-platform #SwiftUI app, setup is just a few steps: skip.tools/docs/gettingstart…
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When you use Swift on Android, you can truly use the entire Swift language. But when you want some Swift to talk to Android #Kotlin APIs and vice versa, what @swiftlang features can be bridged? With Skip, more than you might think! skip.tools/docs/bridging/
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Our PR to enable URLSession.websocketTask on Android has merged! Skip long supported WebSocket in transpiled mode. But customers quickly found it missing when using compiled Swift @swiftlang Use ‘skip android sdk —help’ for help getting the 6.3 nightly github.com/swiftlang/swift-d…

Enable libcurl websocket support for Android SDK by marcprux · Pull Request #522 · swiftlang/swif...

As reported at skiptools/skip#559 and https://github.com/orgs/skiptools/discussions/568, the Swift SDK for Android's libcurl used by FoundationNetworking is not being built with websockets ...

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Today’s user contribution: Android support for #SwiftUI ViewThatFits! UI patches are in 2 parts. SkipUI transpiles to Kotlin & interacts with #JetpackCompose: github.com/skiptools/skip-ui… SkipFuseUI is compiled Swift on Android and bridges to SkipUI: github.com/skiptools/skip-fu… Enjoy!

ViewThatFits by dfabulich · Pull Request #74 · skiptools/skip-fuse-ui

Bridges skiptools/skip-ui#277 Skip Pull Request Checklist: REQUIRED: I have signed the Contributor Agreement REQUIRED: I have tested my change locally with swift test OPTIONAL: I have tested my...

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2025 was a banner year for Swift on Android. With simple tooling, deep Android integration, and #SwiftUI #JetpackCompose support, Skip turns this tech into a robust platform for x-platform mobile dev. Read our 2025 retrospective and look forward to 2026: skip.tools/blog/skip-2026/
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Skip.dev@skiptools
28 Nov 2025
Black Friday special! Through the weekend, all Skip.tools subscriptions are 50% off. Just enter the code `BLACKFRIDAY2025` on the Skip subscription page. There's never been a better time to give Skip a try and bring your SwiftUI app to the entire iOS Android market!
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Skip.dev@skiptools
5 Nov 2025
Excited to announce that Skip Fuse is now free for Indie developers! Now you can use the new official Swift SDK for Android to build your whole app in native Swift! Rea about it at skip.tools/blog/skip-fuse-fr…
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Skip.dev@skiptools
27 Oct 2025
We are thrilled to announce that the Swift SDK for Android is now an official and supported part of the Swift project! This grants a huge amount of confidence to those who may have been hesitant about Skip's approach of bringing SwiftUI to Android. #swiftui #androiddev #iosdev
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Skip.dev@skiptools
27 Oct 2025
You can read our reflections on this development at skip.tools/blog/official-swi…

An official Swift SDK for Android

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