Thomas Künneth

Senior Android Developer @snappmobile_io

Thomas fell in love with Android in 2009. He has been constantly contributing to the community since then. Thomas loves writing books (four titles, 15 editions) and articles. He enjoys speaking at conferences and meetups. Thomas' first encounter with programming was in the era of home computers during the early 1980s. Later came C, Perl and a few more. During the 90s he wrote a bunch of programs for the Atari ST series. The first decade of Thomas' professional career centered around Java Enterprise. Today it’s all things Android and Kotlin.

Supporting stylus input on Android using Jetpack Ink

A stylus is great for drawing, writing, and scribbling on screen, offering a natural and intuitive way to interact with apps. Do you want to enhance your app's user experience with seamless stylus support but are not sure where to start? Jetpack Ink is a Jetpack library that makes it easy to create, render, and manipulate beautiful ink strokes. In this talk, I'll introduce you to the library, show you how it works, and how it is incorporated into your app.

info.plist and the Android manifest: five things you may have missed

As developers, we are used to polishing our source code to unleash the full power of our apps. Still, configuration files require careful consideration, too. Two often neglected files in a Compose Multiplatform project are info.plist and the Android Manifest. Do you want to learn more about them? Let's delve into harmonizing permissions, handling platform-specific metadata, and other key settings that are similar in purpose but different in practice. Understand how to navigate the nuances of these essential files to ensure a consistent and polished user experience on both iOS and Android.