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I didn't quite understand what was announced here? KMP has supported Android since the beginning?

Androidx libraries has been native Android only before. Google releasing them as KMP and increasing more library support.

They're also improving the integration with the KMP plugin and the Android plugin (that's why the android() DSL function got converted to androidTarget(), to open up the namespace)

Also, it's cool to see that workspace apps are switching to KMP, starting with docs (especially as opposed to Flutter, which Google owns)

I just hope there will be a new KMP crypto solution. Would love have iOS Crypto and Android Keystore, Cipher etc so easy integrate with androidx datastore, biometrics and other cool KMP potential libs.

<@U032VD9UZC2> true, but this is Google making KMP a first class citizen. They did the same with the Kotlin language (even though it was already quite widely used on Android) and it made the use of Kotlin skyrocket on Android and helped it promote in other areas.

It also provides an extra argument in favor of the use of KMP when companies decide (for themselves or their clients)  to use KMP or some other x-platform toolset.

I am so excited about these developments.
It's about the only part of IO's announcements worth caring about to me.