Any news for Kotlin Multiplatform plugin compatibi...

# multiplatform

[Luka Štorek]

Any news for Kotlin Multiplatform plugin compatibility for Narhwal and also Windows support ?

[zsmb]

Narwhal RC is the currently recommended version to use for the plugin if you're on Android Studio. You should see it available there in the Marketplace.

Windows (and Linux) support: it's the next highest priority of the team, but no estimated timeline just yet. Please stay tuned.

[Luka Štorek]

Hey Marton thanks for answer, but in Narwhal Canary 5 it says Marked as incompatible for Kotlin Multiplatform 🤔

[zsmb]

To clarify, that's Narwhal Feature Drop Canary 5, which is the next version of Android Studio after Narwhal. Indeed, those Canaries ship frequently and each release of them requires us to test and publish a new version of the KMP plugin to match it, so if you're on the very latest one you'll have to wait a bit for the KMP plugin.

[FlowFan]

Is backward compatibility possible? Similar to some other plugins, they don't require frequent updates to remain compatible with newer Canary versions. While they might not be 100% compatible, they at least don't become completely unusable.

[zsmb]

I don't know the full technical details, I assume we're somewhat tightly coupled with the Android plugin for backwards compatibility to be easy. And either way, we probably want to test the plugin for each new Canary, instead of having an untested version available and getting complaints about broken things as soon as people upgrade to the latest one.

[FlowFan]

I understand the focus on core stability. However, users actively choosing Canary versions are inherently early adopters. Completely preventing plugin access may blocks valuable early feedback. It would be great if a dev plugin version could be provided.

[zsmb]

Thanks, we're aware of these issues, and will continue to look into how we can provide the plugin the soonest for everyone on all versions.