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Apple Unveils Swift SDK for Android Developers

10/26/2025

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Apple has released the first preview of the Swift SDK for Android, enabling developers to build Android apps with official Swift tooling.
The release includes a Getting Started guide, example projects, and uses swift-java for Swift–Java interoperability.
Over 25% of Swift packages are already compatible with Android.
This preview enables iOS teams to reuse Swift for core Android functionalities and shows promise for future development.

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Story summary

Apple has released the first preview of the Swift SDK for Android, enabling developers to build Android apps with official Swift tooling.
The release includes a Getting Started guide, example projects, and uses swift-java for Swift–Java interoperability.
Over 25% of Swift packages are already compatible with Android.
This preview enables iOS teams to reuse Swift for core Android functionalities and shows promise for future development.