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Apple Forms Android Working Group to Extend Swift to Google’s Mobile Platform

Swift’s new Android Working Group will integrate Android support into the official toolchain, with improved compatibility alongside native debugging capabilities.

Overview

  • The Android Working Group will adapt core Swift packages such as Foundation and Dispatch to align with Android development patterns.
  • The team will collaborate with the Swift community’s Platform Steering Group to define formal levels of Android platform support.
  • Developers will gain official tooling and infrastructure, eliminating the need for unofficial patches or forks to run Swift on Android devices.
  • This marks the first time Swift has received official Android support, building on its existing expansion to Linux and Windows.
  • No timeline has been announced for full Android compatibility as the working group’s integration and testing efforts continue.