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XShips Ground‑Up Android Rebuild

The Kotlin + Jetpack Compose rewrite aims to speed feature delivery and improve performance for Android users.

Overview

  • X announced the rebuilt Android app on Monday, July 20, and began rolling it out to users through the Google Play Store.
  • The company says the app was rebuilt from scratch over nearly a year on a Kotlin and Jetpack Compose codebase to make the code easier to maintain.
  • X reports faster loading, smoother scrolling, improved notification handling, and greater overall reliability compared with the old Android app.
  • X warns there are still rough edges and is working to boost performance on older devices and add missing features such as Spaces, Video Editor, react‑with‑video, cashtags, and custom timelines.
  • X positions the relaunch as a way to close the long Android/iOS gap and to deliver features more quickly to Android users, which could matter most in Android‑dominant global markets.