--- title: Google Drive cut code and development time in half with... description: Google Drive developers used Jetpack Compose and a new architecture to revamp the app's home screen, reducing code and development time, and improving the UI.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-drive-cut-code-and-development-time-in-half-with-jetpack-compose-and-new-architecture-3gsvml7nz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google Drive cut code and development time in half with Jetpack Compose and new architecture | daily.dev og:description: Google Drive developers used Jetpack Compose and a new architecture to revamp the app's home screen, reducing code and development time, and improving the UI.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-drive-cut-code-and-development-time-in-half-with-jetpack-compose-and-new-architecture-3gsvml7nz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3GsVmL7nz.png og:image:alt: Google Drive cut code and development time in half with Jetpack Compose and new architecture og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google Drive cut code and development time in half with Jetpack Compose and new architecture **[Android Developers Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/androiddev)** · 4 min read · 6 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google Drive developers used Jetpack Compose and a new architecture to revamp the app's home screen, reducing code and development time, and improving the UI. The team experimented with Kotlin and found it easier to produce code. Jetpack Compose allowed for faster and easier UI development, resulting in a 57% reduction in code and completion ahead of schedule. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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