---
title: "Google Drive cut code and development time in half with Jetpack Compose and new architecture"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-drive-cut-code-and-development-time-in-half-with-jetpack-compose-and-new-architecture-3gsvml7nz
source_url: http://android-developers.googleblog.com/2024/04/google-drive-cut-code-and-development-time-in-half-with-jetpack-compose-and-new-architecture.html
type: article
source: "Android Developers Blog"
published: 2024-04-20T23:07:57.965Z
updated: 2024-07-02T02:12:49.007Z
tags: ["android", "google-drive", "jetpack-compose", "kotlin"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 6
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# 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.

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