--- title: Introducing Android KTX: Even Sweeter Kotlin Development... description: Google announced the preview of Android KTX, a set of Kotlin extension functions designed to make Android development more concise and idiomatic. It wraps... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-android-ktx-even-sweeter-kotlin-development-for-android-rphgbq6xu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Introducing Android KTX: Even Sweeter Kotlin Development for Android | daily.dev og:description: Google announced the preview of Android KTX, a set of Kotlin extension functions designed to make Android development more concise and idiomatic. 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