--- title: Mobile Platform Convergence | daily.dev description: A 2018 exploration of mobile platform convergence between Android and iOS, examining two code-sharing approaches: Doppl (using J2objc to share Android/Java... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mobile-platform-convergence-slchjvgri twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Mobile Platform Convergence | daily.dev og:description: A 2018 exploration of mobile platform convergence between Android and iOS, examining two code-sharing approaches: Doppl (using J2objc to share Android/Java... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mobile-platform-convergence-slchjvgri og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/SLChJVgRI.png og:image:alt: Mobile Platform Convergence 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. # Mobile Platform Convergence **[Touchlab](https://daily.dev/sources/touchlab)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A 2018 exploration of mobile platform convergence between Android and iOS, examining two code-sharing approaches: Doppl (using J2objc to share Android/Java architecture with iOS) and Kotlin Multiplatform. The post argues that while Android and iOS differ in languages and ecosystems, their underlying architectures are fundamentally similar, making code sharing viable. It discusses the trade-offs of each approach, including team politics when adopting Android-centric tooling, and expresses optimism about Kotlin Multiplatform as a more collaborative path forward for mobile teams. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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