--- title: The Evolution of Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile - 2022 Edition description: Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) has matured significantly since its early experimental days. Key improvements include a new Kotlin/Native memory manager with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-evolution-of-kotlin-multiplatform-mobile---2022-edition-qxspzv6zu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Evolution of Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile - 2022 Edition | daily.dev og:description: Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) has matured significantly since its early experimental days. Key improvements include a new Kotlin/Native memory manager with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-evolution-of-kotlin-multiplatform-mobile---2022-edition-qxspzv6zu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qxspzv6zu.png og:image:alt: The Evolution of Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile - 2022 Edition 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. # The Evolution of Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile - 2022 Edition **[Touchlab](https://daily.dev/sources/touchlab)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) has matured significantly since its early experimental days. Key improvements include a new Kotlin/Native memory manager with garbage collection similar to the JVM, better Xcode integration via CocoaPods and Swift Package Manager, improved Swift API exposure, and a growing library ecosystem now exceeding 1,000 Maven Central artifacts. Touchlab's KaMP Kit helped onboard early developers, and their newer KMMBridge tooling addresses a gap in integrating shared Kotlin code into existing production apps with multiple teams and repositories. With KMM reaching Beta, the ecosystem is increasingly production-ready. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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