JetBrains has shared their ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ for Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and Compose Multiplatform, setting priorities for the next 6โ12 months.
๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
- ๐ถ๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐: faster build times, better Swift interoperability via ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ (with suspend functions & Flow support planned).
- ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐: Compose for Web & Kotlin/Wasm move to ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ, enabling production-ready small/medium apps. Improved JS export for cross-platform business logic.
- ๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: stronger support for ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ & ๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ , smoother Swift integration, better tooling for web development.
๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ
- ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ โ most core APIs available, ready for production feedback.
- Collaboration with ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ to bring Jetpack libraries (Navigation 3, Paging 3) to Compose Multiplatform.
- New ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ข๐ฆ โ native look & features (selection, magnification, AutoFill).
- ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ @๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ across platforms.
๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป/๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ
- Continuous work on reducing ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐.
- ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ evolving towards stable release in 2026 for idiomatic Swift โ Kotlin interop.
๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป/๐๐ฆ & ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐บ
- ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป/๐๐ฆ for broader browser compatibility in Compose for Web.
- Enhanced ๐๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ (suspend functions, value classes, typealiases, TypeScript support).
- ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป/๐ช๐ฎ๐๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ with multi-module compilation โ dynamic loading, plugin systems, faster builds.
๐น ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐
- Easier ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ for beginners, new declarative DSL prototype.
- Simplified ๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด with cross-platform klib builds.
- ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ to unify integrations with Gradle, Bazel, Buck.
- Expanded ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป for real-world migrations to KMP & Compose Multiplatform.
๐ Full details in the Kotlin Blog
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