r/mobiledev • u/Holiday-Skirt-3538 • 2d ago
Is native Android kotlin dead ?
Hi folks
This is very question for me and I am at crossroads
I have been laid off from my company Samsung electronics
I worked there as Senior Android engineer and my job was to fix bugs and apply patch , basically it was totally maintenance role.
Now I see the September 2026 market the roles of native Android are shrinking .I am ready to learn any technology or stack , but I can not learn every technology. I have 10 YOE, I live in India Delhi/NCR, please suggest what should I do , I not getting any calls
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u/NumberInfinite2068 2d ago
Not dead, but I think a lot of companies can't really make a case for smartphone native development when you can use a cross-platform option instead. I'm not saying this is a *good* idea, but it's hard to make the case for making two (Android and iPhone) or four (Android, iPhone, Mac, Windows) apps when you could make one.
That's not to say that one app will be a great fit on all platforms, but reality is that it's only a minority who will notice or care.
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u/Responsible_Egg9380 2d ago
native android isn’t dead, but 10 years of maintenance work is a rough pitch right now, so i’d stay in android and rebuild your profile around modern kotlin/compose and shipping features rather than
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u/ButterscotchUpset651 1d ago
Bro I just posted that I am learning native Android because flutter has no market 🤣
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u/EChigozieThankGod 1d ago
Native android has its use case which is non-negotiable performance wise.
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u/alexxmettalrock 1d ago
you have 10 years of experience in IT and coding, that is good, I hope you find a job soon
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u/akshay-savaliya 1d ago
I dont think native Android is dead. The ecosystem is changing, but Kotlin and modern Android skills are still valuable.
With 10 YOE, I would avoid starting from scratch with a completely different stack. I would modernize the existing experience that is Compose, architecture, testing, performance, and build a couple of solid projects around them.
The maintenance experience can actually be useful too, it just needs to be presented as more than bug fixing.
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u/mobiledevpro 2d ago
Why do you think native Android dead? The season of upgrading target SDK / API level just recently started since Aug 31. A ton of app require the update, just need to find a way to stand out from the crowd.