Swift by Apple is coming to Android for the first time

29-Jun-2025

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Apple’s Swift programming language is set to make deeper inroads into Android development, with the formation of a new working group aimed at establishing Android as an officially supported platform. The announcement marks a significant shift for the company, which has historically kept its technologies focused on its own ecosystem.

Launched in 2014, Swift was originally designed for Apple’s platforms, including iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Over time, support for Windows and Linux was added, and now the language is expanding once again — this time to Android.

The newly created Android Working Group within the Swift project will focus on building and maintaining official support for Android. This includes integrating Android into the main Swift distribution and removing the need for unofficial or downstream patches previously required to get Swift running on Android devices.