Kotlin overview for Android.

 Android mobile development is Kotlin's first since Google I/O in 2019.

With Kotlin for Android development, you can:

Less code combined with better readability. Spend less time writing code and understanding other people's code.

Mature language and environment. Since its creation in 2011, Kotlin has continued to evolve not only as a language, but as an entire ecosystem with powerful tools. It is now fully integrated into Android Studio and is actively used by many companies to develop Android applications.

Kotlin support in Android Jetpack and other libraries. KTX extensions add Kotlin language features such as coroutines, extensions, lambdas, and named parameters to existing Android libraries.

Interoperability with Java. You can use Kotlin with the Java programming language in your applications without having to migrate all your code to Kotlin.

Supports multiplatform development. You can use Kotlin not only for Android, but also for iOS, backend, and web application development. Benefit from sharing common code across platforms.

code safety. Less code and better readability leads to fewer errors. The Kotlin compiler detects these remaining errors and makes your code safe.

easy learning. Kotlin is very easy to learn, especially for Java developers.

big community. Kotlin has received great support and many contributions from a growing community around the world. According to Google, over 60% of the top 1000 apps on the Play Store use Kotlin.

Many startups and Fortune 500 companies have already used Kotlin to develop Android applications. See the list on Google's website for Kotlin developers.

If you want to use Kotlin for Android development, read our recommendations for getting started with Kotlin on Android.

If you're new to Android and want to learn how to create applications in Kotlin, check out this Udacity course.