SCADE

04/24/2026

🚀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 2026.2

✅ 𝐗𝐂𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝
Run new or existing Swift test suites directly on Android devices and emulators using the same workflow as on Apple platforms — simplifying cross-platform development and CI.
👉 https://www.scade.io/docs/guides/RunningXCTestOnAndroid

🛠️ 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭4𝐉 1.4.0 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
— Enums with associated values now supported in Kotlin/Java
— Async Swift functions callable from Kotlin via coroutines (await())
— Foundation Result mapping
— Improved generics and optional parameters support
— Kotlin bridge generation (used for enums with associated values)
— Stability and performance improvements

🛠️ 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
Swift Android Toolchain 6.2.1-3: https://github.com/scade-platform/swift-android-toolchain/releases/tag/6.2.1-3
Swift4J 1.4.0: https://github.com/scade-platform/swift4j/releases/tag/1.4.0

👉 Read more: https://www.scade.io/blog -s-new-2026-2

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Cross Platform Native Development - Native Code, Controls and Use of all OS specific Functionality combined with the Power of Swift

01/13/2026

🚀 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 — 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 2026.1!
Our January release 2026.1 is here, bringing new examples and platform updates for Swift on Android.

🌟 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰:

𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭 6.2 - build Android apps with the newest Swift release, featuring the latest language improvements and tooling updates.

𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - computed properties are now tracked automatically. Computed properties like title that internally access observable stored properties are also observed.
Learn more: https://www.scade.io/docs/guides/Observables

𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 - OAuth authentication, SOQL queries, and retrieving Account data from Salesforce
Learn more: https://www.scade.io/docs/examples/salesforce-example

🛠️ 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
Swift Android Toolchain 6.2.1-1: https://github.com/scade-platform/swift-android-toolchain/releases/tag/6.2.1-1
SwiftPM Gradle Plugin 1.4.4: https://github.com/scade-platform/spm-gradle-plugin/releases/tag/1.4.4
Swift4j 1.3.2: https://github.com/scade-platform/swift4j/releases/tag/1.3.2

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Run native Swift Code across multiple platforms using Java or Kotlin - Release 1.3.2 · scade-platform/swift4j

11/10/2025

📁 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 — 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞!

The Gradle Plugin Guide explains how to:
• Apply and configure the SwiftPM Gradle plugin
• Build and integrate Swift packages into Android projects
• Generate Java bridging code automatically
• Customize toolchains, platforms, and build settings

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.scade.io/docs/guides/GradlePlugin

Cross Platform Native Development - Native Code, Controls and Use of all OS specific Functionality combined with the Power of Swift

10/17/2025

🚀 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞!

This new version brings powerful updates to develop with Swift on Android faster and easier than ever before. Here’s what’s new in this release:

𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝
You can now use any Swift class marked as directly in Android Jetpack Compose framework. SCADE AppLogic generates the corresponding Android Jetpack ViewModels and drastically improves your productivity when creating Android UIs.
Learn more: https://scade.io/docs/guides/Observables

𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭𝟒j 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
- classes are now supported
- Full support for computed properties
- Swift exceptions are exposed as Java exceptions now
- Function overloading is supported
- Added initial support for Swift Foundation types in Java

𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞
We’ve added a new demo showcasing how simple it is to use Alamofire with Swift for Android.
Learn more: https://scade.io/docs/examples/alamofire-example

𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠
Log seamlessly across iOS and Android using OSLog.
Learn more: https://scade.io/docs/guides/Logging

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Cross Platform Native Development - Native Code, Controls and Use of all OS specific Functionality combined with the Power of Swift

09/11/2025

𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰

If you develop 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭-𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐬 for both 𝐢𝐎𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝, you can now reuse the same 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 across platforms.

This example demonstrates how to integrate 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜 into an 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩 with 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭4𝐣 and display results in a Jetpack Compose UI.

Read the full tutorial here: https://scade.io/docs/examples/alamofire-example

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Cross Platform Native Development - Native Code, Controls and Use of all OS specific Functionality combined with the Power of Swift

08/12/2025

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱: 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴
— 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧.

If you develop Swift-native apps for both iOS and Android, having a standardised way of logging is highly important.

See our Logging Guide to learn how to use the same, familiar logging mechanism across iOS and Android with ease.

Read the guide here: https://scade.io/docs/guides/Logging
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Cross Platform Native Development - Native Code, Controls and Use of all OS specific Functionality combined with the Power of Swift

08/05/2025

🌟SCADE Evolution: How to improve productivity beyond AI

With SCADE AppLogic, you can reuse Swift application logic natively on Android and reduce development time drastically.

Our new Medium article explores how AI can support efficient and consistent app logic development across platforms:

https://medium.com//scade-evolution-how-to-improve-productivity-beyond-ai-d61ae57284b7

At SCADE, we enable Swift developers to develop professional and advanced native cross-platform apps for iOS and Android at maximum…

07/28/2025

Introducing SCADE AppLogic!

We’re excited to announce the release of our new product, SCADE AppLogic — the next step in the evolution of the SCADE platform.

With SCADE AppLogic, we’ve further improved the platform in terms of ease of use and productivity, helping Swift developers create professional, cross-platform native mobile apps for iOS and Android even faster.

Check out our updated website and technical documentation to learn more at https://scade.io

If you have any questions, feel free to ask in our Discord channel.
https://discord.gg/ECxbtgx2ct

04/12/2025

📣 New Release: swift4j v1.2.0

Hello community!
We’re excited to announce the release of swift4j version 1.2.0 — packed with new Swift language support and enhanced Gradle integration!

🚀 New Swift Features Supported:

- Structs
- Properties
- inout parameters
- Member visibility (public/private/etc.)

🛠️ Gradle Plugin Improvements:

- Support for linking native libraries from AARs when building Swift packages.

This is especially useful for Swift packages that depend on native libraries — for example, GRDB.swift. With this feature, all required libraries can now be downloaded, linked, and packaged transparently into your APK.

📚 New Example Projects

Check out the new examples in our GitHub repo:

👉 https://github.com/scade-platform/swift4j-examples/tree/main/Android

- WeatherApp — Demonstrates usage of Foundation’s URL and JSON parsing.
- SimpleDB — Showcases how to use GRDB.swift on Android.

Happy coding!

02/13/2025

🚀 Swift 6 for Android is Here! 🚀

We’re excited to announce full support for Swift 6 on Android! This includes all of Apple’s OS frameworks, such as the new Foundation, Synchronization, and more.

🔹 If you're using the spm-gradle-plugin in your builds, the new toolchain will be installed automatically.

Swift4j Updates
https://github.com/scade-platform/swift4j

🔹 Swift 6 Concurrency compatibility checks

🔹 Added support for nested types and enums (without associated types)

🔹 Improved support for compilation conditions with (now you can guard with conditions, e.g., expose only for Swift >=6)

Swift4j Examples
https://github.com/scade-platform/swift4j-examples

📌 New examples showcasing newly supported types

📌 WeatherService Example:

- Uses Foundation classes
- Android example now demonstrates asynchronous weather fetching for Lübeck, Germany
- Coming soon: Weather retrieval based on current location!
💬 We’d love to hear your feedback! Let us know what you think.

Run native Swift Code across multiple platforms using Java or Kotlin - scade-platform/swift4j