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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 08/07/2026

Well, this is a fun little experiment I did with Basil today. I wanted to see if I can have a "light source" that can change the shadow based on the gyro. In the video I just added a light source to drag it around to better show it. Would I ever release it, probably not 😂

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 25/05/2026

Meet Basil 🌿 Because every good Pomodoro needs a little Basil. ⚡️ Neo-Brutalist design 🚫 App blocking 🎵 Immersive soundscapes 🎨 Bold, custom themes It was fun building this project. Thanks to @edpratti for helping me out with design! 💚 Link 👇

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 27/04/2026

Made something yesterday, should I release it? 👀

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 27/03/2026

New widgets coming to Twine RSS Reader Android and iOS ✨ Designed by @edpratti

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 17/03/2026

This release also comes with custom themes and more customization options around color and modes. You can keep Twine dynamic or stick to your favorite palette.

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 17/03/2026

This release comes with more layout options than ever, enabling you to tweak Twine to your liking, whether you want big images or dense list views.

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 17/03/2026

Twine 3.0 is finally out, shipping tons of new features like improved feed & podcast support, a new Discovery section and an improved user interface. @edpratti and I can’t wait to hear what you think!

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 10/03/2026

✨ Preparing Twine v3.0 release ✨

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 01/03/2026

Posts layout type toggle in Twine ✨

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 07/02/2026

Umm, I got a bit carried away building new stuff for Twine. Here is one more new feature, themes in the reader screen. App now offers 7 themes for the reader screen - Dynamic (match hero image palette) - Sepia - Solarized - Parchment - Midnight - Forest - Slate

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 06/02/2026

✨New Twine feature✨ Not sure which feeds to follow? Twine now has a discovery section you can browse to get started. It will be shown during onboarding, when adding a feed, and in the main navigation if you just want to browse what's available.

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 03/02/2026

Added a heat map in the stats page of Twine. Thoughts?

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 02/02/2026

Planning to ship this in Twine, a native audio player for podcast feeds 👀

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 29/01/2026

A sneak peek at some of the new features coming in the next Twine update: - Support for Miniflux and FreshRSS (GReader) APIs - A brand-new Reading Statistics page

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 22/01/2026

New Twine update v2.11.0 rolling out now to Android & iOS ✨ Made some UI changes to improve user experience, and bunch of new features and customisations, along with bunch of bug fixes. If you haven't already, give it a try!

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 19/01/2026

It had no trouble adding @Firebase Firestore integration, end-to-end encryption, multi-user support, alarms, timers in notifications, and working with Material 3 components. For now it's a basic setup with @jetbrains Junie CLI and @AndroidStudio

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 19/01/2026

It's amazing how much AI agents for Android dev has improved. Used Junie and Gemini 3 to build an app I need, and it build the entire app in few hours and required minimal amount of manual changes. Used @stitchbygoogle to generate initial designs to iterate on.

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 10/01/2026

Should I ship some new colorful icons for Twine? 👀

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 09/01/2026

Here are some new changes coming to Twine over the weekend. - Compact bottom bar - New filter and sort options sheet - Navigation drawer for switching screens - Navigation rail for foldable and tablet layouts. - Local new articles notifications - Download full article on sync

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 31/12/2025

Time to wrap up the year with a new Twine update. ✨v2.10.0✨ - New amoled theme - Setting to block images in posts list and reader - Change default font to RethinkSans - UI tweaks in home screen and feeds sheet - Hide app bar and bottom bar on scroll in home screen...

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 22/11/2025

Playing around with custom shapes and shadows in Jetpack Compose. Nothing fancy, but it's kinda fun and interesting.

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 16/11/2025

Back at it again! New Twine update rolling out now ✨v2.9.0✨ - Improved featured section and color extraction - Support XKCD comics - New font for featured and reader title - Support media groups and thumbnails - Dynamic color caching - Improved reader content parsing

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 07/11/2025

It has been such a fun few days. Got to hangout with some amazing folks!

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 01/09/2025

Brand new day, brand new role. Joining Google as a UX engineer for Android Developer Experience. One more goal achieved 🙌🏾

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 04/08/2025

✨ New Twine update rolling out ✨ In case you're wondering what the perf changes are, it's handling unnecessary recompositions because of dynamic theming I had implemented 😅

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 03/08/2025

New Pinnit update rolling out with bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements. play.google.com/store/apps/d... play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 25/07/2025

TIL, there is `retryWhen` extension function for Kotlin flows. That's neat!

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 21/07/2025

@sebastiano.dev it looks like LookAheadScope and animateBounds is enough to animate the LazyVerticalGrid cell changes. Obviously the transition isn’t perfect but I think adjusting animation timings and playing around with fade spec for other items should improve it.

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 06/07/2025

This is a nice addition to Android Studio/Intellij Idea. I can just quickly test out all my API calls without having to switch to a different app. www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/ht...

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 03/07/2025

It’s been a little over 2 years since me and @pratti.bsky.social started working on Twine. v2 of Twine is now available on App Store and Play Store - Updated designs - New layout modes - Improved performance across the app - Unread posts widget - Reader customisations links 👇

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 25/06/2025

✨New transition in Twine✨

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 22/06/2025

Added first paid feature of Twine. I should be able to release an update by end of today or tomorrow.

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 04/06/2025

All my free time is consumed by this game now, not particularly good at it though yet 😂

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 01/06/2025

It's not yet available on the Play Store. However, Twine now offers three distinct viewing options for the home screen. If you dislike having the carousel displayed at the top, you can turn it off or choose a simple layout with no images, displaying only the titles.

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 30/05/2025

I thought I could just pass initialKey to the Paging library and it would just load pages starting from that index, but that didn't work when using it in a HorizontalPager. So, I guess I am stuck with this code 😂

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 26/05/2025

New update rolling out for Twine. - Better dynamic color integration & more colorful image blurring for light and dark modes - Brand new reader screen design - Bug fixes and improvements Slowly building up for v2 release 👀 github.com/msasikanth/t...

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 04/05/2025

Slowly converting my PC to a home server where I can self host content. Need to get more RAM and storage.

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 25/04/2025

Weekend game sorted out 🎮 Played a bit on my PC and I loved it! The soundtrack is 🤌

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 27/03/2025

*me when Instagram shows me ads of costly watches and cars*

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 16/03/2025

Took me a bit of time to set it up, but finally got Twine working on desktop environments. So many things to resolve to make for a good experience, one day will finish that 😂

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 14/03/2025

@kagi.com has some clever features. Like lenses, I have created a custom lens, where I can search for shows available on predefined Indian OTT platforms.

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 14/03/2025

First thing in the morning to start the long weekend 🏎️

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 11/03/2025

Summer is gonna be miserable here 🙃

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 04/03/2025

As I work with RSS, here is a feed doing something I haven't seen before. Who the hell does this 🙃 Every time I think I handled most of the scenarios, something else pops up 😅

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 02/03/2025

This is how the blocked words screen looks like

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 02/03/2025

v1.50.0 rolling out for Twine - Added support for JSON feeds - You can now mute posts with certain words - Mark posts as read on scroll - Setting to disable auto sync - Support non-HTTPS feeds - Toggle between showing feed icon or fav icon - Improve talkback accessibility...

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 02/03/2025

It's been a while, time to make another release for Twine 👁️

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 26/02/2025

Well, out of necessity to block posts about certain individuals/terms. I added support for hiding posts with those words in Twine. github.com/msasikanth/t...

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Sasikanth @sasikanth.dev · 25/02/2025

One of the reasons I like SQLDelight, it's just sooo much easier to create triggers. Also, don't judge my code 🙈

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