Android NDK

The Android NDK is a toolset that lets you implement parts of your app in native code, using languages such as C and C++. For certain types of apps, this can help you reuse code libraries written in those languages.
class MyActivity : Activity() {
  /**
   * Native method implemented in C/C++
   */

  external fun computeFoo()
}

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Updated January 3, 2024

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Updated May 18, 2017

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Updated May 17, 2017

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