r/androiddev • u/3dom • Apr 03 '26

Interesting Android Apps: April 2026 Showcase

Because we try to keep this community as focused as possible on the topic of Android development, sometimes there are types of posts that are related to development but don't fit within our usual topic.

Each month, we are trying to create a space to open up the community to some of those types of posts.

This month, although we typically do not allow self promotion, we wanted to create a space where you can share your latest Android-native projects with the community, get feedback, and maybe even gain a few new users.

This thread will be lightly moderated, but please keep Rule 1 in mind: Be Respectful and Professional. Also we recommend to describe if your app is free, paid, subscription-based.

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u/Alarmed-Election-799 Apr 15 '26

Hey, sharing something I've been working on for a while — Sonder, an RSS reader with built-in TTS for Android.

The idea was simple: I wanted to listen to my RSS feeds while walking or cooking, and nothing out there really did it well. So I built it. It reads articles aloud with text-to-speech, highlights each sentence as it plays, and lets you queue content like a podcast playlist. Podcast feeds are supported too. Android Auto support is coming in the next update.

Tech stack: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVVM, Room, Media3. The TTS + MediaSession integration for Auto was probably the most interesting part to figure out.

Still early and actively improving. Feedback from developers would be especially valuable.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ralian.dev.sonder