# Why I'm starting a Newsletter About Inclusive Android Apps

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Author: Eevis Panula

Published: 2025-12-02T13:52:53.691000Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Eevis Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eevis-blog.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/accessibility.md>), [User interface design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui-design.md>)

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [accessible](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessible.md>), [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>)

## AI overview

The author introduces Inclusive Android Apps, a monthly newsletter about making Android apps more inclusive. It will cover accessibility, LGBTQ+ inclusion, cultural and language differences, privacy and safety for marginalized users, and one inclusion problem each month, including its impact on users and the reasons developers may create it.

## Source excerpt

One thing I'm super excited about at the end of this year is a newsletter I'm launching: Inclusive Android Apps. It's a monthly newsletter about making Android apps more inclusive, and it covers accessibility, LGBTQ+ inclusion, support for different cultures and languages, privacy and safety for marginalized users, and more. In this post, I'm explaining why I'm starting it and what you can expect. Why Inclusive Android Apps? The short answer is that I'm starting the newsletter because I'd love to read it, and there's nothing like it around. The longer answer is that these topics matter to me. Accessibility is a big part of my life, as you might know if you've read my blog posts, seen me speak at events, or followed me on social media. I'm also queer, and many of the issues I'm discussing are from what I've either experienced or witnessed. However, I'm not an expert on everything, and this is also me learning in public. And I think that now, more than ever, it's important to raise these issues and talk about them. In this time when marginalized communities are under increasing political, social, and digital attack, building inclusive technology is an act of resistance. And you know, every accessible button, every inclusive form, every thoughtful design choice says: you belong here. This newsletter is about making that concrete. What to Expect from Inclusive Android Apps? Inclusive Android Apps will cover one inclusion problem each month. The structure of each issue is the following: The Problem The first section explains the problem the newsletter issue covers, giving examples of what happens and describing why it's a problem. Depending on the problem, it might be more about code or about a design pattern. Who the Problem Hurts Next, each issue has a list of user groups affected by the problem. For example, when buttons break at large text sizes, it affects people with low vision, elderly users, and anyone who has customized their text settings. Some of these might b