Keeping up with mobile development requires a steady flow of high quality information. RSS feeds are still one of the best ways to follow platform updates, deep technical articles, and long form insights without relying on social media algorithms.
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.
An RSS feed is a constantly updated stream of content published by a website. Instead of visiting dozens of sites every day, you subscribe to their feeds and read all new articles in one place.
When a site publishes a new post, it automatically appears in your RSS reader. No algorithms, no distractions, no missing important updates.
RSS is especially useful for developers because it lets you follow official blogs, deep technical articles, and long form content in a clean chronological order.
To read RSS feeds you need an RSS reader. An RSS reader is an app or web service where you add feed links and read new posts as they appear.
You copy the feed URL and add it to the reader. From that moment on, new articles show up automatically.
Feedly
https://feedly.com/
One of the most popular RSS readers. Available on web, iOS, and Android. Easy to use and great for organizing feeds into folders. The free plan is more than enough for most developers.
Inoreader
https://www.inoreader.com
A powerful RSS reader with excellent filtering and organization features. Works on web and mobile. Very popular among power users and developers who follow many feeds.
NetNewsWire
https://netnewswire.com/
A free and open source RSS reader for Apple platforms. Very fast, clean, and privacy focused. Ideal if you want a native macOS and iOS experience without cloud services.
Android Developers Blog
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/atom.xml
The official Android Developers Blog published by Google. It covers platform changes, new APIs, tooling updates, Jetpack libraries, performance improvements, and long term Android roadmap insights.
Google Android Medium Publication
https://medium.com/feed/androiddevelopers
Articles written by Android engineers at Google and the community. Often complements the official Android Developers Blog with practical examples and deep dives.
Android Weekly
https://androidweekly.net/rss.xml
A weekly curated newsletter with links to the best Android articles, libraries, tools, and open source projects. Very useful for discovering high quality content you might otherwise miss.
AppCoda
https://www.appcoda.com/rss/
A popular blog focused mainly on iOS development. It provides practical tutorials on Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, and Apple platform APIs with clear explanations and code examples.
Apple Developer News
http://developer.apple.com/news/rss/news.rss
The official Apple developer feed. It includes announcements about SDK changes, App Store policies, WWDC updates, platform releases, and new Apple frameworks.
iOS Dev Weekly
https://iosdevweekly.com/issues.rss
A long running weekly newsletter curated by Dave Verwer. It aggregates the best iOS development articles, tools, libraries, and discussions from across the community.
Kotlin Blog by JetBrains
https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/feed/
The official Kotlin blog by JetBrains. It covers Kotlin language evolution, Kotlin Multiplatform updates, compiler changes, and best practices relevant to Android and cross platform development.
ProMobile.Dev
https://promobile.dev/feed
A focused feed covering mobile development news, articles and tutorials across Android, iOS, and Kotlin Multiplatform.
Swift.org Blog
https://www.swift.org/atom.xml
The official Swift language blog. It publishes proposals, language evolution updates, compiler changes, and announcements relevant to Swift developers on all platforms.
Use Your Loaf
https://useyourloaf.com/blog/rss.xml
An iOS focused blog with deep dives into Apple frameworks, APIs, and platform behavior. Known for clear explanations and attention to technical detail.
Paul Hudson - Hacking with Swift
https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/rss
High quality Swift and iOS development content ranging from beginner to advanced topics, written clearly and consistently updated.