How to Use Vulkan for GPU Acceleration in Kotlin Android Apps
Modern Android applications are expected to deliver smooth animations, rich visuals, and real-time graphical effects. However, executing heavy graphical operations on the CPU can quickly lead to performance bottlenecks, increased battery consumption, and poor user experience. For a broader look at tools that can elevate your Android development workflow, check out our guide on 10 Android libraries you really need.
Earlier, Android developers relied on RenderScript for GPU-accelerated workloads. With RenderScript now deprecated, Vulkan has emerged as the most powerful and future-ready alternative for high-performance graphics and compute operations on Android.
In this blog, we'll explore how to utilize GPU capabilities using Vulkan in Kotlin-based Android apps to efficiently handle intensive graphical workloads and unlock next-level performance.