It's been a few years since then and it has grown quite a bit larger, version 1.0 introduced Kotlin code generation and 2.0 introduced multiplatform query and subscription support. 0.2 which provided some basic support for GraphQL model generation. So it looks like we’re stuck picking it, but what is it exactly? Well GraphQL was released publicly all the way back in 2015 and in early 2017 Apollo released Apollo Android v. Thankfully there are some new libraries popping up here and there, but it's safe to say that if you’re trying to work with GraphQL on Android right now, Apollo's Android library is the only way. While there are a number of factors, one is pretty glaring, the number of available tools.

If you’re here you’re probably quite familiar with the advantages of GraphQL so you might be wondering why the Android community has been slow in getting on the GraphQL hypetrain. That said, something not being popular isn't a reason to discount it out of hand and since it's a new year, why not check out something different instead of going with the flow.

Still even a quick google search will show you REST still dominates in the Android community. Using GraphQL on Android has been a niche topic for quite a while and that might be a bit surprising, especially considering the prevalence of Android devices and the steadily growing popularity of GraphQL.

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