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Total guess, but maybe they see the actual usage numbers of developers that use Go? AND that number is not very high. Also, how well does Go translate into Android apps? Just a guess.

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I like writing Go, and it's my go to (pun intended) for writing web API's. Building a framework around it for Android apps would be a mighty task. Kotlin makes more sense considering it's connection with the JVM.

I'll keep writing Java to build Android apps though. I'm sure it's "more fun" or whatever, but Java's worked just fine for me thus far. I'm used to the verbosity, and have no desire to start from scratch with another language. If some huge benefits were presented, I would. But, I'm failing to see any.

You can mix Kotlin and Java in the same project easily. I have a project where we have a bit of both. All the new code is written in Kotlin and some older features are converted to Kotlin when we feel like it.

I kind of gave up on Java and Android a few years ago and picked up Python. I have given Go a whirl... but it doesn't tick all the boxes for me. I really, really want to build apps for all the platforms with one language and awesome GUI's.

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