The Curious Engineer

Android Developers' Blog

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October 2026

  1. A more reliable way to add and edit contacts on Android
  2. Grab Reduces ANRs by 32% and improves startup time by 35% with R8 and Profile guided optimization
  3. Android Developers Blog is moving
  4. New ways to drive smarter discovery, deeper engagement, and business growth on Google Play
  5. Bringing our latest frontier model to Android Developers
  6. Bringing our latest frontier model to Android Developers
  7. New ways to drive smarter discovery, deeper engagement, and business growth on Google Play
  8. Introducing the Googlebook Linux Terminal Preview: A VM-Backed Environment for AI and Development
  9. Introducing the Googlebook Linux Terminal Preview: A VM-Backed Environment for AI and Development
  10. Device Streaming and Android skills - available in Android CLI
  11. Device Streaming and Android skills - available in Android CLI

September 2026

  1. How Instagram Direct engineers built AI-native UI architecture with Jetpack Compose and reduced token cost per agent session by 33%
  2. How Instagram Direct engineers built AI-native UI architecture with Jetpack Compose and reduced token cost per agent session by 33%
  3. Driving growth on Google Play: The next era of subscriptions
  4. Driving growth on Google Play: The next era of subscriptions
  5. Build intelligent Android apps: In-app agentic workflows
  6. Build your way: Use any AI agent of your choice in Android Studio
  7. Build your way: Use any AI agent of your choice in Android Studio
  8. Land your apps on Googlebook with adaptive development
  9. Land your apps on Googlebook with adaptive development
  10. Bring your Android game to the car screen today
  11. Bring your Android game to the car screen today
  12. Introducing the AndroidX Security State Libraries: A Unified View of Device Security
  13. Android Bench 2.0: Pushing the frontier with challenging long-horizon tasks
  14. Android Bench 2.0: Pushing the frontier with challenging long-horizon tasks
  15. Introducing the AndroidX Security State Libraries: A Unified View of Device Security
  16. Introducing Fast and Reliable Wireless Debugging with Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Wi-Fi 2.0
  17. Introducing Fast and Reliable Wireless Debugging with Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Wi-Fi 2.0
  18. Leverage Android skills and Gemma 4 in Android Studio Quail 4
  19. Leverage Android skills and Gemma 4 in Android Studio Quail 4

August 2026

  1. Emulator control for adaptive app development
  2. Emulator control for adaptive app development
  3. How WhatsApp Upgraded to Secure, Seamless Sign-In for 1 Billion Users with Passkeys
  4. How WhatsApp Upgraded to Secure, Seamless Sign-In for 1 Billion Users with Passkeys
  5. Elevating app quality: Reducing memory usage and improving device migration
  6. Elevating app quality: Reducing memory usage and improving device migration
  7. Ensuring Safety in the Generative AI Ecosystem: Protecting Users from Non-Consensual Intimate Content
  8. Ensuring Safety in the Generative AI Ecosystem: Protecting Users from Non-Consensual Intimate Content
  9. AAOS SDV - Secure by Design
  10. AAOS SDV - Secure by Design
  11. Preparing your app for broader memory limits
  12. Preparing your app for broader memory limits
  13. Tinder cuts app cold starts by 47% with new R8 Configuration Analyzer
  14. Jetpack XR SDK core libraries reach beta: The next milestone for Android XR
  15. Enhance your app for the new Pixel lineup: Unveiled at Made by Google
  16. Bring one-handed gestures to your Wear OS app
  17. What's new in the Jetpack Compose August '26 release
  18. Media3 1.11 - What's new?
  19. Inside Android Skills - Built for deprecation

July 2026

  1. Delivering safer, age-appropriate experiences on Google Play
  2. Celebrating 5 years of Jetpack Compose
  3. How R8 made Kotlin Coroutines on Android 2x faster
  4. Optimize your apps for the next generation of Samsung Galaxy devices
  5. Build intelligent Android apps: Cloud and hybrid inference
  6. Build intelligent Android apps: Integrate into Android's intelligence system using AppFunctions
  7. Build intelligent Android apps: Introduction to Jetpacker
  8. Build intelligent Android apps: On-device inference
  9. Upcoming Changes to the Nearby Connections API
  10. Android Studio Quail 2 is Stable: Multi-task with the Android Studio AI agent
  11. Evolving how LLMs are measured for Android: the next era of Android Bench
  12. Google Play launches the first Indie Games Fund in Africa

June 2026

  1. Eclipsa Video: HDR That Looks Right on Every Screen
  2. Expanded billing choice and lower fees on Google Play
  3. Android developer verification: Building a safer ecosystem together
  4. Building a Mixed-Reality Tour Guide with Android XR, the Geospatial API, and Gemini
  5. Android 17 is here
  6. What’s New in Android XR: Tooling, Engine Support, and Ecosystem Updates
  7. Top 3 updates for Android developer productivity
  8. Datadog delivers millions of in-depth performance insights with ProfilingManager
  9. Prioritizing Memory Efficiency: Essential Steps for Android 17
  10. Building Premium Android Experiences at Google I/O ‘26

May 2026

  1. Top AI on Android updates for building intelligent experiences from Google I/O ‘26
  2. 17 Things to know for Android developers at Google I/O
  3. Build native Android apps in Google AI Studio
  4. Increasing app discovery and engagement on Google TV
  5. Android CLI Now Stable 1.0: Accelerate developing for Android using any agent
  6. Build for the future with the Android XR Developer Catalyst Program — Apply now!
  7. Adaptive development for the expanding Android ecosystem
  8. Updates to the Android XR SDK: Introducing Developer Preview 4
  9. Android XR Updates for Unity, Unreal, and Godot
  10. Introducing Android Performance Analyzer : The Next Evolution in Profiling for Android
  11. Android Studio I/O Edition: What’s new in Android Developer tools
  12. Android UI Development is Compose First
  13. What's new in Android for Cars: Unifying platforms and unlocking premium experiences
  14. I/O 2026: What's new in Google Play
  15. What's New in Wear OS 7
  16. How FotMob leveraged cross-device discovery to score record Wear OS adoption
  17. Bring Native Visibility to Your VoIP App Experience with Telecom's Latest Alpha
  18. Building for the Intelligence System on Android
  19. Gratitude saw 25% higher retention for widget users
  20. A look ahead: Making it easier and faster to publish safer apps
  21. Gemini and Firebase AI Logic enabled Karrot to increase sales with a translation feature built in under 2 weeks

April 2026

  1. What's new in the Jetpack Compose April '26 release
  2. Streamline User Journeys with Verified Email via Credential Manager
  3. Level up your development with Planning Mode and Next Edit Prediction in Android Studio Panda 4
  4. Experimental hybrid inference and new Gemini models for Android
  5. The Fourth Beta of Android 17
  6. Android CLI and skills: Build Android apps 3x faster using any agent
  7. Boosting user privacy and business protection with updated Play policies
  8. Get ready for Google I/O: Livestream schedule revealed
  9. Test Multi-Device Interactions with the Android Emulator
  10. Android Studio supports Gemma 4: our most capable local model for agentic coding
  11. Announcing Gemma 4 in the AICore Developer Preview
  12. Gemma 4: The new standard for local agentic intelligence on Android
  13. Increase Guidance and Control over Agent Mode with Android Studio Panda 3
  14. Get your Wear OS apps ready for the 64-bit requirement

March 2026

  1. Media3 1.10 is out
  2. Monzo boosts performance metrics by up to 35% with a simple R8 update
  3. Android developer verification: Rolling out to all developers on Play Console and Android Developer Console
  4. Redefining Location Privacy: New Tools and Improvements for Android 17
  5. The Third Beta of Android 17
  6. Meet the class of 2026 for the Google Play Apps Accelerator
  7. Contact Picker: Privacy-First Contact Sharing
  8. Beyond Infotainment: Extending Android Automotive OS for Software-defined Vehicles
  9. Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety
  10. Get inspired and take your apps to desktop
  11. Room 3.0 - Modernizing the Room
  12. TikTok reduces code size by 58% and improves app performance for new features with Jetpack Compose
  13. Level Up: Test Sidekick and prepare for upcoming program milestones
  14. Expanding our stage for PC and paid titles
  15. Boosting Android Performance: Introducing AutoFDO for the Kernel
  16. Instagram and Facebook deliver instant playback and boost user engagement with Media3 PreloadManager
  17. Elevating AI-assisted Android development and improving LLMs with Android Bench
  18. Battery Technical Quality Enforcement is Here: How to Optimize Common Wake Lock Use Cases
  19. How WHOOP decreased excessive partial wake lock sessions by over 90%
  20. A new era for choice and openness
  21. Android devices extend seamlessly to connected displays
  22. Go from prompt to working prototype with Android Studio Panda 2
  23. Supercharge your Android development with 6 expert tips for Gemini in Android Studio

February 2026

  1. The Second Beta of Android 17
  2. The Intelligent OS: Making AI agents more helpful for Android apps
  3. Get ready for Google I/O May 19-20
  4. Under the hood: Android 17’s lock-free MessageQueue
  5. Prepare your app for the resizability and orientation changes in Android 17
  6. The First Beta of Android 17

January 2026

  1. Accelerating your insights with faster, smarter monetization data and recommendations
  2. How Automated Prompt Optimization Unlocks Quality Gains for ML Kit’s GenAI Prompt API
  3. The Embedded Photo Picker
  4. Beyond the smartphone: How JioHotstar optimized its UX for foldables and tablets
  5. Trade-in mode on Android 16+
  6. Ready to review some changes but not others? Try using Play Console’s new Save for later feature
  7. LLM flexibility, Agent Mode improvements, and new agentic experiences in Android Studio Otter 3 Feature Drop
  8. Ultrahuman launches features 15% faster with Gemini in Android Studio

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December 2025

  1. Media3 1.9.0 - What’s new
  2. Goodbye Mobile Only, Hello Adaptive: Three essential updates from 2025 for building adaptive apps
  3. Bringing Androidify to Wear OS with Watch Face Push
  4. Brighten Your Real-Time Camera Feeds with Low Light Boost
  5. Build smarter apps with Gemini 3 Flash
  6. Notes from Google Play: A look back at the tools that powered your growth in 2025
  7. 18% Faster Compiles, 0% Compromises
  8. Building a safer Android and Google Play, together
  9. Enhancing Android security: Stop malware from snooping on your app data
  10. #WeArePlay: How Matraquina helps non-verbal kids communicate
  11. #WeArePlay: How Miksapix Interactive is bringing ancient Sámi Mythology to gamers worldwide
  12. Build for AI Glasses with the Android XR SDK Developer Preview 3 and unlock new features for immersive experiences
  13. Start building for glasses, new devices for Android XR and more in The Android Show | XR Edition
  14. Android Studio Otter 2 Feature Drop is stable!
  15. What's new in the Jetpack Compose December '25 release
  16. Android 16 QPR2 is Released
  17. Explore AI on Android with Our Sample Catalog App
  18. Learn about our newest Jetpack Navigation library with the Nav3 Spotlight Week

November 2025

  1. #WeArePlay: Solving the dinner dilemma - how DELISH KITCHEN empowers 13 million home cooks
  2. Fully Optimized: Wrapping up Performance Spotlight Week
  3. Leveling Guide for your Performance Journey
  4. Jetpack Navigation 3 is stable
  5. Stronger threat detection, simpler integration: Protect your growth with the Play Integrity API
  6. Deeper Performance Considerations
  7. How Uber is reducing manual logins by 4 million per year with the Restore Credentials API
  8. Configure and troubleshoot R8 Keep Rules
  9. Gemini 3 is now available for AI assistance in Android Studio
  10. How Reddit used the R8 optimizer for high impact performance improvements
  11. Use R8 to shrink, optimize, and fast-track your app
  12. Get your app on the fast track with Android Performance Spotlight Week!
  13. Introducing CameraX 1.5: Powerful Video Recording and Pro-level Image Capture
  14. #WeArePlay: Meet the game creators who entertain, inspire and spark imagination
  15. Android developer verification: Early access starts now as we continue to build with your feedback
  16. Raising the bar on battery performance: excessive partial wake locks metric is now out of beta
  17. #WeArePlay: Meet the people making apps & games to improve your health
  18. Health Connect Jetpack v1.1.0 is now available!

October 2025

  1. ML Kit’s Prompt API: Unlock Custom On-Device Gemini Nano Experiences
  2. Kakao Mobility uses Gemini Nano on-device to reduce costs and boost call conversion by 45%
  3. redBus uses Gemini Flash via Firebase AI Logic to boost the length of customer reviews by 57%
  4. New agentic experiences for Android Studio, new AI APIs, the first Android XR device and more, in our Fall episode of The Android Show
  5. New tools and programs to accelerate your success on Google Play
  6. How Calm Reimagined Mindfulness for Android XR
  7. Introducing Cahier: A new Android GitHub sample for large screen productivity and creativity
  8. High-Speed Capture and Slow-Motion Video with CameraX 1.5
  9. Material 3 Adaptive 1.2.0 is stable
  10. 5 things you need to know about publishing and distributing your app for Android XR
  11. Set a reminder: Tune in on October 30 for our Fall episode of The Android Show, live from Droidcon London
  12. Optimizing Performance for Android XR with Unity
  13. Getting started with Unity and Android XR
  14. Bringing Androidify to XR with the Jetpack XR SDK
  15. Giving your apps a new home on Samsung Galaxy XR, the first device powered by Android XR
  16. Welcome to Android XR Spotlight Week!
  17. Grow your app with the Google Play Apps Accelerator - apply now
  18. Dynamic App Links: Elevating your Android deep linking
  19. #WeArePlay: Meet the founder making breast cancer awareness simple and accessible
  20. Beyond Single Features: Guaranteeing Feature Combinations With CameraX 1.5
  21. Boost user engagement with AI Image Generation
  22. Jetpack WindowManager 1.5 is stable
  23. Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop: watch face support and improved stability
  24. #WeArePlay: Meet the people building apps and games that are making finance simple for everyone, everywhere.
  25. #WeArePlay: Meet the founders of Geocaching, the digital treasure hunt game with 3.4 million caches
  26. Optimize your app battery using Android vitals wake lock metric

September 2025

  1. Let's talk security: Answering your top questions about Android developer verification
  2. #WeArePlay: Meet the people building vibrant communities with their apps and games
  3. Introducing the Google Play Games Level Up program
  4. Elevating media playback : A deep dive into Media3’s PreloadManager - Part 2
  5. Gratitude's developers released 2X the amount of innovative experiments with the help of Gemini in Android Studio
  6. #WeArePlay: Meet the people whose personal challenges inspired their apps and games.
  7. Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 is Here
  8. Simplifying advanced networking with DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation
  9. HDR and User Interfaces
  10. #WeArePlay: Meet the people using Google AI to solve problems in agriculture, education, and pet care
  11. Improve app performance with optimized resource shrinking
  12. Elevating media playback: Introducing preloading with Media3 - Part 1
  13. Best practices for migrating users to passkeys with Credential Manager
  14. #WeArePlay: Meet the people behind apps & games powering businesses around the world
  15. The latest for devs from Made by Google, updates to Gemini in Android Studio, plus a new Androidify: our summer episode of The Android Show
  16. Entri cut UI development time by 40% with Gemini in Android Studio
  17. How Dashlane Brought Credential Manager to Wear OS with Only 78 New Lines of Code
  18. Unfold new possibilities with Compose Adaptive Layouts 1.2 beta
  19. Androidify: Building AI first Android Experiences with Gemini using Jetpack Compose and Firebase
  20. Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop: Resizable Compose Preview, monthly releases and smarter AI

August 2025

  1. Tune in on September 3: recapping the latest from Made by Google and more in our summer episode of The Android Show
  2. The evolution of Wear OS authentication
  3. A comprehensive workflow from design to device: Introducing Watch Face Designer
  4. Migrating to the Watch Face Format - Amoledwatchfaces’ journey
  5. Further explorations with Watch Face Push
  6. Building experiences for Wear OS
  7. Todoist’s journey to modernize Wear OS experience with Material 3 Expressive and Credential Manager
  8. Create delightful Wear OS Widgets using sample tile layouts
  9. Ever-present and useful: Building complication data sources for Wear OS
  10. A new layer of security for certified Android devices
  11. Welcome to Wear OS Spotlight Week
  12. Designing with personality: Introducing Material 3 Expressive for Wear OS
  13. The latest Gemini Nano with on-device ML Kit GenAI APIs
  14. 64-bit app compatibility for Google TV and Android TV
  15. Build your app to meet users in every moment on the newest Pixel devices, from wearables to foldables, and more
  16. #WeArePlay: How Maliyo Games is turning local culture into global hits
  17. Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 is here
  18. Accelerating development with monthly releases for Android Studio - releasing 2X more often than before
  19. Test on a fleet of physical devices with Android Device Streaming, now with Android Partner Device Labs
  20. What’s new in the Jetpack Compose August ’25 release
  21. Media3 1.8.0 - What’s new?
  22. #WeArePlay: Meet the people coding a more sustainable world
  23. What is HDR?

July 2025

  1. Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop is stable - start using Agent Mode
  2. #WeArePlay: 10 million downloads and counting, meet app and game founders from across the U.S.
  3. #WeArePlay: With over 3 billion downloads, meet the people behind Amanotes
  4. New tools to help drive success for one-time products
  5. Transition to using 16 KB page sizes for Android apps and games using Android Studio
  6. Evolving Android’s early-access programs: Introducing the Canary channel
  7. Start building for the next generation of Samsung Galaxy devices
  8. Level up your game: Google Play's Indie Games Fund in Latin America returns for its 4th year

June 2025

  1. Top announcements to know from Google Play at I/O ‘25
  2. Get ready for the next generation of gameplay powered by Play Games Services
  3. How Mecha BREAK is driving PC-only growth on Google Play Games
  4. Top 3 updates for Android developer productivity at Google I/O ‘25
  5. Agentic AI takes Gemini in Android Studio to the next level
  6. Top 3 things to know for AI on Android at Google I/O ‘25
  7. Upcoming changes to Wear OS watch faces
  8. Smoother app reviews with Play Policy Insights beta in Android Studio
  9. Developer preview: Enhanced Android desktop experiences with connected displays
  10. Top 3 updates for building excellent, adaptive apps at Google I/O ‘25
  11. A product manager's guide to adapting Android apps across devices
  12. Android 16 is here

May 2025

  1. Announcing Kotlin Multiplatform Shared Module Template
  2. 16 things to know for Android developers at Google I/O 2025
  3. What’s new in Wear OS 6
  4. What’s new in Watch Faces
  5. What's New in Jetpack Compose
  6. Updates to the Android XR SDK: Introducing Developer Preview 2
  7. Peacock built adaptively on Android to deliver great experiences across screens
  8. On-device GenAI APIs as part of ML Kit help you easily build with Gemini Nano
  9. New in-car app experiences
  10. I/O 2025: What's new in Google Play
  11. In-App Ratings and Reviews for TV
  12. Google I/O 2025: What’s new in Android development tools
  13. Engage users on Google TV with excellent TV apps
  14. Announcing Jetpack Navigation 3
  15. Android’s Kotlin Multiplatform announcements at Google I/O and KotlinConf 25
  16. Androidify: Building powerful AI-driven experiences with Jetpack Compose, Gemini and CameraX
  17. Androidify: Building delightful UIs with Compose
  18. Androidify: How Androidify leverages Gemini, Firebase and ML Kit
  19. Android Design at Google I/O 2025
  20. Google I/O 2025: Build adaptive Android apps that shine across form factors
  21. The Android Show: I/O Edition - what Android devs need to know!
  22. #WeArePlay: How My Lovely Planet is making environmental preservation fun through games
  23. Prepare your apps for Google Play’s 16 KB page size compatibility requirement
  24. Building delightful Android camera and media experiences
  25. Zoho Achieves 6x Faster Logins with Passkey and Credential Manager Integration
  26. Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop is stable

April 2025

  1. Announcing Android support of digital credentials
  2. What’s new in the Jetpack Compose April ’25 release
  3. Get ready for Google I/O: Program lineup revealed
  4. The Fourth Beta of Android 16
  5. From dashboards to deeper data: Improve app quality and performance with new Play Console insights
  6. Boost app performance and battery life: New Android Vitals Metrics are here
  7. Prioritize media privacy with Android Photo Picker and build user trust
  8. Gemini in Android Studio for businesses: Develop with confidence, powered by AI
  9. Widgets take center stage with One UI 7

March 2025

  1. Media3 1.6.0 — what’s new?
  2. Strengthening our app ecosystem: Enhanced tools for secure & efficient development
  3. #WeArePlay | How Memory Lane Games helps people with dementia
  4. The Third Beta of Android 16
  5. #TheAndroidShow: Multimodal for Gemini in Android Studio, news for gaming devs, the latest devices at MWC, XR and more!
  6. Multimodal image attachment is now available for Gemini in Android Studio
  7. Making Google Play the best place to grow PC games
  8. Building excellent games with better graphics and performance
  9. Jetpack WindowManager 1.4 is stable
  10. Unlock deeper health insights: Health Connect Jetpack SDK is now in beta and new feature updates
  11. Widgets on lock screen: FAQ
  12. Common media processing operations with Jetpack Media3 Transformer
  13. Generate stunning visuals in your Android apps with Imagen 3 via Vertex AI in Firebase
  14. New devices at MWC, gaming news, XR & Gemini in Android Studio: Tune in for our winter episode of #TheAndroidShow on March 13!
  15. Design with Widget Canonical Layouts
  16. Introducing Widget Quality Tiers
  17. SoundCloud uses Jetpack Glance to build Liked Tracks widget in just 2 weeks
  18. Spotlight Week: Design and develop widgets
  19. Level up your app: Why Android widgets are a game-changer
  20. Google Play enhances widget discovery to drive engagement with your app

February 2025

  1. Meet the Android Studio team: A conversation with Android Developer UX Manager, Dan Dole
  2. Meet the Android Studio team: A conversation with Engineering Director, Tor Norbye
  3. The Second Beta of Android 16
  4. Meet the Android Studio team: A conversation with Staff Developer Programs Engineer, Trevor Johns
  5. TrustedTime API: Introducing a reliable approach to time keeping for your apps
  6. Get ready for Google I/O May 20–21
  7. Timeline update: third-party autofill services support on Chrome on Android
  8. Meet the Android Studio team: A conversation with Director of Product Management, Jamal Eason

January 2025

  1. Meet the Android Studio team: A conversation with Product Manager, Paris Hsu
  2. Production-ready generative AI on Android with Vertex AI in Firebase
  3. Helping users find trusted apps on Google Play
  4. Android Studio’s 10 year anniversary
  5. The First Beta of Android 16
  6. The future is adaptive: Changes to orientation and resizability APIs in Android 16
  7. Build kids app experiences for Wear OS
  8. Apps adopt Transformer to support more reliable and performant media editing use cases
  9. Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop is stable!
  10. Performance Class helps Google Maps deliver premium experiences
  11. Spotlight Week: Android Camera and Media
  12. Media3 1.5.0 — what’s new?

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December 2024

  1. Celebrating Another Year of #WeArePlay
  2. The Second Developer Preview of Android 16
  3. How Instagram enabled users to take stunning Low Light Photos
  4. What's new in CameraX 1.4.0 and a sneak peek of Jetpack Compose support
  5. Get your apps ready for 16 KB page size devices
  6. #WeArePlay | Meet the people building sport apps and games
  7. Reddit improved app startup speed by over 50% using Baseline Profiles and R8
  8. Introducing Android XR SDK Developer Preview
  9. Notes from Google Play: The next phase of Play
  10. User-Agent Reduction on Android WebView
  11. Four Tips to Help You Build High-Quality, Engaging, and Age-Appropriate Apps
  12. #WeArePlay | Tentang Anak connects parents to experts across Indonesia
  13. Making the Play Integrity API faster, more resilient, and more private

November 2024

  1. Gaze Link Wins Best Android App in Gemini API Developer Competition
  2. X improved login success rate by 2x after adopting passkeys
  3. Introducing Restore Credentials: Effortless account restoration for Android apps
  4. #WeArePlay | Meet more people creating apps and games in Japan
  5. The First Developer Preview of Android 16
  6. Welcome to Spotlight Week: Passkeys
  7. A Smoother Ride: Android Emulator Stability and Performance Updates
  8. Unlock global growth with Google Play's tax and compliance initiatives
  9. Passkeys Spotlight Week begins November 18th

October 2024

  1. #TheAndroidShow: live from Droidcon, including the biggest update to Gemini in Android Studio and more SDK releases for Android!
  2. FlipaClip optimizes for large screens and sees a 54% increase in tablet users
  3. Updates to power your growth on Google Play
  4. More frequent Android SDK releases: faster innovation, higher quality and more polish
  5. Gemini in Android Studio, now helping you across the development lifecycle
  6. Set a reminder: tune in for our Fall episode of #TheAndroidShow on October 31, live from Droidcon!
  7. CameraX update makes dual concurrent camera even easier
  8. Chrome on Android to support third-party autofill services natively
  9. Creating a responsive dashboard layout for JetLagged with Jetpack Compose
  10. #WeArePlay | NomadHer helps women travel the world
  11. Here's what happening in our latest Spotlight Week: Adaptive Android Apps
  12. Introducing Ink API, a new Jetpack library for stylus apps
  13. Gemini API in action: showcase of innovative Android apps
  14. Advanced capabilities of the Gemini API for Android developers
  15. PyTorch machine learning models on Android
  16. How to bring your AI Model to Android devices
  17. An introduction to privacy and safety for Gemini Nano
  18. Gemini Nano is now available on Android via experimental access

September 2024

  1. Welcome to AI on Android Spotlight Week
  2. Gemini in Android Studio: Code Completion Gains Powerful Model Improvements
  3. Quick introduction to Large Language Models for Android developers
  4. AllTrails gains over 1 million downloads after implementing its Wear OS app
  5. Attestation format change for the Android FIDO2 API
  6. AI on Android Spotlight Week begins September 30th
  7. Tools, not Rules: become a better Android developer with Compiler Explorer
  8. #WeArePlay | Nkenne: The app teaching African languages and culture
  9. Developer Preview: Desktop windowing on Android Tablets
  10. Streamlining Android authentication: Credential Manager replaces legacy APIs
  11. Jetpack Compose APIs for building adaptive layouts using Material guidance now stable
  12. SAP integrated NavigationSuiteScaffold in just 5 minutes to create adaptive navigation UI
  13. TalkBack uses Gemini Nano to increase image accessibility for users with low vision
  14. Our first Spotlight Week: diving into Android 15
  15. Google Maps improved download reliability by 10% using user initiated data transfer API
  16. Android 15 is released to AOSP
  17. #WeArePlay | Estante Mágica, the app helping kids publish their own books

August 2024

  1. Android Studio Koala Feature Drop is Stable!
  2. Instagram’s early adoption of Ultra HDR transforms user experience in only 3 months
  3. The Recorder app on Pixel sees a 24% boost in engagement with Gemini Nano-powered feature
  4. #TheAndroidShow: diving into the latest from Made by Google, including wearables, Foldable, Gemini and more!
  5. Adding 16 KB Page Size to Android
  6. Tune in for our summer episode of #TheAndroidShow on August 27!
  7. #WeArePlay | Meet the founders turning their passions into thriving businesses
  8. Indie Games Fund: Google Play’s $2m fund in Latin America is back
  9. Create exceptional experiences on Pixel’s new watches and foldables
  10. #WeArePlay | How Jakub is infusing Czech mythology into his games
  11. Android Device Streaming: Announcing Early Access to Samsung, Xiaomi, and Oppo Device Labs

July 2024

  1. Making security easy: How we are helping you fix vulnerabilities in your Android apps
  2. Introducing Collections, a new on-device surface for your content
  3. #WeArePlay | 153 new stories from people creating apps and games in the U.S.
  4. The Fourth Beta of Android 15
  5. Prepare your app for the new Samsung Galaxy foldables and watches!

June 2024

  1. #WeArePlay | 4 stories of founders building apps for the LGBTQIA+ community
  2. #WeArePlay | Meet the people creating apps and games in Australia
  3. 3 fun experiments to try for your next Android app, using Google AI Studio
  4. The Third Beta of Android 15
  5. 3 must-know updates from Google Play at I/O '24
  6. Max implemented UI changes 30% faster using Jetpack Compose
  7. Developers for adidas CONFIRMED build features 30% faster using Jetpack Compose
  8. Top 3 Updates with Compose across Form Factors at Google I/O '24
  9. Enabling safe AI experiences on Google Play
  10. Top 3 Updates for Building with AI on Android at Google I/O ‘24
  11. #WeArePlay | How Zülal is using AI to help people with low vision
  12. Android Device Streaming, powered by Firebase, is now in Beta

May 2024

  1. Top 3 Updates for Building Excellent Apps at Google I/O ‘24
  2. A Developer’s Roadmap to Predictive Back (Views)
  3. Google @ KotlinConf 2024: A Look Inside Multiplatform Development with KMP and more
  4. Home APIs: Enabling all developers to build for the home
  5. Everything you need to know about Google TV and Android TV OS
  6. Android for Cars: Bringing more apps to cars
  7. Scaling Across Screens with Jetpack Compose @ Google I/O ‘24
  8. What’s new in Wear OS - I/O '24
  9. Level up your apps with the latest features from Android Health
  10. Latest updates for watch faces on Wear OS
  11. The Second Beta of Android 15
  12. Get the big picture with Large Screens at Google I/O 2024
  13. Google I/O 2024: What’s new in Android Development Tools
  14. 15 Things to know for Android developers at Google I/O
  15. Android Support for Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) to Share Business Logic Across Mobile, Web, Server, and Desktop
  16. I/O 2024: What's new in Google Play
  17. What’s new in Jetpack Compose at I/O ‘24
  18. SoundCloud supported more screens using 45% less code with Jetpack Compose
  19. Build better, safer SDKs with Google Play SDK Console
  20. More frequent, focused updates for Android Studio
  21. Get ready for Google I/O: Program lineup revealed
  22. Evolving Health on Android: Migrating from Google Fit APIs to Android Health

April 2024

  1. Gemini in Android Studio and more: Android Studio Jellyfish is Stable!
  2. Jetpack Compose compiler moving to the Kotlin repository
  3. How to effectively A/B test power consumption for your Android app’s features
  4. The First Beta of Android 15
  5. Google Drive cut code and development time in half with Jetpack Compose and new architecture
  6. Android Studio uses Gemini Pro to make Android development faster and easier

March 2024

  1. Battling Impersonation Scams: Monzo’s Innovative Approach
  2. #WeArePlay | Meet the founders changing women's lives: Women’s History Month Stories
  3. The Second Developer Preview of Android 15
  4. Tune in for Google I/O on May 14
  5. Key product updates from the 2024 Google for Games Developer Summit
  6. Introducing Play Install Referrer for Google Play Games on PC
  7. Meet the class of 2024 for Google Play’s Indie Games Accelerator
  8. Enhanced screen sharing capabilities in Android 14 (and Google Meet) improve meeting productivity
  9. Better, faster, stronger time zone updates on Android
  10. Introducing the Fused Orientation Provider API: Consistent device orientation for all
  11. #TheAndroidShow: the latest from MWC, Gemini Nano, Android 15 and more!
  12. Designing your account deletion experience with users in mind
  13. Introducing a new Text-To-Speech engine on Wear OS
  14. Embracing Android 14: Meta's Early Adoption Empowered Enhanced User Experience

February 2024

  1. Android Studio Iguana is stable
  2. New goodies from Android, Wearables at Mobile World Congress + tune in to a new episode of #TheAndroidShow next week!
  3. Wear OS hybrid interface: Boosting power and performance
  4. Easily add document scanning capability to your app with ML Kit Document Scanner API
  5. The First Developer Preview of Android 15
  6. #WeArePlay | How two sea turtle enthusiasts are revolutionizing marine conservation
  7. Cloud photos now available in the Android photo picker

January 2024

  1. Prompt users to update to your latest app version
  2. What’s new in the Jetpack Compose January ’24 release
  3. How This Indie Game Studio Launched Their First Game on Google Play
  4. #WeArePlay | Learn how a childhood experience with an earthquake shaped Álvaro's entrepreneurial journey
  5. A New Approach to Real-Money Games on Google Play
  6. What's new with Google Cast?

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December 2023

  1. Thank you for creating excellent apps, across devices in 2023!
  2. Increase your app’s availability across device types
  3. #WeArePlay | Meet Steven from Indonesia. More stories from around the world.
  4. Leverage Gemini in your Android apps
  5. Faster Rust Toolchains for Android
  6. KSP2 Preview: Kotlin K2 and Standalone Source Generator
  7. A New Foundation for AI on Android
  8. Virtual Machine as a core Android Primitive

November 2023

  1. Android Studio Hedgehog is stable
  2. NordVPN boosted the speed of its login user flow by 60% using Baseline Profiles
  3. Notes from Google Play: Celebrating another year of partnership and innovation
  4. The latest updates to power your growth on Google Play
  5. Google Play Games on PC brings new features to accelerate growth
  6. Snapchat integrated new camera features 50% faster with the Camera2 Extensions API
  7. Bringing New Input Support to Desktop AVD
  8. The secret to Android's improved memory on 1B+ Devices: The latest Android Runtime update
  9. Ensuring high-quality apps on Google Play
  10. Order Files in Android
  11. Alpha Release of Telecom Library
  12. Increasing trust for embedded media
  13. #WeArePlay | Meet Geraldo from Utah. More stories from around the world.

October 2023

  1. Meta built threads in only 5 months using Jetpack Compose
  2. Make the passkey endpoints well-known URL part of your passkey implementation
  3. Updates to Google Identity Services (GIS) and migration to the Credential Manager API
  4. Simple and secure sign-in on Android with Credential Manager and passkeys
  5. Announcing Policy Updates To Support App Quality on Google Play
  6. Grow your game on Google Play with the Indie Games Accelerator - submissions now open
  7. Upcoming Android Events
  8. With 2X higher user engagement on tablets, Zoom optimized for large screens on Android
  9. #TheAndroidShow: Faster and easier to build excellent apps, across devices.
  10. Join us online from 23-27 October for Passkeys Week
  11. Google’s Contacts app created a new widget 25% faster using Jetpack Glance
  12. AndroidX moving to minSdkVersion 19
  13. Tune in for another episode of #TheAndroidShow on October 19!
  14. #WeArePlay | Meet Solape and Yomi from Nigeria. More stories from around the world
  15. Wear OS 4 is now stable and available on Google Pixel Watch 2!
  16. Android 14 is live in AOSP

September 2023

  1. Kakao Games increased FPS stability to 96% through Android Adaptability
  2. Studio Bot expands to 170+ international markets!
  3. Notes from Google Play: Keeping our platform safe
  4. Grow user acquisition and store conversions with the updated Play Store Listing Certificate course

August 2023

  1. #WeArePlay | Meet Ingrid from Sweden. More stories from around the world.
  2. Latest ARTwork on hundreds of millions of devices
  3. Privacy Sandbox Developer Preview 9: Custom Audience Delegation
  4. Choosing the right storage experience
  5. Android 14 Beta 5
  6. What’s new in the Jetpack Compose August ’23 release
  7. Compose for Wear OS and Tiles 1.2 libraries are now stable: check out new features!
  8. Introducing Jetpack Emoji Picker: A New Way to Add Emojis to Your Android App
  9. Jetpack WindowManager 1.1 is stable!
  10. Health Connect brings together Peloton, ŌURA, and Lifesum for deeper health and fitness insights
  11. #WeArePlay | Meet Ayushi & Nikhil from India. More stories from around the world.
  12. Indie Games Fund: Apply for support from Google Play’s $2M fund in Latin America

July 2023

  1. Try the K2 compiler in your Android projects
  2. Credential Manager beta: easy & secure authentication with passkeys on Android
  3. Prepare your app for the new Samsung tablets, foldables and watches
  4. Deezer increased its monthly active users 4X after improving multi-device support
  5. Introducing a new Play Store for large screens
  6. Deep dive into Live Edit for Jetpack Compose UI
  7. Android Studio Giraffe is stable
  8. Google Play services discontinuing updates for KitKat (API levels 19 & 20) starting August 2023
  9. Enabling New Blockchain-Based Experiences on Google Play
  10. New policy update to boost trust and transparency on Google Play
  11. Android 14 Beta 4
  12. #WeArePlay | Meet the people creating apps and games in Japan

June 2023

  1. #WeArePlay | Meet Yoshihiko from Japan. More stories from Spain, Cameroon and Malaysia
  2. Records in Android Studio Flamingo
  3. The new Pixel Fold & Pixel Tablet are here: optimizing for large screens with the latest stable APIs and tools
  4. Detecting device type – How to know if a device is foldable or a tablet
  5. Dropbox rebuilt its search experience 40% faster with Jetpack Compose
  6. CameraX 1.3 is now in Beta
  7. Peloton increased its multi-device support and saw an uptick in user engagement
  8. Top things to know from Google Play at Google I/O '23
  9. Developers guide to Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet: get your app large screen ready
  10. #WeArePlay | Meet the people creating apps and games in Europe
  11. Top 3 things to know in multi-device from Google I/O 2023
  12. Android 14 Beta 3 and Platform Stability
  13. Top things to know in Android Platform and Quality at Google I/O '23
  14. What it means to be a Google Developer Expert - spotlight stories
  15. Upcoming changes to InAppProducts API and subscription catalog management
  16. #WeArePlay | Meet Tessa and Saasha from the UK, founders of waste-fighting app Olio

May 2023

  1. Top 3 things to know in Modern Android Development at Google I/O '23
  2. Designing for Wear OS: Getting started with designing inclusive smartwatch apps
  3. WPS uses ML Kit to seamlessly translate 43 languages and net $65M in annual savings
  4. 14 Things to know for Android developers at Google I/O!
  5. What’s new in Jetpack Compose
  6. Second Beta of Android 14
  7. Google I/O 2023: What's new in Jetpack
  8. Android Studio @ I/O ‘23: Announcing Studio Bot, an AI-powered coding assistant
  9. What’s new in Android Health
  10. Build smarter Android apps with on-device Machine Learning
  11. I/O 2023: What’s new in Google Play
  12. Price in-app products with confidence by running price experiments in Play Console
  13. Introducing the Watch Face Format for Wear OS
  14. Building pixel-perfect living room experiences with Compose for TV
  15. Watch the Wear OS updates at I/O 2023
  16. What’s new with Android for Cars: I/O 2023
  17. Redesigning the Android Studio Logo
  18. Introducing the Android Design Hub: The ultimate resource for building exceptional user interfaces across all form factors
  19. Improving Consistency of Background Work on Android
  20. Media transcoding and editing, transform and roll out!
  21. How to optimize your Android app for large screens (And what NOT to do!)
  22. Get ready for I/O ‘23: start planning your sessions, and take a look at some of Android’s favorite moments!

April 2023

  1. Get ready for Google I/O
  2. U-NEXT sees 1.5X increase in tablet installations after boosting support for large screens
  3. #WeArePlay | Meet Maria, AnnMaria and Dennis from the USA. More stories from around the world
  4. Photo Picker Everywhere
  5. Com2uS brings a seamless multi-platform gameplay experience with Google Play Games on PC
  6. Delivering an immersive sound experience with Spatial Audio
  7. Automatic Update Prompts for Crashing Apps
  8. Voice controlled workouts with Google Assistant
  9. Android Studio Flamingo is stable
  10. Kotlin DSL is Now the Default for New Gradle Builds
  11. Bring your IOT apps to cars
  12. Android 14 Beta 1
  13. What's new in multiplatform Jetpack libraries
  14. Reduce uninstalls for your app with auto-archive
  15. Clue’s development speed improves 3X after rebuilding the app with Jetpack Compose
  16. Giving Users More Transparency and Control Over Account Data
  17. What’s new in WindowManager 1.1.0-beta01

March 2023

  1. Mercari reduces 355K lines of code, a 69% difference, by rebuilding with Jetpack Compose
  2. Concepts users spend 70% more time using the app on tablets than on phones
  3. Play Commerce prevented over $2 billion in fraudulent and abusive transactions in 2022
  4. Media3 is ready to play!
  5. Launching new #WeArePlay stories from India
  6. What’s new in the Jetpack Compose March ’23 release
  7. Evolution of Crash Management: Behind the Scenes with App Quality Insights
  8. Key product updates from the 2023 Google for Games Developer Summit
  9. Unlock seamless gameplay across mobile and PC with Google Play Games
  10. Kakaonavi increased foldable adoption by 24.5% after optimizing its app for large screens
  11. Privacy Week for Android Developers
  12. Withings reduces 50% of its data sync code by streamlining health and fitness API integrations with Health Connect
  13. Happening now! Unpacking the latest in large screens and foldables + MAD Skills on #TheAndroidShow
  14. What it means to be an Android Google Developer Expert
  15. #WeArePlay | Meet Ania from Canada. More stories from USA, Australia and Montenegro
  16. Android 14 Developer Preview 2
  17. Let’s go. It’s Google I/O 2023
  18. Tune in on Thursday to watch #TheAndroidShow
  19. Keeping Android and Google Play safe with our key 2023 initiatives

February 2023

  1. Policy Updates: New Wear OS App Quality Requirements
  2. Now's the time to learn Android development with Jetpack Compose!
  3. How Stripe leveraged Google Play to build an SDK for Tap to Pay on Android
  4. Feature Engineering in the Google Play Store
  5. API desugaring supporting Android 13 and java.nio
  6. Enable next generation IDs for better Play Games Services support for all Google accounts
  7. Bringing the best of Chrome to Android developers and users
  8. The first developer preview of Android 14
  9. Improving user privacy by requiring opt-in to send X-Requested-With header from WebView
  10. #WeArePlay | Meet Valentin from Austria. More stories from Spain, Argentina and Azerbaijan
  11. Hundreds of thousands of developers are learning Jetpack Compose
  12. Bringing together sign-in solutions and passkeys with Android's new Credential Manager

January 2023

  1. Control when changes to your app are sent for review with new Play Console features
  2. Android Studio Electric Eel
  3. Extending the Android SDK
  4. Signos streamlines integrations with other health and fitness apps through a single Health Connect API

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December 2022

  1. Meet Android Developers from India keen to learn and inspire
  2. Android developers: a big thank you for a great 2022!
  3. #WeArePlay | The app co-founders helping people with speech disorders
  4. Notes from Google Play: growing for the next decade
  5. Tips from Android Dev Summit 2022: How to scale made-for-mobile apps to ChromeOS
  6. Per-App Language Preferences - Part 2
  7. Compose for Wear OS 1.1 is now stable: check out new features!
  8. Android 13 for TV is now available

November 2022

  1. Google Play Coffee break with Creatrip | Setting up your business for global reach
  2. Per-App Language Preferences - Part 1
  3. App Bundles for Google TV and Android TV
  4. Introducing Camera Viewfinder
  5. #WeArePlay | Discover what inspired 4 game creators around the world
  6. Helping Families Find High-Quality Apps for Kids
  7. Preparing for the Android Privacy Sandbox Beta
  8. Platform Track at Android Developer Summit '22
  9. Leading Health and Fitness Apps Roll Out Health Connect Integrations
  10. Coming up next for Android Dev Summit ‘22: The Platform track, on November 14!
  11. Continuing our Commitment to User Choice Billing
  12. Form Factors at Android Developer Summit ‘22
  13. “Reach” Your Users on Large Screens
  14. Power your Wear OS fitness app with the latest version of Health Services
  15. Coming up next for Android Dev Summit ‘22: The Form Factors track, on November 9!
  16. Accurately Measure Android App Performance with Profileable Builds
  17. Play it forward: Evolving our platform for another decade of developer success
  18. Purchase optimization, flexible subscriptions, and revenue growth with Play Commerce
  19. Raising the bar on technical quality on Google Play
  20. Supporting and rewarding great Apps and Games on Google Play
  21. Keeping Google Play Safe with New Features and Programs
  22. Google Play Games beta on PC continues global expansion

October 2022

  1. Pixel 7, the first 64-bit-only Android phone
  2. Optimize for Android (Go edition): Lessons from Google apps Part 3
  3. Better Device Compatibility with CameraX
  4. 5 Play Console updates to help you understand your app's delivery performance
  5. Modern Android Development at Android Developer Summit ‘22
  6. Material Design 3 for Compose hits stable
  7. What’s new from Android, at Android Dev Summit ‘22
  8. Android Dev Summit ‘22: What’s new in Jetpack
  9. What’s new in Jetpack Compose
  10. Lyft reduced their code for UI components by as much as 60% using Jetpack Compose
  11. ZEPETO plans to migrate at least 80% of the app’s UI to Jetpack Compose
  12. Android Dev Summit ‘22: Here’s how to tune in!
  13. Material Design Components for Android 1.7.0
  14. Get ready for Android Dev Summit ‘22: Check out the Technical Talks, Livestream Agenda, and Speakers!
  15. #WeArePlay | Meet app founders helping people around the world
  16. Latest updates on Android’s custom ML stack
  17. New features and tools to help you showcase your Play Store listing
  18. Bringing passkeys to Android & Chrome
  19. Announcing an Experimental Preview of Jetpack Multiplatform Libraries
  20. The new Google Pixel Watch is here - start building for Wear OS!
  21. Todoist adopted Compose for Wear OS and increased its growth rate by 50 percent
  22. Prepare your Android Project for Android Gradle plugin 8.0 API changes
  23. Android Dev Summit ‘22: Coming to you, online and around the world!

September 2022

  1. Outdooractive boosts user experience on wearable devices with 30% less development time using Compose for Wear OS
  2. Listen to our major Text to Speech upgrades for 64 bit devices.
  3. Optimize for Android (Go edition) : Lessons from Google apps Part 2
  4. Helping users discover apps for all their devices from their phone
  5. Just launched: Apply for support from Google Play’s $2M Indie Games Fund in Latin America
  6. Android Studio Dolphin
  7. Learn Jetpack Compose at a Compose Camp near you!
  8. Optimize for Android (Go edition): Lessons from Google apps - Part 1
  9. Privacy Sandbox: Developer Preview 5 is here!
  10. #WeArePlay | Meet Sam from Chicago. More stories from Peru, Croatia and Estonia.
  11. Announcing the new guide to Android app modularization
  12. Google Play announces the winners of the Indie Games Festival and the Accelerator class of 2022
  13. Precise Improvements: How TikTok Enhanced its Video Social Experience on Android

August 2022

  1. Announcing Cross device SDK Developer Preview for building rich multi-device experiences on Android
  2. Wear OS Tiles Material Library: Build Tiles, Fast.
  3. CameraX 1.2 is now in Beta
  4. Google Play Coffee break with iMumz | From start-up to scale-up
  5. Monitor all your deep links in one place on this new Play Console page
  6. #WeArePlay | Meet George from the UK. More stories from Croatia, USA and Kenya.
  7. Celebrating 5 years of Kotlin on Android
  8. Android 13 is in AOSP!
  9. Build apps for the new Samsung devices
  10. Google Play Indie Games Festival: Finalists revealed

July 2022

  1. Prepare your app to support predictive back gestures
  2. Compose for Wear OS is now 1.0: time to build wearable apps with Compose!
  3. Jetpack Compose 1.2 is now stable!
  4. Celebrating 10 years of Google Play. Together.
  5. #WeArePlay | Meet Melissa from BringFido in South Carolina. More stories from Japan, India & France.
  6. Final Android 13 Beta update, official release is next!

June 2022

  1. Independent versioning of Jetpack Compose libraries
  2. Developer-Powered CTS (CTS-D)
  3. Notes from Google Play: making Play work for everyone
  4. #WeArePlay | Discover the people building apps & games businesses
  5. Privacy Sandbox Developer Preview 3: Support for conversion measurement, custom audiences, and ad selection
  6. Google Play @ Google I/O - 3 updates you need to know
  7. Android 13 Beta 3 and Platform Stability
  8. Progress on initiatives to keeping Google Play safe
  9. 3 things to know about Android Privacy, Platform & Security from Google I/O'22
  10. Submissions now open: Indie games programs to help developers grow with Google Play

May 2022

  1. 3 things to know about Form Factors at Google I/O'22
  2. Implementing Dynamic Color: Lessons from the Chrome team
  3. Modern Android Development at Google I/O ‘22
  4. Boost the security of your app with the nonce field of the Play Integrity API
  5. Airbnb uses Jetpack Compose to empower devs to do their best work
  6. Now in Android - a new, open source, real-world sample app
  7. What’s new with Google TV & Android TV OS
  8. What’s new with Android for Cars
  9. 13 Things to know for Android developers at Google I/O!
  10. What's new in Google Play
  11. Announcing Compose for Wear OS Beta!
  12. Introducing Health Connect, a new API for Android app developers to securely access user health data
  13. Google I/O 2022: What’s new in Android Development Tools
  14. New Google Play SDK Index helps you choose the right SDKs for your app
  15. Google I/O 2022: What’s new in Jetpack
  16. New flexible tools to grow your subscription business
  17. Second Beta of Android 13
  18. What's new in Jetpack Compose
  19. Android Studio Chipmunk
  20. eBay gets a 4.7 Google Play rating with tablet optimizations
  21. Learn Android with Jetpack Compose (no programming experience needed!)

April 2022

  1. Architecture MAD Skills series wrap up
  2. The first developer preview of Privacy Sandbox on Android
  3. Kicking off Google Play Coffee breaks, with Jimjum Studios
  4. The Beta for Android 13 is out now: Android 13 Beta 1
  5. Twitter going all in on Jetpack Compose for feature development: greater productivity, less bugs
  6. Things to know from the 2022 Android App Excellence Summit
  7. Expanding Play’s Target Level API Requirements to Strengthen User Security
  8. Google Photos: How we used notifications to boost widget installs 10x!

March 2022

  1. Android GDE Maryam Alhuthayfi shares her passion for mobile development with fledgling developers
  2. How a single Android developer improved Lyft’s Drivers app startup time by 21% in one month
  3. The exciting aspects of Android Camera
  4. Upgrading Android Attestation: Remote Provisioning
  5. Using performance class to optimize your user experience
  6. Exploring User Choice Billing With First Innovation Partner Spotify
  7. Android 13 Developer Preview 2
  8. Helping Users Discover Quality Apps on Large Screens
  9. Access Android vitals data through the new Play Developer Reporting API
  10. Things to know from the 2022 Google for Games Developer Summit
  11. Jetpack DataStore - wrap up
  12. Play Time with Jetpack Compose
  13. App Excellence Summit 2022
  14. Happening now! #TheAndroidShow: Tablets, Jetpack Compose & Android 13
  15. Freeing up 60% of storage for apps
  16. Keeping Google Play safe with our key 2022 initiatives

February 2022

  1. Google for Games Developer Summit returns March 15
  2. Discontinuing Kotlin synthetics for views
  3. Write better tests with the new testing guidance
  4. The first developer preview of Android 13
  5. Material You: Coming to more Android devices near you
  6. Jetpack Compose 1.1 is now stable!
  7. Chrome’s multitasking usage increases 18x on large screens
  8. Smule Adopts Google’s Oboe to Improve Recording Quality & Completion Rates
  9. Grow your game’s revenue with Google Play Console’s new strategic guidance

January 2022

  1. Improving App Performance with Baseline Profiles
  2. Building apps for Android Automotive OS
  3. Announcing Glance: Tiles for Wear OS made simple
  4. Android Studio Bumblebee (2021.1.1) Stable
  5. Google Play Games beta launches on PC in Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
  6. Android Basics and Training Update

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December 2021

  1. Creating an app to help your community during the pandemic with Gaston Saillen #IamaGDE
  2. MAD Skills Gradle and AGP build APIs Wrap Up!
  3. Announcing Jetpack Glance Alpha for app widgets
  4. Rebuilding our guide to app architecture
  5. Launching Notes from Google Play | A year of evolution
  6. Android Developer Relations is hiring
  7. Beta 1 Update for 12L feature drop!
  8. Develop watch faces with the stable Jetpack Watch Face library

November 2021

  1. #AndroidDevSummit ‘21: 3 things to know for Modern Android Development
  2. #Android Developer Summit: 3 things to know for Large Screens on Android!
  3. Improving App Startup: Lessons from the Facebook App
  4. #AndroidDevSummit: Jetpack Compose now with Material You

October 2021

  1. What’s new for Android developers at #AndroidDevSummit’21
  2. 12L and new Android APIs and tools for large screens
  3. Google Play updates from #AndroidDevSummit
  4. Driving app and career growth with Google Play Academy’s Store Listing Certificate
  5. Introducing Jetpack Media3
  6. Watch out for Wear OS at Android Dev Summit 2021
  7. What's New in Scalable Automated Testing
  8. Here’s how to watch the 2021 Android Dev Summit!
  9. Evolving our business model to address developer needs
  10. Android Devs assemble: help Team Jetpack fight the bugs of chaos at #AndroidDevSummit + agenda now live!
  11. Launching Data safety in Play Console: Elevating Privacy and Security for your users
  12. Announcing the Android Basics in Kotlin Course
  13. Compose for Wear OS now in Developer Preview!
  14. Android 12 is live in AOSP!
  15. Answering your top questions on Android Game Development Kit

September 2021

  1. Mindful architecture: Headspace’s refactor to scale
  2. Android Dev Summit returns on October 27-28, 2021!
  3. Improved Google Play Console user management: access requests, permission groups, and more
  4. Making permissions auto-reset available to billions more devices
  5. App performance to drive app excellence
  6. Wear OS Jetpack libraries now in stable!
  7. Bringing richer navigation, charging, parking apps to more Android Auto users
  8. Android 12 Beta 5 update, official release is next!
  9. Accelerated Kotlin build times with Kotlin Symbol Processing 1.0
  10. Celebrating some of the best indie games
  11. Raising the quality bar with updated guidelines for Wear OS 3.0

August 2021

  1. Performance and Velocity: How Duolingo Adopted MVVM on Android
  2. Making Ratings and Reviews better for users and developers
  3. Working Towards Android App Excellence
  4. Join the North America Android Study Jams to learn more about developing quality Android apps
  5. Android 12 Beta 4 and Platform Stability
  6. Sharing Tiles with your smartwatch users:
  7. Meet some of the best indie game devs

July 2021

  1. Android Studio Arctic Fox (2020.3.1) Stable
  2. Jetpack Compose is now 1.0: announcing Android’s modern toolkit for building native UI
  3. Preparing for Google Play’s new safety section
  4. Announcing Policy Updates To Bolster Privacy and Security
  5. Accessing car hardware APIs in your app for cars
  6. Allowing developers to apply for more time to comply with Play Payments Policy
  7. Android 12 Beta 3 for TV is now available
  8. Android 12 Beta 3 and final APIs
  9. Android Game Development Extension is now available to all Android game developers
  10. Plan for success on Google Play with Reach and devices
  11. Introducing the Android Game Development Kit
  12. Updates from the Google for Games Developer Summit
  13. Announcing Android’s updateable, fully integrated ML inference stack
  14. Google Play services discontinuing updates for Jelly Bean (API levels 16, 17 & 18)
  15. MAD Skills Navigation Series 2 Wrap Up!

June 2021

  1. The future of Android App Bundles is here
  2. Play Dev ID requirements + 2-Step Verification
  3. #AndroidDevJourney spotlight - June edition
  4. Continuing to boost developer success on Google Play
  5. Improve your app mileage with Android for Cars App library
  6. Build sophisticated search features with AppSearch
  7. Android 12 Beta 2 Update
  8. Android @ Google I/O: Recapping building across devices
  9. Grow your indie game with help from Google Play

May 2021

  1. #AndroidDevJourney spotlight - May edition
  2. Introducing Security By Design
  3. Android @ Google I/O: 3 things to know in Modern Android Development
  4. Join us for Google for Games Developer Summit 2021
  5. What's new for Android developers at Google I/O
  6. What's new in foldables, tablets, and large screens
  7. Android Studio Arctic Fox (2020.3.1) Beta
  8. What’s new in Android Privacy
  9. What's new in Jetpack
  10. What’s new with Wear
  11. What's new with Android for Cars
  12. What's new in Android TV (and Google TV!)
  13. Mercari improves UI development productivity by 56% with Jetpack Compose
  14. The top Google Play updates from I/O ‘21
  15. What’s new in Android 12 Beta
  16. #AndroidDevChallenge - It’s a wrap!
  17. New safety section in Google Play will give transparency into how apps use data
  18. Android Studio 4.2

April 2021

  1. Updated guidance to improve your app quality and discovery on Google Play
  2. #AndroidDevJourney spotlight - April edition
  3. Google Developer Student Clubs in India build Android Apps with Kotlin
  4. Android 12 Developer Preview 3
  5. Android GPU Compute Going Forward
  6. A New Standard for Mobile App Security
  7. Customize the KPIs on your Google Play Console dashboard
  8. Tools to help developers provide a safer content experience
  9. Start Your Engines: Launch New Android Auto Apps to Production!
  10. MAD Skills WorkManager : Wrap-Up

March 2021

  1. #AndroidDevJourney spotlight - March edition
  2. High Performance Game Audio with Oboe
  3. Android 12 Developer Preview 2
  4. Android Dev Challenge Finale: Weather app
  5. Boosting developer success on Google Play
  6. Creating custom Tiles on Wear OS by Google with the Jetpack Tiles library
  7. Android Dev Challenge: Week 3 - Speed round
  8. An update on Android's audio latency
  9. Sub-dollar pricing expansion in 20 markets
  10. Android Dev Challenge: Week 2 - Countdown timer
  11. Google Play Console powers better strategic decisions with new engagement metrics and unique benchmarks
  12. Android Auto Apps Powered by Jetpack

February 2021

  1. #AndroidDevJourney spotlight - February edition
  2. Low-Power Sleep Tracking on Android
  3. Students Learn Android App Development with Google Developer Student Clubs
  4. Announcing Jetpack Compose Beta!
  5. Android Dev Challenge: lift off with Jetpack Compose
  6. Here's how to watch #TheAndroidShow in just under 24 hours
  7. MAD Skills Motion Layout: wrap-up
  8. First preview of Android 12
  9. Quality to match with your user’s expectations
  10. Announcing Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP) Alpha
  11. New curriculum for educators to teach Android app development

January 2021

  1. #AndroidDevJourney spotlight - January edition
  2. Expanding the reach of your Android Auto apps
  3. MAD Skills Kotlin and Jetpack: wrap-up

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December 2020

  1. Treble Plus One Equals Four
  2. Opening the Google Play Store for more car apps
  3. What’s your MAD score?
  4. MAD Skills Material Design Components: Wrap-Up
  5. Improving urban GPS accuracy for your app
  6. AGP 7.0: Next major release for the Android Gradle plugin
  7. Announcing Android Studio Arctic Fox (2020.3.1) & Android Gradle plugin 7.0
  8. Celebrating the Developers Behind the Best Apps and Games of 2020

November 2020

  1. MAD Skills — Become an Android App Bundle expert
  2. The future of Kotlin Android Extensions
  3. New Android App Bundle and target API level requirements in 2021
  4. Tips for getting your app approved for background location access
  5. Android Neural Networks API 1.3 and PyTorch Mobile support
  6. Privacy-preserving features in the Mobile Driving License

October 2020

  1. MAD Skills Navigation Wrap-Up
  2. Further tales from the leading edge and beyond: more Apps, Games, & Insights podcast episodes
  3. Developer tips and guides: Common policy violations and how you can avoid them
  4. Introducing the Android for Cars App Library
  5. Optimize your app publishing process with new Google Play Console features
  6. Android Studio 4.1
  7. Announcing the launch of the Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative

September 2020

  1. Listening to Developer Feedback to Improve Google Play
  2. Answering your FAQs about Google Play billing
  3. All developers will get the new Google Play Console on November 2, 2020
  4. Lockscreen and authentication improvements in Android 11
  5. Introducing Android 11 on Android TV
  6. Improve Your Game with Texture Compression Format Targeting
  7. Android GPU Inspector Open Beta
  8. Turning it up to 11: Android 11 for developers
  9. Prefer Storing Data with Jetpack DataStore

August 2020

  1. 11 Weeks of Android: That’s a wrap
  2. 11 Weeks of Android: UI and Compose
  3. Announcing Jetpack Compose Alpha!
  4. 11 Weeks of Android: Games, media, and 5G
  5. Getting ready for 5G on Android
  6. Playing nicely with media controls
  7. New language features and more in Kotlin 1.4
  8. What’s new for Android game developers: August update
  9. 11 Weeks of Android: Beyond phones
  10. What’s happening in Wear OS by Google
  11. ChromeOS.dev — A blueprint to build world-class apps and games for Chrome OS
  12. New ways to reach more drivers on Android for cars
  13. 6 New ways to engage with users on Android TV
  14. 11 Weeks of Android: App distribution and monetization on Google Play
  15. Android 11 final Beta update, official release coming soon!
  16. Leverage the In-App Review API for your Google Play reviews
  17. Recent Android App Bundle improvements and timeline for new apps on Google Play
  18. Protecting your Google Play Console account with 2-Step Verification

July 2020

  1. 11 Weeks of Android: Android Developer Tools
  2. Introducing the Motion Editor
  3. The winners of the Google Play Indie Games Festival are...
  4. 11 Weeks of Android: Jetpack
  5. Decrease startup time with Jetpack App Startup
  6. Improving inter-activity communication with Jetpack ActivityResult
  7. What’s New in Navigation 2020
  8. Getting on the same page with Paging 3
  9. 11 Weeks of Android: Languages
  10. Google Home reduces #1 cause of crashes by 33%
  11. Learn Android and Kotlin with no programming experience
  12. Preparing your Gradle build for package visibility in Android 11
  13. 11 Weeks of Android: Android 11 Compatibility
  14. Accelerating Android Updates
  15. Android 11 Beta 2 and Platform Stability
  16. Excelliance Tech: moving to new Android dynamic resource loading APIs for long-term compatibility
  17. Testing app compatibility in Android 11
  18. Bringing modern storage to Viber’s users

June 2020

  1. System hardening in Android 11
  2. 11 Weeks of Android: Privacy and Security
  3. Full spectrum of on-device machine learning tools on Android
  4. Read Along: Grow child literacy with on-device ML design insights
  5. Android 11 Developer Preview on Android TV
  6. New tools for finding, training, and using custom machine learning models on Android
  7. On-device machine learning solutions with ML Kit, now even easier to use
  8. New features to acquire and retain subscribers
  9. Announcing the winners of the #AndroidDevChallenge, powered by on-device machine learning
  10. 11 Weeks of Android: People & Identity
  11. Messenger and Conversations
  12. Bringing @Twitter's DMs into Android 11’s Conversation API
  13. Meet Google Play Billing Library Version 3
  14. What’s new in Android gaming
  15. Performance insights for Games, powered by Android Performance Tuner
  16. Unwrapping the Android 11 Beta, plus more developer updates
  17. Introducing the new Google Play Console beta
  18. Introducing Google Play Asset Delivery

May 2020

  1. Android Studio 4.0
  2. #Android11: The Beta Launch Show - Here’s how to join in and watch next week!
  3. Answers to your questions about Play App Signing
  4. Android 11: Beta Plans

April 2020

  1. High refresh rate rendering on Android
  2. Android 11: Developer Preview 3
  3. Developer tools to debug WebView in Beta
  4. Google Play Trust and Safety Update
  5. Building user trust through more transparent subscriptions
  6. Promoting high-quality, teacher-approved kids content on Google Play
  7. Google Play updates and information: Resources for developers

March 2020

  1. Meet the finalists of the Google Play Indie Games Festival
  2. Run ARM apps on the Android Emulator
  3. Google for Games Developer Summit March 2020
  4. Android 11: Developer Preview 2
  5. Handling Nullability in Android 11 and Beyond
  6. Join us for the digital Google for Games Developer Summit
  7. Android Platform Codelab Kickstarts OS Development
  8. Unveiling expert insights in our new podcast series: Apps, Games, & Insights
  9. Update on Google at GDC 2020

February 2020

  1. Data Encryption on Android with Jetpack Security
  2. Android Studio 3.6
  3. Native Dependencies in Android Studio 4.0
  4. Turning it up to 11: the first Developer Preview of Android 11
  5. Safer and More Transparent Access to User Location
  6. Handling Device Orientation Efficiently in Vulkan With Pre-Rotation
  7. Detecting Memory Corruption Bugs With HWASan
  8. How we fought bad apps and malicious developers in 2019
  9. The path to DX deprecation

January 2020

  1. Flashing Builds from the Android Open Source Project
  2. Get ready for the Game Developers Conference
  3. Enter the Indie Games Festival from Google Play

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December 2019

  1. Kotlin/Everywhere - it’s a wrap!
  2. Our highlights from Android & Google Play in 2019 - building for the next decade
  3. Code Search with Cross References for the Android Open Source Project
  4. Android 10 on Android TV
  5. Android’s commitment to Kotlin
  6. Android Game SDK
  7. #AndroidDevChallenge: today is the last day to apply!
  8. An Update on Android TLS Adoption

November 2019

  1. 3 things to know about Jetpack from Android Dev Summit 2019
  2. Our panel of experts for the #AndroidDevChallenge (apply by Dec. 2)
  3. Android Developer Challenge: here’s what we’re looking for! (Apply by Dec. 2)
  4. Unifying Background Task Scheduling on Android
  5. New! Learn advanced skills for developing Android apps in Kotlin
  6. 3 things to know about Android Studio from Android Dev Summit 2019
  7. Still Using InstallBroadcast? Switch to the Play Referrer API by March 1, 2020
  8. 3 things to know about Kotlin from Android Dev Summit 2019
  9. 3 things to know about Jetpack Compose from Android Dev Summit 2019
  10. Modern app and game distribution on Google Play
  11. Privacy protections for physical activity in Android 10
  12. Introducing Google Play Points in the U.S.

October 2019

  1. One Biometric API Over all Android
  2. High engagement, larger screens: How Android developers can reach users on any device
  3. A modern approach to Android development, with Jetpack Compose and more!
  4. Android Developer Challenge: helpful innovation, powered by On-Device Machine Learning + you!
  5. All About Updates: More Treble
  6. Celebrating 1 year of Google Play's Academy for App Success
  7. Here’s how to watch the 2019 Android Dev Summit!
  8. Android Automotive OS updates for developers
  9. Introducing NDK r21: our first Long Term Support release
  10. Previewing #AndroidDevSummit: Sessions, App, & Livestream Details
  11. Continuous testing with new Android emulator tools

September 2019

  1. Unlock your creativity with Google Play Pass
  2. New! Android Kotlin codelab courses are here
  3. Trust but verify attestation with revocation
  4. Expand your app beyond mobile to reach Android users at large
  5. Welcoming Android 10!

August 2019

  1. Committed to a safer Google Play for Families
  2. Expanding bug bounties on Google Play
  3. The Google Play store’s visual refresh
  4. Android Studio 3.5: Project Marble goes into stable
  5. Improving Accessibility in the Android Ecosystem
  6. Google releases source code for Google I/O 2019 for Android
  7. Nexon increases day 60 retention and monetization with pre-registration rewards
  8. Gesture Navigation: A Backstory
  9. Final Beta update, official Android Q coming soon!

July 2019

  1. Make stronger decisions with new Google Play Console data
  2. What’s new with Fast Pair
  3. Kotlin named Breakout Project of the Year at OSCON
  4. Android Dev Summit 2019 Registration is Open
  5. What’s new for text in Android Q
  6. Android Q Beta 5 Update
  7. Capturing Audio in Android Q
  8. Indie Games Showcase from Google Play - meet the winners!

June 2019

  1. Advanced in-app billing: handling alternative purchase flows
  2. Moving Android Studio and Android Emulator to 64-bit versions
  3. Android Q Beta 4 and Final APIs!
  4. Indie Games Accelerator - Introducing class of 2019!
  5. Improved app quality and discovery on Google Play
  6. Google Play services and Firebase migrating to AndroidX

May 2019

  1. Building a safer Google Play for kids
  2. Congratulations to the finalists of the Indie Games Showcase from Google Play
  3. Wide Color Photos Are Coming to Android: Things You Need to Know to be Prepared
  4. Kotlin Is Everywhere! Join the global event series
  5. New! Learn How to Build Android Apps with Android Jetpack and Kotlin
  6. Supporting Google Play developers regarding local market withholding tax regulations
  7. What’s New in Android Q Security
  8. Queue the Hardening Enhancements
  9. What’s New with Android Jetpack and Jetpack Compose
  10. I/O 2019: New features to help you develop, release, and grow your business on Google Play
  11. Android Studio 3.5 Beta
  12. Fresher OS with Projects Treble and Mainline
  13. Google I/O 2019: Empowering developers to build the best experiences on Android + Play
  14. What’s New in Android: Q Beta 3 & More
  15. Developing Apps for Android Automotive OS

April 2019

  1. Android Q Scoped Storage: Best Practices and Updates
  2. And the 2019 Google Play Award nominees are...
  3. Android Studio 3.4
  4. Indie Games Accelerator - Applications open for class of 2019
  5. Improving the update process with your feedback
  6. Optimize your subscriptions with new insights in the Play Console
  7. A simpler experience for instant apps
  8. ML Kit expands into NLP with Language Identification and Smart Reply
  9. Android Q Beta 2 update
  10. Improving app performance with ART optimizing profiles in the cloud

March 2019

  1. AOSP Application Updates
  2. Changes to the Google Play Developer API
  3. The latest Android App Bundle updates including the additional languages API
  4. Google Mobile Developer Day at Game Developers Conference 2019
  5. Introducing a new Google Play app and game icon specification
  6. Giving users more control over their location data
  7. Android Jetpack Navigation Stable Release
  8. Introducing Android Q Beta
  9. Grow your indie game with Google Play
  10. Supplement your earnings with rewarded products
  11. Android Jetpack WorkManager Stable Release

February 2019

  1. Android Security Improvement update: Helping developers harden their apps, one thwarted vulnerability at a time
  2. Google Play Protect in 2018: New updates to keep Android users secure
  3. Expanding target API level requirements in 2019
  4. How we fought bad apps and malicious developers in 2018
  5. An Update on Android Things

January 2019

  1. Google releases source code of Santa Tracker for Android 2018
  2. Google Mobile Developer Day is coming to GDC 2019
  3. Grow your app business internationally through localization on Google Play
  4. Get your apps ready for the 64-bit requirement
  5. Reminder SMS/Call Log Policy Changes
  6. Android Studio 3.3

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December 2018

  1. Android Pie à la mode: Security & Privacy
  2. Wrapping up for 2018 with Google Play and Android
  3. In reviews we trust — Making Google Play ratings and reviews more trustworthy
  4. More visibility into the Android Open Source Project
  5. Notifications from the Twitter app are easier on your battery
  6. New Keystore features keep your slice of Android Pie a little safer
  7. Effective foreground services on Android
  8. Google Play services discontinuing updates for API levels 14 and 15
  9. Improve media and messaging app integrations with Android Auto
  10. Android codelab courses are here!
  11. Celebrating the developers behind the best apps and games of 2018

November 2018

  1. SDK Developers: sign up to stay up to date with latest tips, news and updates
  2. Fast Pair Update
  3. Wear OS by Google: final API 28 emulator with new redesigned UI
  4. Getting screen brightness right for every user
  5. Combating Potentially Harmful Applications with Machine Learning at Google: Datasets and Models
  6. An Update on Project Treble
  7. Get your app ready for foldable phones
  8. Unfolding right now at #AndroidDevSummit!
  9. R8, the new code shrinker from Google, is available in Android studio 3.3 beta

October 2018

  1. The Android Dev Summit app is live! Get ready for November 7-8
  2. Discontinuing support for Android Nearby Notifications
  3. Free training for Android developers - learn how to succeed on Google Play
  4. Google Play offline peer to peer installs beta
  5. Android Protected Confirmation: Taking transaction security to the next level
  6. Playtime 2018: Helping you build better apps in a smaller bundle
  7. Building a Titan: Better security through a tiny chip
  8. Modern background execution in Android
  9. Get ready for #AndroidDevSummit, kicking off November 7!
  10. Introducing Oboe: A C++ library for low latency audio
  11. Control Flow Integrity in the Android kernel
  12. Providing a safe and secure experience for our users
  13. Kotlin Momentum for Android and Beyond

September 2018

  1. Android Studio 3.2
  2. Android and Google Play Security Rewards Programs surpass $3M in payouts
  3. Notifying your users with FCM
  4. Moar Power in Android 9 Pie and the future
  5. Staged releases allow you to bring new features to your users quickly, safely and regularly.

August 2018

  1. Make the most of Notifications with the redesigned Wear OS by Google
  2. Verifying your Google Assistant media action integrations on Android
  3. Exclusive new organic acquisition insights on the Google Play Console
  4. Evolution of Android Security Updates
  5. Streamlining the developer experience for instant games
  6. Alternative input methods for Android TV
  7. Streaming support spec for hearing aids on Android
  8. Updating Wear OS Google Play Store policy to increase app quality
  9. Google releases source for Google I/O 2018 for Android
  10. Looking forward with Google Play
  11. Meet the first Indie Games Accelerator class
  12. Android Pie SDK is now more Kotlin-friendly
  13. Introducing Android 9 Pie

July 2018

  1. Supporting display cutouts on edge-to-edge screens
  2. AndroidX Development is Now Even Better
  3. Final preview update, official Android P coming soon!
  4. Updating your games for modern Android
  5. How creating an Action can complement your Android app
  6. Android Emulator - AMD Processor & Hyper-V Support
  7. What's new for text in Android P
  8. Congrats to the new Android Excellence apps and games on Google Play
  9. Android P Beta 3 is now available

June 2018

  1. Improving discovery of quality apps and games on the Play Store
  2. A New Universal Music Player
  3. Automating your app releases with Google Play
  4. Compiler-based security mitigations in Android P
  5. Launching the Indie Games Accelerator in Asia - helping gaming startups find success on Google Play
  6. Android Studio 3.2 Beta
  7. Android Things client library for Google Cloud IoT Core
  8. Better Biometrics in Android P
  9. Grow and optimize your subscriptions with new Google Play features
  10. Google Play security metadata and offline app distribution
  11. #IMakeApps - Celebrating app makers worldwide
  12. An Update on non-SDK restrictions in Android P
  13. Wear OS developer preview reenabling alarms and jobs for background apps
  14. Android P Beta 2 and final APIs!
  15. Project Capillary: End-to-end encryption for push messaging, simplified
  16. .app is open for general registration

May 2018

  1. Insider Attack Resistance
  2. All the (Android) Things at Google I/O
  3. Keeping 2 billion Android devices safe with machine learning
  4. Learn Kotlin Fast with new Kotlin Bootcamp course
  5. Building with Google Pay
  6. Faster Adoption with Project Treble
  7. Wear OS by Google: AoG support and new enhanced battery saver mode
  8. Google I/O 2018: What’s new in Android
  9. I/O 2018: Everything new in the Google Play Console
  10. Android Studio 3.2 Canary
  11. Use Android Jetpack to Accelerate Your App Development
  12. What’s new in Android P Beta
  13. Hello World, AndroidX
  14. Say Hello to Android Things 1.0
  15. Building for Automotive: A sneak peek at Google I/O 2018
  16. Announcing new SDK versioning in Google Play services and Firebase

April 2018

  1. Time to celebrate the 2018 Google Play Award nominees
  2. Protecting WebView with Safe Browsing
  3. Android Things Release Candidate
  4. DNS over TLS support in Android P Developer Preview
  5. Time to Upgrade from GCM to FCM
  6. Protecting users with TLS by default in Android P
  7. Android Studio switching to D8 dexer
  8. Introducing new Android Excellence apps and games on Google Play

March 2018

  1. Wear OS by Google developer preview
  2. Android Studio 3.1
  3. Activity Recognition’s new Transition API makes context-aware features accessible to all developers
  4. Our big bet on mobile games at Game Developers Conference 2018
  5. Android Security 2017 Year in Review
  6. Cryptography Changes in Android P
  7. Previewing Android P
  8. Android Things Developer Preview 7

February 2018

  1. Improving Stability by Reducing Usage of non-SDK Interfaces
  2. Continuous Shared Element Transitions: RecyclerView to ViewPager
  3. A better way to track your promotions on Google Play Billing
  4. Congratulations to the winners of the Google Play Indie Games Contest 2017 in Europe
  5. Discover tools for Android data migration and improve your app retention
  6. IoT Developer Story: Deeplocal

January 2018

  1. Android Developer Story: Big Fish Games uses open beta testing to de-risk their game launch
  2. How we fought bad apps and malicious developers in 2017
  3. Join us for Google Developer Day at GDC 2018
  4. Android Wear SDK and Emulator Update
  5. Android Security Ecosystem Investments Pay Dividends for Pixel
  6. Meet the finalists of the Google Play Indie Games Contest in Europe
  7. Faster Renewals for Test Subscriptions
  8. Android Excellence: Congratulations to the newly added apps and games
  9. New Products At CES powered by Android Things

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December 2017

  1. A look back at the most read Google Play posts on Medium in 2017
  2. Phasing out legacy recommendations on Android TV
  3. Double Stuffed Security in Android Oreo
  4. Improving app security and performance on Google Play for years to come
  5. Quick Boot & the Top Features in the Android Emulator
  6. LoWPAN on Android Things
  7. Diagnose and understand your app's GPU behavior with GAPID
  8. Welcoming Android 8.1 Oreo and Android Oreo (Go edition)
  9. Tuning your apps and games for long screen devices

November 2017

  1. Android Things Developer Preview 6
  2. Delve deeper into Android development with our new course!
  3. Final preview of Android 8.1 now available
  4. Moving Past GoogleApiClient
  5. Google Play Referrer API: Track and measure your app installs easily and securely
  6. Android Things Contest Winners
  7. Getting your Android app ready for Autofill
  8. How the Pixel 2’s security module delivers enterprise-grade security
  9. 10 things you might be doing wrong when using the SafetyNet Attestation API
  10. Making Pixel better for Drivers
  11. Google and Ideas United announce Infinite Deviation: Games winners
  12. Announcing Architecture Components 1.0 Stable
  13. Update on Kotlin for Android

October 2017

  1. Announcing Fast Pair - effortless Bluetooth pairing for Android
  2. GNSS Analysis Tools from Google
  3. Android 8.1 Developer Preview
  4. Android Studio 3.0
  5. Playtime 2017: Find success on Google Play and grow your business with new Play Console features
  6. Google Play's Indie Games Contest is back in Europe. Enter now
  7. Fight global hunger with your favorite apps and games on Google Play
  8. Effective phone number verification
  9. Introducing Android Instant Apps SDK 1.1
  10. The Google Assistant can help control your Android media apps
  11. Working with Multiple JobServices
  12. Video Playback with the Google Assistant on Android TV
  13. Android Excellence: congratulations to the new apps and games for Fall 2017
  14. Android Wear Beta

September 2017

  1. Keystore Key Attestation
  2. Announcing the Winners from the Indie Games Festival in San Francisco
  3. Google Play Billing Library 1.0 released
  4. Android Things Hackster Contest
  5. SafetyNet Verify Apps API, Google Play Protect at your fingertips
  6. Google and Ideas United Launch Program to Support Inclusivity in Game Design
  7. Helping indie developers get discovered on Google Play
  8. Introducing Android Native Development Kit r16
  9. Optimize your Android apps for Chromebooks
  10. Enroll for app signing in the Google Play Console & secure your app using Google’s robust security infrastructure
  11. Android Developer Story: Zalando increases installs and revenue by focusing on app quality

August 2017

  1. Updates to Google Play policy promote standalone Android Wear apps
  2. Hardening the Kernel in Android Oreo
  3. ARCore: Augmented reality at Android scale
  4. Announcing the 20 finalists and open registration for the Indie Games Festival in San Francisco
  5. How to improve app design for Wear 2.0
  6. Understanding the performance benefits of ConstraintLayout
  7. Start on Android and succeed on Google Play
  8. Making it safer to get apps on Android O
  9. Introducing Android 8.0 Oreo
  10. Google releases source for Google I/O 2017 for Android
  11. 500 million devices now supported for Android Instant Apps
  12. Android Instant Apps: Best practices for managing download size
  13. Playdemic drives user engagement and revenue with live game operations on Google Play
  14. Build a subscriptions business on Google Play with these new features and best practices
  15. Next-generation Dex Compiler Now in Preview
  16. Android Things Developer Preview 5
  17. Your next growth market on Google Play: launch your title in Russia
  18. How we’re helping people find quality apps and games on Google Play
  19. Android Bug Swatting with Sanitizers

July 2017

  1. Announcing Nearby Connections 2.0: fully offline, high bandwidth peer to peer device communication
  2. What’s new for shortcuts and widgets in Android O
  3. Get the updated Playbook app for news and tips to help you grow your business on Google Play
  4. From Chrysaor to Lipizzan: Blocking a new targeted spyware family
  5. Android Testing Support Library 1.0 is here!
  6. Developer Preview 4 now available, official Android O coming soon!
  7. Seccomp filter in Android O
  8. Shut the HAL Up
  9. Identifying Intrusive Mobile Apps using Peer Group Analysis
  10. Calling all indie developers in the US & Canada: sign up for the Google Play Indie Games Festival in San Francisco
  11. Android vitals: Increase engagement and installs through improved app performance

June 2017

  1. Android Things Hackster Community
  2. Android Things Console developer preview
  3. What’s new in WebView security
  4. Ending support for Android Market on Android 2.1 and lower
  5. Semantic Time support now available on the Awareness APIs
  6. Android Things Developer Preview 4.1
  7. Reduce friction with the new Location APIs
  8. Recognizing Android Excellence on Google Play
  9. Money made easily with the new Google Play Billing Library
  10. Making the Internet safer and faster: Introducing reCAPTCHA Android API
  11. Android O APIs are final, get your apps ready!
  12. Google Play’s policy on incentivized ratings, reviews, and installs
  13. 2017 Android Security Rewards

May 2017

  1. Meet 5 Android developers working to improve lives around the world
  2. Welcome to your New Home on Android TV
  3. Request a professional app translation from the Google Play Console and reach new users
  4. Group Messaging in Android Auto
  5. Make more money with subscriptions on Google Play
  6. Android Wear: New complications tools and watch friendly UI library
  7. What’s next for Google payment and loyalty experiences
  8. Android and Architecture
  9. Google I/O 2017: Empowering developers to build the best experiences across platforms
  10. Android Announces Support for Kotlin
  11. Android Instant Apps is open to all developers. Start building today!
  12. I/O 2017: Everything new in the Google Play Console
  13. Android Studio 3.0 Canary 1
  14. What’s New in Android: O Developer Preview 2 & More
  15. Android Things Developer Preview 4
  16. Here comes Treble: A modular base for Android
  17. Track your subscriptions better with the Google Play Developer API
  18. Build a portfolio of apps as you improve your Android dev skills with the new Advanced Android course
  19. User experience tips to help you design your app to engage users and drive conversions
  20. Running Android Things on the AIY Voice Kit
  21. Why you should localize your app or game for Middle East and North Africa

April 2017

  1. SafetyNet attestation, a building block for anti-abuse
  2. The Google Play Awards are returning to Google I/O
  3. App onboarding for kids: how Budge Studios creates a more engaging experience for families
  4. Java 8 Language Features Support Update
  5. A New Issue Tracker for our AOSP Developers
  6. FORTIFY in Android
  7. Android O to drop insecure TLS version fallback in HttpsURLConnection
  8. Changes to Device Identifiers in Android O
  9. Android Things Developer Preview 3
  10. Android Developer Story: Robinhood uses Android Studio to quickly build and test new features
  11. Focusing our Google Play games services efforts
  12. An investigation of Chrysaor Malware on Android

March 2017

  1. 5 tips for indie game success, from indie game developers
  2. Update your app to take advantage of the larger aspect ratio on new Android flagship devices
  3. Calling all early adopters for Android Studio previews
  4. 5 tips for building communities on mobile
  5. 5 tips for launching successful apps and games on Google Play
  6. Diverse protections for a diverse ecosystem: Android Security 2016 Year in Review
  7. O-MG, the Developer Preview of Android O is here!
  8. Introducing Android Native Development Kit r14
  9. Android Developer Story: LinkedIn uses Android Studio to build a performant app
  10. Grow your app or game business on Google Play with new best practices
  11. Future of Java 8 Language Feature Support on Android
  12. Detecting and eliminating Chamois, a fraud botnet on Android
  13. Android Studio 2.3
  14. Getting Santa Tracker Into Shape

February 2017

  1. Welcome to Google Developer Day at Game Developer Conference 2017
  2. Keeping up to Date with the Support Library
  3. Publish your app with confidence from the Google Play Developer Console
  4. Build flexible layouts with FlexboxLayout
  5. And the winners of the Google Play Indie Games Contest in Europe are...
  6. Tips for building high-quality and accessible financial services apps
  7. Android Wear 2.0 is here with new hardware features!
  8. Android Things Developer Preview 2
  9. Get ready for Google Developer Day at GDC 2017
  10. Fashion gets a digital upgrade with the Google Awareness API
  11. Introducing Associate Android Developer Certification by Google

January 2017

  1. Get a sneak peek at Android Nougat 7.1.2
  2. Engaging users during major events: How The Guardian used innovative notifications
  3. Discover and celebrate the best local games at Indonesia Games Contest
  4. Final Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview: iOS support. Time to upload your apps to the Play Store!
  5. Android Instant Apps starts initial live testing
  6. App Security Improvements: Looking back at 2016
  7. Android Developer Story: Wallapop improves user conversions with store listing experiments on Google Play
  8. Tips from developers Peak and Soundcloud on how to grow your startup on Google Play
  9. Southeast Asian indie game developers find success on Google Play
  10. Silence speaks louder than words when finding malware
  11. Meet the 20 finalists of the Google Play Indie Games Contest in Europe
  12. Manage paid orders and payments settings from the Google Play Developer Console

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