Android Developer Story: PicMix reaches global audience on Google Play
Posted by Lily Sheringham, Google Play team Inovidea Magna Global, is the developer of PicMix, a photo and video editing app, which has now evolved into an interest based social media platform powered...
View ArticleTips to help you stay on the right side of Google Play policy
Posted by Lily Sheringham, Google Play team Today we have released a new video ‘10 tips to stay on the right side of Google Play policy’. The video provides 10 best practices to help you develop and...
View ArticleAnnouncing rewarded video custom event support for AdMob mediation
Following its launchat the 2016 Game Developer’s Conference, AdMob’s mediation support for rewarded video ads has been a hit with publishers and users alike, with rapid adoption on both Android and iOS...
View ArticleAndroid Pay says “Nei hou” to Hong Kong
Whether you’re heading out to buy groceries, grabbing a cup of coffee, or picking up some egg tarts for your family and friends, now your Android phone is all you need as you walk out the door....
View ArticleNow available: Android 7.1 Developer Preview
Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering A couple of weeks ago we announced that a developer preview of Android 7.1 Nougat was on the way. You can get started with this new release today by downloading...
View ArticleAndroid Developer Stories: drupe and Noom expand globally by localising their...
Posted by Kacey Fahey, Marketing Programs Manager, Google Play Interested in growing your app on a global scale? See how two app developers localized their apps in unique ways to drive revenue and...
View ArticleAndroid Pay partners with Visa and Mastercard to bring simple checkout to...
Today, Google announces strategic partnerships with Visa and Mastercard to bring Android Pay to more places on the mobile web.Android Pay users will soon be able to pay on hundreds of thousands of new...
View Article3 Exercises To Get Your Fitness App In Shape
By: Mary Liz McCurdy, Health & Fitness Lead, Google Play (Originally published on Android Central) It's an exciting time to be a health & fitness app developer. With people shelling out on...
View ArticleReadfeed graduates from Google Play’s Early Access beta program & offers some...
Guest post by Rajiev Timal, Founder of Readfeed Readfeed was created to help book lovers around the world share and discuss their favorite reads with each other more easily. Today, we are excited to...
View ArticleBulk enrollment of company-owned Android devices
In October 2015, we introduced the ability to manage company-owned devices running Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). That launch included several new settings, including device lockdowns, account management,...
View ArticleTransfer data from one user to another with the Google Admin app for Android
You can now transfer data from one user to another in the Google Admin Android app, much like you can in the web-based Admin console. The process can be initiated from the User List page or the User...
View ArticleKeeping the Play Store trusted: fighting fraud and spam installs
Posted by Kazushi Nagayama, Search Quality Analyst, and Andrew Ahn, Product Manager We strive to continuously make Google Play the best platform for enjoying and discovering the most innovative and...
View ArticleSupport Ended for Eclipse Android Developer Tools
By Jamal Eason, Product Manager, Android With the release of Android Studio 2.2, the time has now come to say goodbye to the Eclipse Android Developer Tools. We have formally ended their support and...
View ArticleWelcome to Playtime!
Posted by Larissa Fontaine, Director, Global Head of Apps Business Development, Google Play Almost three years ago, we started the first of an ongoing series of developer events, called Playtime,...
View ArticleTest on Android 7.1 Developer Preview in Firebase Test Lab
By Ahmed Mounir Gad, Product Manager, Firebase Test Lab To deliver the best user experience right out of the gate, Firebase Test Lab for Android allows you to test your apps and ensure their...
View ArticleMobile Ads Garage #10: Ad Events
Episode 10 of The Mobile Ads Garage is live on YouTube! If you haven't seen it before, the Mobile Ads Garage is a video tutorial series that covers how to use the Mobile Ads SDK to display ads from...
View ArticleMobile Ads Garage: Episode 10 – Ad Events
Episode 10 of The Mobile Ads Garage is live on YouTube! If you haven't seen it before, the Mobile Ads Garage is a video tutorial series that covers how to use the Mobile Ads SDK to display ads from...
View ArticlePartnering with global carriers to upgrade SMS
SMS is one of the most ubiquitous forms of communication today, used by billions of people worldwide. Over the course of this year, we’ve worked with the mobile industry on an initiative to upgrade SMS...
View ArticleAndroid Auto: now available in every car
We launched Android Auto two years ago with the goal to better integrate phones and cars, and give drivers an easier way to access the information they need. There are now over 200 new car models...
View ArticleMake and ndk-build support in Android Studio 2.2
Posted by Kathryn Shih, Android Product Manager In addition to supporting the experimental Gradle plugin, Android Studio 2.2 enables you to build C/C++ components of Android projects using CMake and...
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