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Expanding the reach of your Android Auto apps
Posted by Eric Bahna, Product Manager In December, we opened the Google Play Store for publishing new Android Auto apps to closed testing. Today, you can reach more drivers by publishing navigation,...
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#AndroidDevJourney spotlight – January edition
Posted by Luli Perkins, Developer Relations Program Manager We kicked off the #AndroidDevJourney to give members of our community the opportunity to share their stories through our social platforms....
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New curriculum for educators to teach Android app development
Posted by Kat Kuan, Developer Advocate, Android We strive to make Android development content accessible to all, so that anyone can become an Android developer. Over the years, millions of students at...
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Announcing Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP) Alpha
Posted by Ting-Yuan Huang, Software Engineer and David Winer, Product Manager Today we are excited to announce the alpha of Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP), an all-new tool for building lightweight...
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Quality to match with your user’s expectations
Posted by Hoi Lam, Android App Quality Since the launch of Android more than 10 years ago, the platform and the user’s expectations have grown. There are improvements from user experience through...
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First preview of Android 12
Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Every day, Android apps help billions of people work, play, communicate, and create on a wide range of devices from phones and laptops to tablets, TVs, and...
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MAD Skills Motion Layout: wrap-up
Posted by Chet Haase, Developer Relations Engineer We recently finished another series of MAD Skills videos - this time on Motion Layout. We covered ways in which you can use the API and the design...
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Our all-new TalkBack screen reader
To blind traveling bluesman Joshua Pearson, songwriting is more than just a good melody. “Songwriting gave me a language to talk about my frustrations. And by putting my music out there, I could...
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Your Android is now even safer — and 5 other new features
It wasn't all that long ago that we introduced Android users to features like Emoji Kitchen and auto-narrated audiobooks. But we like to stay busy, so today we're highlighting six of the latest Google...
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Here’s how to watch #TheAndroidShow in just under 24 hours
Posted by The Jetpack Compose Team In less than 24 hours, we're giving you a backstage pass to Jetpack Compose, Android's modern toolkit for building native UIs, on #TheAndroidShow. Hosted by Kari...
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Android Dev Challenge: lift off with Jetpack Compose
Posted by The Jetpack Compose Team Jetpack Compose is Android’s modern toolkit for building native UI. It enables you to quickly bring your app to life with less code, powerful tools, and intuitive...
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Announcing Jetpack Compose Beta!
Posted by Anna-Chiara Bellini, Product Manager, Nick Butcher, Developer Relations Today, we’re launching the beta release of Jetpack Compose, our new UI toolkit designed to make it faster and easier...
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Students Learn Android App Development with Google Developer Student Clubs
Posted by Erica Hanson, Global Program Manager, Google Developer Student Clubs Google Developer Student Clubs, a program of university based community groups for students interested in Google...
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Low-Power Sleep Tracking on Android
Posted by Nick Grayson, Product Manager Android works best when it helps developers create apps that people love. That’s why we are dedicated to providing useful APIs like Activity Recognition which,...
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#AndroidDevJourney spotlight – February edition
Luli Perkins, Developer Relations Program Manager Our second edition of #AndroidDevJourney is here! At the beginning of this year we launched the #AndroidDevJourney to share the stories of members of...
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Android Auto Apps Powered by Jetpack
Posted by Eric Bahna, Product Manager In January, we enabled the Google Play Store to accept open testing submissions of navigation, parking, and charging apps. It’s great to see many of you...
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Google Play Console powers better strategic decisions with new engagement...
Posted by Tom Grinsted, Product Manager, Google Play Today in Google Play Console, we’ve launched a suite of new metrics* and unique comparative benchmarks. Using these, you can evaluate your app or...
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Android Dev Challenge: Week 2 – Countdown timer
Posted by Florina Muntenescu, Developer Relations Engineer 3...2...1… Time for another challenge! Welcome to the second week of the #AndroidDevChallenge! We loved seeing your creative submissions in...
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Sub-dollar pricing expansion in 20 markets
Posted by Neethi Thomas, Dafna Gal and Ashnil Dixit, Google Play At Google Play, we’re committed to giving Android developers access to the largest possible market for your apps and games. Google Play...
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An update on Android’s audio latency
Posted by Don Turner - Android Developer Relations Engineer This article takes a look at what's changed in the Android ecosystem for audio developers recently, the audio latency of popular Android...
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