Android Dev Challenge: Week 3 – Speed round
Posted by Jolanda Verhoef, Developer Relations Engineer On your marks...Get set… Wait a second! Save the date for the third week of the #AndroidDevChallenge! On March 13th, compete with other...
View ArticleCreating custom Tiles on Wear OS by Google with the Jetpack Tiles library
Posted by Jolanda Verhoef, Developer Relations Engineer We introduced Tiles in 2019, and since then, Tiles have become one of the most helpful and useful features on Wear OS by Google smartwatches....
View ArticleHow online payments work with Steve Klebe
Posted by Jose Ugia and Steve Klebe Steve Klebe forms partnerships that drive adoption of Google Pay. He's spent the last 9 years working for the Google Payments Business Development team, and...
View ArticleNew ways to keep track of important notifications in Google Drive on mobile
What’s changing We’re introducing a new way to view and manage notifications in the Google Drive mobile app for Android. The new update lets you view your most important tasks -- all from within Drive....
View ArticleBoosting developer success on Google Play
Posted by Sameer Samat, VP, Product Management Helping developers build sustainable businesses is a core part of Google Play’s mission. We work with partners every day to understand the challenges...
View ArticleAndroid Dev Challenge Finale: Weather app
Posted by Jolanda Verhoef, Developer Relations Engineer Let your creativity shine in the final week of the #AndroidDevChallenge! Last week we asked you to be fast, but for this final week we ask you...
View ArticleAndroid 12 Developer Preview 2
Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Last month we shared the first preview of Android 12, an early look at the next version of Android. Today we’re bringing you the next milestone build in this...
View ArticleHigh Performance Game Audio with Oboe
Posted by Dan Galpin We've added the Oboe C++ audio library to the Android Game SDK. Oboe's support of high-performance, low-latency audio across the widest range of Android devices is the right...
View Article#AndroidDevJourney spotlight – March edition
Posted by Luli Perkins, Developer Relations Program Manager For the March edition of #AndroidDevJourney, we’re highlighting Android developers from all over the world with many different experiences....
View ArticleMAD Skills WorkManager : Wrap-Up
Posted by Caren Chang, Developer Relations Engineer In case you missed it, we’ve just finished a MAD Skills series on WorkManager. We started by introducing WorkManager for those new to the library...
View ArticleStart Your Engines: Launch New Android Auto Apps to Production!
Posted by Eric Bahna, Product Manager In March, we published the Android for Cars App Library as part of Jetpack and most developers have already migrated their implementations to it! In addition to...
View ArticleRust in the Android platform
Posted by Jeff Vander Stoep and Stephen Hines, Android Team Correctness of code in the Android platform is a top priority for the security, stability, and quality of each Android release. Memory safety...
View ArticleTools to help developers provide a positive user experience
Posted by Lisa Martinez, Head of Security & Privacy Business Development, Google Play and Andrew Ahn, Product Manager, Play and Android App Safety Google helps protect billions of users every day...
View ArticleCustomize the KPIs on your Google Play Console dashboard
Posted by Tom Grinsted, Product Manager, Google Play Google Play Console metrics can help you understand your app’s performance across growth and acquisition, engagement and monetization, quality, and...
View ArticleA New Standard for Mobile App Security
Posted by Eugene Liderman, Director, Android Security Strategy and Brooke Davis, Android Security & Privacy Partnerships With all of the challenges from this past year, users have become...
View ArticleAndroid GPU Compute Going Forward
Posted by Dan Galpin, Developer Advocate We introduced RenderScript in Android 3.0 as a way for applications to run computationally-intensive code on the CPU or GPU without having to make use of the...
View ArticleAndroid 12 Developer Preview 3
Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Google I/O 2021 is just a few weeks away and we’re looking forward to sharing all of the latest news in Android with you soon! To take us one step closer, today...
View ArticleGoogle Developer Student Clubs in India build Android Apps with Kotlin
Posted by Siddhant Agarwal, Google Developer Student Clubs India Community Manager and Biswajeet Mallik, Program Manager, Google Developers India Google Developer Student Clubs recently hosted Android...
View Article#AndroidDevJourney spotlight – April edition
Posted by Luli Perkins, Developer Relations Program Manager We’re wrapping up the April edition of #AndroidDevJourney by highlighting Android developers from all over the world each with their own...
View ArticleIntroducing Android Earthquake Alerts outside the U.S.
In a natural disaster or emergency, every second counts. For example, when it comes to earthquakes, studies show that more than 50% of injuries can be prevented if users receive an early warning, and...
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