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Everything Assistant at I/O
Posted by Mike Bifulco We’re excited to host the first ever virtual Google I/O Conference this year, from May 18-20, 2021 – and everyone's invited! Developers around the world will join us for...
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Updated guidance to improve your app quality and discovery on Google Play
Posted by Bert de Weerd and Tingmui Li, Google Play When Google Play launched in 2008, it was easy for developers to get noticed with only a few hundred apps and games live on the Play Store. Fast...
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This new emoji has been years in the making
When Jennifer Daniel, Google’s creative director for emoji, first joined the Unicode Technical Committee, she wondered, what’s the deal with the handshake emoji? Why isn’t there skin tone support?...
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Updated Google Pay button increases click-through rates
Posted by Soc Sieng, Developer Advocate, Google Pay An improved Google Pay button works wonders for click-through rates and the checkout experience. The updated Google Pay button displays a user's...
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Android Studio 4.2
Posted by Jamal Eason, Product Manager, Android We are excited to announce that Android Studio 4.2 is now available to download in the stable release channel. The focus areas for this release is an...
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Blast off into Entertainment Space on your Android tablet
Tablets are the perfect device to stay entertained, whether you’re watching a movie from your bed, playing games on your daily commute or reading a book while you travel. The screen is bigger than your...
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New safety section in Google Play will give transparency into how apps use data
Posted by Suzanne Frey, VP, Product, Android Security and Privacy We work closely with developers to keep Google Play a safe, trusted space for billions of people to enjoy the latest Android apps....
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#AndroidDevChallenge – It’s a wrap!
Posted by The Jetpack Compose Team From delightful doggos to creative countdowns and storming weather apps, the 2000 submissions to the #AndroidDevChallenge blew our socks off. We are truly amazed at...
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What’s new for Android developers at Google I/O
Posted by Karen Ng, Director, Product Management & Jacob Lehrbaum, Director of Developer Relations, Android & Play As Android developers, we are all driven by building experiences that delight...
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The top Google Play updates from I/O ‘21
Posted by Alex Musil, Director of Product, Google Play This year, we announced many great new features, tools, and updates to help you make the most of Google Play. You can check out all the updates...
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Mercari improves UI development productivity by 56% with Jetpack Compose
Posted by Chiko Shimizu, Partner Developer Advocate and Tamao Imura, Developer Marketing Manager Mercari allows millions of people to shop and sell almost anything. The company was founded in 2013 in...
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What’s new in Android TV (and Google TV!)
Posted by Ben Serridge, Director of Product Management - TV Platforms and Dan Aharon, Product Manager Today at Google I/O 2021, we announced a significant milestone for our team: we have over 80...
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What’s new with Android for Cars
Posted by Mickey Kataria, Director of Product Management For over a decade, Google has been committed to automotive, with a vision of creating a safe and seamless connected experience in every car....
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What’s new in Jetpack
Posted by Florina Muntenescu, Android Developer Advocate Android Jetpack is a suite of libraries, tools, and guidance to help developers follow best practices, reduce boilerplate code, and write code...
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What’s new with Wear
Posted by Simon Earnshaw, Group Product Manager We’re announcing our biggest update yet to the Wear platform, with new features, APIs and tools to help developers create beautiful, high quality...
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What’s new in foldables, tablets, and large screens
Posted by Oscar Wahltinez, Developer Relations Engineer, Google Users are seeing more value in larger screens, and the benefits of doing more with a single device. Apps designed for large screen...
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Android Studio Arctic Fox (2020.3.1) Beta
Posted by Paris Hsu, Product & Design, Android Android Studio Arctic Fox splash screen Note: As we announced late last year, we've changed our version numbering scheme to match the number for the...
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What’s new in Android Privacy
Posted by Sara N-Marandi, Product Manager, Android Platform Product People want an OS and apps that they can trust with their most personal and sensitive information. Privacy is core to Android’s...
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Google Pay introduces a Flutter plugin for payments
Posted by Jose Ugia, Developer Programs Engineer, Google Pay and Anthony Panissidi, Technical Writer, Google Developer Studio We made it easier than ever to integrate Google Pay in Flutter apps! Our...
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Four Google smart home updates that Matter
Today, there are nine smart devices in the average smart home — in 2016, there were only three. While this is explosive growth, the industry is still evolving. Selecting the right devices or connecting...
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