Keeping Google Play safe with our key 2022 initiatives
Posted by Krish Vitaldevara Director, Product Management, Play and Android Trust & Safety Keeping Google Play safe for users and developers remains our top priority. Over the past year, we’ve...
View Article12L: A new look for Android’s larger screens
Tablets and foldables are my favorite devices for content and productivity. The large, portable screens are easy on the eyes and the perfect way to watch a movie, answer emails or video chat.On...
View ArticleFreeing up 60% of storage for apps
Posted by Lidia Gaymond and Vicki Amin, Product Managers at Google Play One of the main reasons users uninstall apps is to free up space. To prevent unnecessary uninstalls and help users get more out...
View ArticleHappening now! #TheAndroidShow: Tablets, Jetpack Compose & Android 13
Posted by Florina Muntenescu & Huyen Tue Dao, Co-Hosts of #TheAndroidShow We’re just about to kick off another episode of #TheAndroidShow, you can watch here! In this episode, we’ll take you...
View ArticleNew Android features for messaging, entertainment and more
The Android team has been busy working on a suite of updates that add new dimensions to the apps you already love. From huge updates to messaging (including more connection with your iPhone friends) to...
View ArticleLess to stress and more to love with Messages by Google
Messaging is how we stay in touch with friends, keep up with family, and get things done. But it’s not always as easy as it should be. Conversations with friends on other platforms can be unnecessarily...
View ArticleApp Excellence Summit 2022
Posted by The Google Play Team Did you know that 54% of users who left a 1-star review in the Play Store mentioned app stability and bugs? * To help product managers and business decision makers...
View ArticlePlay Time with Jetpack Compose
Learn about Google Play Store’s strategy for adopting Jetpack Compose, how they overcame specific performance challenges, and improved developer productivity and happiness. Posted by Andrew Flynn...
View ArticleJetpack DataStore – wrap up
Posted by Simona Stojanovic, Android Developer Relations Engineer Now that our MAD Skills series on Jetpack DataStore is complete, let’s do a quick wrap up of all the things we’ve covered in each...
View ArticleAndroid GDE Annyce Davis encourages other women developers to be inquisitive...
Posted by The Google Developers Team For Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating a few of our Google Developer Experts. Meet Annyce Davis, Android GDE and Vice President of Engineering at...
View ArticleView additional Calendar statuses in Google Chat
What’s changingIn addition to seeing when someone is out of office, you can now see additional Google Calendar statuses like “In a meeting” or “In focus time” in Google Chat. Additional Calendar...
View ArticleThings to know from the 2022 Google for Games Developer Summit
Posted by Greg Hartrell, Product Director, Games on Play/Android Over the years, we’ve seen that apps and games are not just experiences - they’re businesses - led by talented people like...
View ArticleAccess Android vitals data through the new Play Developer Reporting API
Posted by Lauren Mytton, Product Manager, Google Play Quality is foundational to your game or app’s success on Google Play, and Android vitals in Google Play Console is a great way to track how your...
View ArticleTop news from the Google for Games Developer Summit
This week, we hosted the Google for Games Developer Summit, a free digital event for developers, publishers and advertisers to discuss what’s new in games. And with over three billion global players...
View ArticleHelping Users Discover Quality Apps on Large Screens
Posted by The Android Team Large screens are growing in reach, with now over 250M active Android tablets, foldables, and ChromeOS devices. As demand continues to accelerate, we’re seeing users doing...
View ArticleAndroid 13 Developer Preview 2
Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Last month, we released the first developer preview of Android 13, built around our core themes of privacy and security, developer productivity, as well as...
View ArticleExploring User Choice Billing With First Innovation Partner Spotify
Posted by Sameer Samat, Vice President, Product Management Mobile apps have transformed our lives. They help us stay informed and entertained, keep us connected to each other and have created new...
View ArticleUsing performance class to optimize your user experience
Posted by Don Turner, Developer Relations Engineer, and Francois Goldfain, Director of Android Media Framework Today we're launching the Jetpack Core Performance library in alpha. This library...
View ArticleUpgrading Android Attestation: Remote Provisioning
Posted by Max Bires, Software Engineer Attestation as a feature has been mandated since Android 8.0. As releases have come and gone, it has increasingly become more and more central to trust for a...
View ArticleThe exciting aspects of Android Camera
Posted by Marwa Mabrouk, Android Camera Platform Product Manager Android Camera is an exciting space. Camera is one of the top reasons consumers purchase a phone. Android Camera empowers developers...
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