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View ArticleWhat’s new in Jetpack Compose
Posted by Jolanda Verhoef, Android Developer Relations Engineer We launched Jetpack Compose over a year ago, and have been busy improving it ever since. We’ve added new features and invented powerful...
View ArticleWhat’s new from Android, at Android Dev Summit ‘22
Posted by Matthew McCullough, Vice President, Product Management, Android Developer Just now, we kicked off the first day of Android Dev Summit in the Bay Area, where my team and I covered a number of...
View ArticleAndroid Dev Summit ‘22: What’s new in Jetpack
Posted by Amanda Alexander, Product Manager Android Jetpack is a key component of Modern Android Development. It is a suite of over 100 libraries, tools and guidance to help developers follow best...
View ArticleMaterial Design 3 for Compose hits stable
Posted by Gurupreet Singh, Developer Advocate; AndroidToday marks the first stable release of Compose Material 3. The library allows you to build Jetpack Compose UIs with Material Design 3, the next...
View ArticleModern Android Development at Android Developer Summit ‘22
Posted by Nick Butcher, Developer Relations Engineer The Android Developer Summit is back and the first stop on the world tour just finished! We focussed on the latest developments in Modern Android...
View Article5 Play Console updates to help you understand your app’s delivery performance
Posted by Lidia Gaymond, Product Manager, Google PlayPowered by Android App Bundles, Google Play gives all developers the benefits of modern Android distribution. As the Android ecosystem expands,...
View ArticleBetter Device Compatibility with CameraX
Posted by The Android Team CameraX is an Android Jetpack library that makes it easy to incorporate camera functionality directly in your Android app. That’s why we focus heavily on device...
View ArticleOptimize for Android (Go edition): Lessons from Google apps Part 3
Posted by Niharika Arora, Developer Relations Engineer In Part 1 and Part 2 of our “Optimizing for Android Go” blog series, we discussed why we should consider building for Android Go and how to...
View ArticleHow Android protects you from scams and phishing attacks
Cybercriminals are targeting smartphones and tablets more than ever before. That’s because people are spending more time on their mobile devices, and they’re using them to send and store significant...
View ArticlePixel 7, the first 64-bit-only Android phone
Posted by Serban Constantinescu, Product Manager,Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are the first Android phones to support only 64-bit apps. This configuration drops OS support for 32-bit code, reducing memory...
View ArticlePlay it forward: Evolving our platform for another decade of developer success
Posted by Alex Musil, Director of Product, Google Play It’s been a big milestone year for Google Play. Having just celebrated our 10th birthday, we’re looking ahead to the next 10 years and thinking...
View ArticleAccurately Measure Android App Performance with Profileable Builds
Posted by Yi Yang (Software Engineer)It’s important to stay on top of your app performance to make sure your users can easily use your app. When an app experiences issues such as animation jank,...
View ArticleComing up next for Android Dev Summit ‘22: The Form Factors track, on...
Posted by Diana Wong, Product ManagerLast month, we kicked off the first part of Android Dev Summit, and later this week comes the second session track: Form Factors! In this track, we’ll bring you...
View ArticlePower your Wear OS fitness app with the latest version of Health Services
Posted by Breana Tate, Developer Relations EngineerThe Health Services API enables developers to use on-device sensor data and related algorithms to provide their apps with high-quality data related...
View Article“Reach” Your Users on Large Screens
Posted by Diana Wong, Product Manager, Android Large screen devices like foldables and tablets mean your users have more screen to interact with. But they also can make it more difficult for those...
View ArticleForm Factors at Android Developer Summit ‘22
Posted by Alex Vanyo, Developer Relations EngineerThe Android Developer Summit is live with the second stop on our world tour - and we are thrilled to give you the latest updates on Android form...
View ArticleContinuing our Commitment to User Choice Billing
Posted by Paul Feng, Vice President, Product ManagementBuilding on Android’s long history of continuously evolving to provide users and developers more flexibility and choice, we announced earlier...
View ArticleComing up next for Android Dev Summit ‘22: The Platform track, on November 14!
Posted by Daniel Galpin (@dagalpin), Developer Relations Engineer On Monday, November 14, we kick off the final of three tracks for Android Dev Summit with the Platform track! This track includes...
View ArticleLeading Health and Fitness Apps Roll Out Health Connect Integrations
Posted by Sara Hamilton, Developer RelationsEarlier this year, we introduced Health Connect as a way for app developers like you to have early access to a platform that securely shares health and...
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