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Product News
We're excited to launch Developer Preview 4 of the Android XR SDK, continuing our focus on unifying cross-device development for headsets, wired XR glasses, and intelligent eyewear.
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Product News
Google I/O '26 features 17 key announcements for Android developers focusing on agent-led productivity, Compose First as our UI standard, and high-performance media and adaptive development for the expanding ecosystem.
Matthew McCullough • 8 min read
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Product News
Android Performance Analyzer (APA) is Android’s new profiler and performance analysis tool for the Android mobile ecosystem. APA is intended as a profiling tool for any developer building for Android who needs to make their app or game run better and faster.
Mayank Jain • 5 min read
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Product News
We're thrilled to see developers continuing to bring their apps and experiences to Android for Cars! Over the past year, we've continued to see strong growth and momentum in the app ecosystem on Android Auto and cars with Google built-in.
Jan Kleinert, Noam Gefen, Thomas Weathers • 3 min read
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We are excited to introduce Wear OS 7, a major update that brings a new era of power efficiency and intelligence to users and developers alike.
John Zoeller • 9 min read
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Product News
In the almost-5-years since Jetpack Compose launched, we've invested in bringing you all the features, performance and tools that you need to build amazing UIs across the variety of Android devices.
Nick Butcher • 2 min read
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Product News
Native Android app creation capabilities in Google AI Studio using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Ability to preview apps in an embedded Android Emulator and deploy it to a physically connected device. Google Play Developers can submit a new app release to an Internal Test Track in Play Console.
Emma-Louise Leavey, Mike Taylor-Cai • 4 min read
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Product News
As Android developers, you have many choices when it comes to the agents, tools, command-line interfaces (CLI), and LLMs you use for app development.
Simona Milanovic, Ben Trengrove • 5 min read
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Case Studies
FotMob recently experienced its largest single-day increase on Wear OS among its installed audience in 5 years, at 2-3x the daily average. The secret? A simple cross-device installation flow that helps users discover their Wear OS app directly from their phone.
Garan Jenkin • 3 min read
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Product News
Building on this foundation, Jetpack Telecom v1.1.0 brings native-level visibility and convenience to third-party VoIP apps.
Nataraj K R • 2 min read
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Product News
Announced today during The Android Show, Android is transitioning from an operating system to an intelligence system, creating more opportunities for engagement with your apps.
Matthew McCullough • 4 min read
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Case Studies
The mindfulness app Gratitude encourages consistency through micro daily journaling, affirmations, and vision boards. The app has over 6 million downloads, 150 thousand 5 star ratings, and 100 million journal entries logged.
Amrit Sanjeev, Ash Nohe • 3 min read
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Product News
The mobile ecosystem is always evolving, bringing both new opportunities and new threats. Through these changes, Android and Google Play remain committed to ensuring that billions of users can continue to enjoy their apps with confidence and developer innovation can thrive.
Vijaya Kaza • 3 min read
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Case Studies
Karrot is a hyperlocal, community-driven peer-to-peer marketplace app that enables users to buy, sell, and trade items with other verified users. Since launching in South Korea in 2015, the platform has expanded into global markets, amassing over 43 million registered users.
Thomas Ezan, Tracy Agyemang • 2 min read
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Product News
The Jetpack Compose April ‘26 release is stable. This release contains version 1.11 of core Compose modules (see the full BOM mapping), shared element debug tools, trackpad events, and more.
Meghan Mehta • 5 min read
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How-tos
Today, we're excited to announce a new verified email credential issued by Google, which developers can now retrieve directly from Android’s Credential Manager Digital Credential API.
Niharika Arora, Jean-Pierre Pralle • 3 min read
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Product News
Android Studio Panda 4 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This release brings Planning Mode, Next Edit Prediction, and more, making it easier than ever to build high-quality Android apps.
Matt Dyor • 5 min read
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Product News
If you are an Android developer looking to implement innovative AI features into your app, we recently launched powerful new updates.
Thomas Ezan • 3 min read
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How-tos
Whether you are using Gemini in Android Studio, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, or third-party agents like Claude Code or Codex, our mission is to ensure that high-quality Android development is possible everywhere.
Adarsh Fernando, Esteban de la Canal • 4 min read
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Product News
Android 17 has reached beta 4, the last scheduled beta of this release cycle, a critical milestone for app compatibility and platform stability.
Daniel Galpin • 4 min read
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