Media3 1.9.0 is out! Besides the usual bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest release also contains four new or largely rewritten modules.

In 2025 the Android ecosystem has grown far beyond the phone. Today, developers have the opportunity to reach over 500 million active devices, including foldables, tablets, XR, Chromebooks, and compatible cars.

A few months ago we relaunched Androidify as an app for generating personalized Android bots. Androidify transforms your selfie photo into a playful Android bot using Gemini and Imagen.

Today, we're expanding the Gemini 3 model family with the release of Gemini 3 Flash, frontier intelligence built for speed at a fraction of the cost.

Today, we’re diving into Low Light Boost (LLB), a powerful feature designed to brighten real-time camera streams

Together, we’ve built Play into something much more than a store—it’s a dynamic ecosystem powered by your creativity. This year, our focus was ensuring Play continues to be the best destination for people to discover incredible content and enjoy rewarding gaming experiences.

The Android Runtime (ART) team has reduced compile time by 18% without compromising the compiled code or any peak memory regressions. This improvement was part of our 2025 initiative to improve compile time without sacrificing memory usage or the quality of the compiled code.

Earlier this year, we reiterated our commitment to keeping Android and Google Play safe for everyone and maintaining a thriving environment where users can trust the apps they download and your business can flourish.

Security is foundational to Android. We partner with you to keep the platform safe and protect user data by offering powerful security tools and features, like Credential Manager and FLAG_SECURE.

To support the expanding selection of XR devices, we are announcing Android XR SDK Developer Preview 3!

The Android Studio Otter 2 Feature Drop is here to supercharge your productivity.

Today, the Jetpack Compose December ‘25 release is stable. This contains version 1.10 of the core Compose modules and version 1.4 of Material 3, adding new features and major performance improvements.

Android 16 QPR2 is now released and available in AOSP