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Product News
We’re in an important moment where AI changes everything, from how we work to the expectations that users have for your apps, and our goal on Android is to transform this AI evolution into opportunities for you and your users.
Matthew McCullough • 5 min read
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How-tos
Last month, we shared new updates showcasing our evolving vision for Google Play: a place where people can discover the content and experiences they love and where you can build and grow sustainable businesses. Our commitment to your success is at the heart of our continued investments.
Paul Feng • 4 min read
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Case Studies
Calm is a leading mental health and wellness company with over 180 million downloads. When they started their development for Android XR, their core engineering team was able to build their first functional XR orbiter menus on Day 1 and a core experience in just two weeks.
Stevan Silva • 4 min read
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How-tos
Ink API is now in beta and is ready to be integrated in your app.. This milestone was made possible by valuable developer feedback, leading to continuous improvements in the API's performance, stability, and visual quality.
Chris Assigbe • 11 min read
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How-tos
Capturing fast-moving action with clarity is a key feature for modern camera apps. This is achieved through high-speed capture—the process of acquiring frames at rates like 120 or 240 fps.
Leo Huang • 6 min read
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Product News
We’re excited to announce that Material 3 Adaptive 1.2.0 is now stable! This release continues to build on the foundations of previous versions, expanding support to more breakpoints for window size classes and new strategies to place display panes automatically.
Rob Orgiu • 2 min read
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How-tos
Samsung Galaxy XR is here, powered by Android XR! This blog post is part of our Android XR Spotlight Week, where we provide resources—blog posts, videos, sample code, and more—all designed to help you learn, build, and prepare your apps for Android XR.
Jan Kleinert • 4 min read
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Events & Programs
In just a few days, on Thursday, October 30th at 10AM PT, we’ll be dropping our Fall episode of The Android Show, on YouTube and on developer.android.com!
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How-tos
Samsung Galaxy XR is here, powered by Android XR! This blog post is part of our Android XR Spotlight Week, where we provide resources—blog posts, videos, sample code, and more—all designed to help you learn, build, and prepare your apps for Android XR.
Luke Hopkins • 6 min read
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Product News
Samsung Galaxy XR is here, powered by Android XR! This blog post is part of our Android XR Spotlight Week, where we provide resources—blog posts, videos, sample code, and more—all designed to help you learn, build, and prepare your apps for Android XR.
Luke Hopkins • 6 min read
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Events & Programs
Grow your app with Google Play Apps Accelerator
Robbie McLachlan • 1 min read
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How-tos
Samsung Galaxy XR is here, powered by Android XR! This blog post is part of our Android XR Spotlight Week, where we provide resources—blog posts, videos, sample code, and more—all designed to help you learn, build, and prepare your apps for Android XR.
Dereck Bridie • 9 min read
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Events & Programs
Samsung Galaxy XR is here, and it's the first device powered by Android XR! Since we launched the developer preview of the platform last December, developers have started building apps and games made for Android XR.
Jan Kleinert, Bradley Allen • 1 min read
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Product News
The first device powered by Android XR is here: engineered by Samsung, Galaxy XR, is available now, putting the possibilities of immersive experiences directly into users' hands.
Matthew McCullough • 3 min read
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Product News
We're excited to announce the availability of Dynamic App Links, a significant leap forward for Android App Links that brings them on par with, and in many ways surpasses, industry standards for deep linking.
Ran Mor • 2 min read
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Community
Compose 1.9, Media 3 1.8, QPR2 Beta 1, Narwhal Feature Drop, and more!
Daniel Galpin • 9 min read
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Community
The latest in our ongoing series #WeArePlay
Robbie McLachlan • 3 min read
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Product News
Modern camera apps are defined by powerful, overlapping features. Users expect to record video with stunning HDR, capture fluid motion at 60 FPS, and get buttery-smooth footage with Preview Stabilization—often all at the same time.
Tahsin Masrur • 6 min read
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Product News
Adding custom images to your app can significantly improve and personalize user experience and boost user engagement.
Thomas Ezan, Mozart Louis • 5 min read
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Product News
We're excited to announce that Jetpack WindowManager 1.5.0 is now stable! This release builds on the strong foundation of adaptability in WindowManager, making it even easier to create polished, adaptive UIs that look great on all screen sizes.
Francesco Romano • 3 min read
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