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Notes from Google Play: The next phase of Play
Updated December 9, 2024
Join Sam Bright, VP & GM, Google Play + Developer Ecosystem, as we take a look back at some of the key features and programs launched this year to help you build successful apps and games businesses. Read our blog for more details →
Notes from Google Play: The next phase of Play
Updated December 9, 2024
Hello everyone, Thank you for making this year another incredible one! Your innovative experiences continue to inspire us and bring joy to billions. We recently celebrated some of your amazing work in our Best of 2024 awards, showcasing moments of
#WeArePlay: Celebrating the people behind apps and games
Updated December 6, 2024
Join us on a journey around the world as we discover the stories of inspiring app and game founders building businesses on Google Play. Watch the full playlist → https://goo.gle/WeArePlay #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people creating
Vulkan 1.4: Faster App Loads, Less Stutter and Less Memory Usage — Host Image Copy Is a Game…
Updated December 5, 2024
Vulkan 1.4 was released recently, and with it comes a significant feature for Android: Host Image Copy, based on VK_EXT_host_image_copy. We have previously written about this extension in this Khronos blog post, explaining the technical details of
#WeArePlay: Mesty and Garri, Tentang Anak - Indonesia
Updated December 4, 2024
Meet Mesty and Garri, a husband-and-wife team making expert parenting advice available to all. Their app gives parents across Indonesia the tools and knowledge they need to care for their children. #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people
#WeArePlay
Updated December 4, 2024
In our latest film for #WeArePlay, which celebrates the people behind apps and games, we meet Mesty and Garri - the husband and wife duo who created Tentang Anak. Their app helps parents across Indonesia navigate their parenting journey with
Making the Play Integrity API faster, more resilient, and more private
Updated December 3, 2024
At Google Play, we’re committed to providing a safe and secure environment for your business to thrive. That’s why we continually invest in reinforcing user trust, protecting your business, and safeguarding the ecosystem. This includes actively
Clipping and masking
Updated November 27, 2024
Clipping or masking parts of your content is a way to create delightful UI effects, and is a common need when working with custom UI components. Clipping is the process of removing parts of your content based on a set path or shape. Whereas masking
Rules about performance tools - Android Developers Backstage
Updated November 27, 2024
In this episode Chet, Romain and Tor chat with Shai Barack about how the Android platform team studies performance and understands system health - and what is system health anyway? We talk about measuring performance, deciding trade-offs, and our
Passkeys #AskAndroid
Updated November 21, 2024
As part of #PasskeysWeek this week, we're hosting a live Q&A with the team! Send us your passkeys questions using #AskAndroid for a chance to have them answered live. Or, you can submit your question through the form → https://goo.gle/3UERvg8
Test smarter, not harder: new testing strategies documentation
Updated November 21, 2024
We work closely with many teams and one thing they all have in common is a justified growing focus on automated testing. More features, more form factors, and more supported Android releases make tests increasingly important. These guides don’t focus
Passkeys #SpotlightWeek
Updated November 20, 2024
For the Passkeys Spotlight Week, we'll cover how to implement passkeys, including new learning materials, blog posts, case studies, and learning pathways to earn passkeys badges on your Google Developer Profile. Watch more Spotlight Weeks →
#WeArePlay
Updated November 20, 2024
Earlier this year #WeArePlay went on a virtual tour of Australia and the U.S. to spotlight the stories of app and game founders. Today, we’re rounding up our tour across the world with the last stop for 2024: Japan. From an app that uses AI to
The First Developer Preview of Android 16
Updated November 18, 2024
Android 16 Developer Preview 1 is available now to test with your apps. This is the start of Android having more frequent API releases as part of our effort to drive faster innovation in apps and devices. In addition to new developer APIs, the Q4
Graphics layers
Updated November 15, 2024
In this episode, learn all about Graphics Layers in Compose and how you can use the APIs to composite graphics layers together to create interesting visual effects. This episode covers how to use BlendModes to blend between two layers, and how to set
Ultra HDR images
Updated November 14, 2024
Our next episode of #AndroidBuildTime is here, and this time we're talking about Ultra HDR images! Tune in to hear from the team at Google Drive and the Android platform team about new capabilities in Ultra HDR. Link to podcast →
Passkeys
Updated November 13, 2024
In this next Spotlight Week, we'll cover how to implement passkeys, including new learning materials, blog posts, case studies, and learning pathways to earn passkeys badges on your Google Developer Profile. Learn more → https://goo.gle/4fJMNG2 Watch
Now in Android #111
Updated November 7, 2024
Welcome to the 111th iteration of Now in Android: your ongoing guide to what’s new and notable in the world of Android development. Most of the content of this post is available in the form of a video or podcast, so feel free to watch or listen
Now in Android: 111 - Android API level and schedule updates, Gemini in Android Studio, Google Play
Updated November 7, 2024
Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we’ll cover Android API level and schedule updates, Gemini in Android Studio, Google Play, Spotlight weeks on Adaptive
#WeArePlay: Fujio, Pirika - Japan
Updated November 7, 2024
Meet Fujio from Tokyo, Japan. His app Pirika combats litter through a social platform that mobilizes a global community to clean up public spaces. Learn more → https://goo.gle/3YtvmlJ #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people creating apps
AnchoredDraggable #shorts
Updated November 7, 2024
In this episode, we cover Compose AnchoredDraggable - an interactive UI element that allows users to drag and swipe it, while maintaining an anchor to its original position. Learn more → https://goo.gle/compose-anchored-draggable Watch more Compose
#TheAndroidShow: live from Droidcon, with a big update to Gemini in Android Studio, and more!
Updated October 31, 2024
We just dropped our Fall episode of #TheAndroidShow, and this time we were live from Droidcon in London, giving you the latest in Android Developer news. In this episode, we unpacked the biggest update to Gemini in Android Studio, as well as sharing
Learn how Android devs are getting the most out of Gemini in Android Studio
Updated October 31, 2024
We're excited to see Android developers sharing some of their best tips and tricks to get the most value out of Gemini in Android Studio. Gemini in Android Studio just got a huge update, making it useful across every stage of the dev lifecycle. Read
Android Developer Story: FlipaClip sees a 54% growth in tablet users in the four months
Updated October 31, 2024
FlipaClip, an app that enables users of all skill levels to create engaging animated movies, noticed that tablet users represented a significant portion of their core revenue-generating audience and produced a lot of the highest quality animated
Updates to power your growth on Google Play
Updated October 31, 2024
Our annual Playtime event series kicks off this week and we’re excited to share the latest product updates to help your business thrive. We’re sharing new ways to grow your audience, optimize revenue, and protect your business in an ever-evolving
More frequent Android SDK releases: faster innovation, higher quality and more polish
Updated October 31, 2024
Android has always worked to get innovation into the hands of users faster. In addition to our annual platform releases, we’ve invested in Project Treble, Mainline, Google Play services, monthly security updates, and the quarterly releases that help
AnchoredDraggable
Updated October 30, 2024
In this episode, we cover Compose AnchoredDraggable, which is a Jetpack Compose API that lets you build components that can be dragged between anchor points and settles an anchor point at the end of the gesture. AnchoredDraggable is often used to
Studio Jewelry - Android Developers Backstage
Updated October 24, 2024
Link to podcast → https://goo.gle/3YAzC4c In this episode Chet, Romain and Tor chat with Sebastiano about how the Android Studio team builds UIs. We talk about how Compose for Desktop is used in parts of Android Studio and how the Compose Markdown
Tune in on October 31 for our Fall episode #TheAndroidShow, live from Droidcon!
Updated October 23, 2024
Tune in to #TheAndroidShow on October 31 at 10AM PT for the latest Android Dev news, demos of Gemini in Android Studio, and more. Plus we’ve assembled the team for a live #AskAndroid on building excellent apps, across devices! Set your reminder for
Tune in on October 31 for our Fall episode #TheAndroidShow, live from Droidcon!
Updated October 23, 2024
Join us on October 31 at 10AM PT. In our Fall episode, we’ll be live from Droidcon in London, where we’ll be unpacking the latest Android dev news including the biggest update yet to Gemini in Android Studio, plus demoes of Jetpack Compose and more.