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Stay up to date with the latest announcements, feature rollouts, and updates across Android tools, libraries, and platforms.
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Product NewsWe want to make it faster and easier for you to build high-quality Android apps, and one way we’re helping you be more productive is by putting AI at your fingertips.
Matthew McCullough • 2 min read -
Case StudiesBuilding an Android app for a wearable means the real work starts when the screen turns off.
Breana Tate, Tracy Agyemang • 4 min read -
How-tosIn recognition that excessive battery drain is top of mind for Android users, Google has been taking significant steps to help developers build more power-efficient apps.
Alice Yuan • 8 min read -
Product NewsAndroid has always driven innovation in the industry through its unique flexibility and openness.
Sameer Samat • 3 min read -
Product NewsAndroid Studio Panda 2 is now stable and ready for you to use in production.
Matt Dyor • 3 min read -
Product NewsWe are excited to announce a major milestone in bringing mobile and desktop computing closer together on Android: connected display support has reached general availability with the Android 16 QPR3 release!
Francesco Romano • 7 min read -
Product NewsIn January we announced Android Studio Otter 3 Feature Drop in stable, including Agent Mode enhancements and many other updates to provide more control and flexibility over using AI to help you build high quality Android apps.
Trevor Johns • 4 min read -
Product NewsToday we're releasing the second beta of Android 17, continuing our work to build a platform that prioritizes privacy, security, and refined performance.
Matthew McCullough • 6 min read -
Product NewsUser expectations for AI on their devices are fundamentally shifting how they interact with their apps.
Matthew McCullough • 3 min read -
Events & ProgramsGoogle I/O is back! Join us online as we share our latest AI breakthroughs and updates in products across the company, from Gemini to Android, Chrome, Cloud, and more.
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Product NewsIn Android 17, apps targeting SDK 37 or higher will receive a new implementation of MessageQueue where the implementation is lock-free.
Charles Munger, Shai Barack • 16 min read -
Product NewsWith the release of Android 16 in 2025, we shared our vision for a device ecosystem where apps adapt seamlessly to any screen—whether it’s a phone, foldable, tablet, desktop, car display, or XR. Users expect their apps to work everywhere.
Miguel Montemayor • 6 min read -
Product NewsToday we're releasing the first beta of Android 17, continuing our work to build a platform that prioritizes privacy, security, and refined performance.
Matthew McCullough • 7 min read -
Product NewsToday, we’re announcing a suite of upgrades to the Google Play Console and beyond, giving you greater visibility into your financial performance and specific, data-backed steps to improve it.
Phalene Gowling • 2 min read -
Product NewsTo further help bring your ML Kit Prompt API use cases to production, we are excited to announce Automated Prompt Optimization (APO) targeting On-Device models on Vertex AI. Automated Prompt Optimization is a tool that helps you automatically find the optimal prompt for your use cases.
Chetan Tekur, Chao Zhao, Paul Zhou, Caren Chang • 3 min read -
Product NewsThe Embedded Photo Picker: A more seamless way to privately request photos and videos in your app.
Roxanna Aliabadi Walker, Yacine Rezgui • 8 min read -
Case StudiesJioHotstar is a leading streaming platform in India, serving a user base exceeding 400 million.
Prateek Batra • 3 min read -
Product NewsTrade-in mode: faster assessment of a factory-reset phone or tablet, bypassing setup wizard, a new feature on Android 16 and above.
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Product NewsWe’ve launched a new Save for later feature on Google Play Console’s Publishing overview to give you more control over when you send changes for review.
Georgia Doyle, Kanu Tibrewal • 2 min read -
Product NewsWe are excited to announce that Android Studio Otter 3 Feature Drop is now stable! This feature-packed release brings a huge update to your agentic workflows in Android Studio, and offers you more flexibility and control for how you use AI to help you build Android apps.
Sandhya Mohan, Trevor Johns • 9 min read
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