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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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How-tosInk 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 -
How-tosCapturing 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 -
Product NewsWe’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 • 1 min read -
How-tosSamsung 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 -
Events & ProgramsIn 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-tosSamsung 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 -
Product NewsSamsung 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 -
How-tosSamsung 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 -
Product NewsThe 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 -
Events & ProgramsSamsung 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 -
Events & ProgramsGrow your app with Google Play Apps Accelerator
Robbie McLachlan • 1 min read -
CommunityCompose 1.9, Media 3 1.8, QPR2 Beta 1, Narwhal Feature Drop, and more!
Daniel Galpin • 9 min read -
Product NewsWe'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 -
CommunityThe latest in our ongoing series #WeArePlay
Robbie McLachlan • 3 min read -
Product NewsModern 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 -
Product NewsAdding custom images to your app can significantly improve and personalize user experience and boost user engagement.
Thomas Ezan, Mozart Louis • 5 min read -
Product NewsWe'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 • 2 min read -
Product NewsAndroid Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop is now stable and ready for you to use!
Paris Hsu • 5 min read -
CommunityIn our latest #WeArePlay stories, we meet the founders building apps and games that are making finance simple for everyone, everywhere. From providing first-time loans in Myanmar to digitizing piggy banks for young savers in Nigeria, these founders are breaking down traditional financial barriers.
Robbie McLachlan • 1 min read -
Community
In our latest #WeArePlay film, which celebrates the people behind apps and games on Google Play, we meet Bryan, Jeremy and Elias, the co-founders of Geocaching.
Robbie McLachlan • 2 min read
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