# #Android

- [![View Florina Muntenescu's profile](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/unnamed_27_1d76df3c3b_2gwEzo.webp)](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/florina-muntenescu) 02 Nov 2026 02 Nov 2026 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/ABL_155_Strapi_1_f48145e2db_Z2jyq4w.webp) [Community](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/community)

  ## [Developing for Today: 50+ New Developer Sessions on Building Apps Today](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/building-apps-developer-sessions)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/building-apps-developer-sessions) Over 900 attendees joined our event spaces for a keynote about our outlook on the future, demo sessions, dozens of workshops, a hackathon, and for community discussions focused on ideas and feedback on Android platform.
  [Florina Muntenescu](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/florina-muntenescu) • 1 min read
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
- [![View Matthew McCullough's profile](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/matthew_mccullough_dc22050a18_51Njy.webp)](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/matthew-mccullough) 28 Oct 2026 28 Oct 2026 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/Mesa_de_trabajo_1_copy_8_3f8cf8a935_Z1799P4.webp) [Product News](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/product-news)

  ## [Agentic and Flexible: A next era of Android development](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/build-it-your-way-a-next-era-of-android-development)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/build-it-your-way-a-next-era-of-android-development) Today, at the Android Dev Summit, we are announcing the broad availability of many tools and APIs designed to remove everyday friction and give you more flexibility to build great Android apps.
  [Matthew McCullough](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/matthew-mccullough) • 4 min read
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
- [![View Adarsh Fernando's profile](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/Adarsh_profile_picture_8e88f2831a_Z1Axs64.webp)](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/adarsh-fernando) 28 Oct 2026 28 Oct 2026 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/ABL_146_ADS_Spotlight_Tools_and_Performance_47f52bd6b1_Zi3DUW.webp) [Events \& Programs](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/events-and-programs)

  ## [What's new in Android developer tools and performance at Android Dev Summit](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/android-dev-summit-26-developer-tools-performance)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/android-dev-summit-26-developer-tools-performance) This year at Android Dev Summit we shared how Android's developer tools are evolving to help you be more productive alongside your agents.
  [Adarsh Fernando](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/adarsh-fernando) • 10 min read
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
- [![View Roxanna Aliabadi Walker's profile](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/roxana_02dc1d3afc_1Q1ceg.webp)](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/roxanna-walker) 21 Oct 2026 21 Oct 2026 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/1009_ABL_142_A_more_reliable_way_to_add_and_edit_contacts_on_Android_Strapi_b510ec4fc0_ZXfljU.webp) [Product News](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/product-news)

  ## [A more reliable way to add and edit contacts on Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/reliable-way-to-add-and-edit-contacts-android)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/reliable-way-to-add-and-edit-contacts-android) Apps that target the upcoming Android release will no longer be able to directly write to contacts with the WRITE_CONTACTS permission.
  [Roxanna Aliabadi Walker](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/roxanna-walker) • 6 min read
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
- 3 Authors 08 Jun 2026 08 Jun 2026 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/ANDDM_TITLE_Strapi_b83ae0beee_prXkK.webp) [Case Studies](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/case-studies)

  ## [Datadog delivers millions of in-depth performance insights with ProfilingManager](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/datadog-delivers-millions-of-in-depth-performance-insights-with-profiling-manager)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/datadog-delivers-millions-of-in-depth-performance-insights-with-profiling-manager) Performance regressions are notoriously hard to reproduce, making regressions a massive bottleneck for mobile developers.
  [Alice Yuan](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/alice-yuan), [Arti Arutiunov](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/arti-arutiunov), [Nikita Ogorodnikov](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/nikita-ogorodnikov) • 4 min read
  - [#Profiling Manager](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/profiling-manager)
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
  - [#Performance](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/performance)
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- 3 Authors 02 Jun 2026 02 Jun 2026 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/Engineering_Memory_Blog_Strapi_3_bfd74f43e5_Z1unXc4.webp) [How-tos](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/how-tos)

  ## [Prioritizing Memory Efficiency: Essential Steps for Android 17](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/prioritizing-memory-efficiency-essential-steps-for-android-17)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/prioritizing-memory-efficiency-essential-steps-for-android-17) While app performance is often equated with a smooth UI and fast start times, memory serves as the silent foundation upon which these visible metrics are built. It's no secret that we're seeing a shift where device memory is more important than ever.
  [Alice Yuan](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/alice-yuan), [Ajesh Pai](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/ajesh-pai), [Fung Lam](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/fung-lam) • 10 min read
  - [#Memory](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/memory)
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
  - [#Performance](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/performance)
  - +1 ↩
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