# #Android

- [![View Daniel Galpin's profile](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/dgalpin_30033d2d42_16cSIX.webp)](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/daniel-galpin) 20 Oct 2025 20 Oct 2025 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/Now_In_Android121_f4ff784252_ZG9AcL.webp) [Community](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/community)

  ## [Now in Android #121](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/now-in-android-121)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/now-in-android-121) Compose 1.9, Media 3 1.8, QPR2 Beta 1, Narwhal Feature Drop, and more!
  [Daniel Galpin](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/daniel-galpin) • 9 min read
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
  - [#Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android-studio)
  - [#Now In Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/now-in-android)
  - [#Compose](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/compose)
  - +2 ↩
- [![View Matthew Forsythe's profile](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/matthew_9c798f0c1d_1FlQLe.webp)](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/matthew-forsythe) 30 Sep 2025 30 Sep 2025 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/lets_Talk_Security_3e0a595955_ZQycm0.webp) [Community](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/community)

  ## [Let's talk security: Answering your top questions about Android developer verification](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/lets-talk-security-answering-your-top)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/lets-talk-security-answering-your-top) Android recently announced developer verification, an extra layer of security that deters bad actors and makes it harder for them to spread harm.
  [Matthew Forsythe](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/matthew-forsythe) • 2 min read
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
  - [#identity](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/identity)
- [![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) 20 May 2025 20 May 2025 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/IO_25_Blog_Hero_Template_Art_Long_01_126026f6a9_ZPukDs.webp) [Product News](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/product-news)

  ## [Updates to the Android XR SDK: Introducing Developer Preview 2](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/updates-to-the-android-xr-sdk-introducing-developer-preview-2)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/updates-to-the-android-xr-sdk-introducing-developer-preview-2) Since launching the Android XR SDK Developer Preview alongside Samsung, Qualcomm, and Unity last year, we've been blown away by all of the excitement we've been hearing from the broader Android community.
  [Matthew McCullough](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/matthew-mccullough) • 4 min read
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
- [![View Jolanda Verhoef's profile](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/jolanda_b0e2beee3e_1gwMmp.webp)](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/jolanda-verhoef) 23 Jan 2025 23 Jan 2025 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/camera_X_Jetpack_09bc5a0414_1xSUVV.webp) [How-tos](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/how-tos)

  ## [Create a spotlight effect with CameraX and Jetpack Compose](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/create-a-spotlight-effect-with-camera-x-and-jetpack-compose)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/create-a-spotlight-effect-with-camera-x-and-jetpack-compose) In this post, we'll dive into something a bit more visually engaging --- implementing a spotlight effect on top of our camera preview, using face detection as the basis for the effect.
  [Jolanda Verhoef](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/jolanda-verhoef) • 8 min read
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
  - [#Compose](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/compose)
  - [#Mobile App Development](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/mobile-app-development)
  - +1 ↩
- [![View Jose Alcérreca's profile](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/jose_21a476d0ec_Z19ypoX.webp)](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/jose-alcerreca) 22 Apr 2022 22 Apr 2022 ![](https://developer.android.com/static/blog/assets/alternativesto_Idiling_13a59b7d0b_1mUyls.webp) [How-tos](https://developer.android.com/blog/categories/how-tos)

  ## [Alternatives to Idling Resources in Compose tests: the waitUntil APIs (updated)](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/alternatives-to-idling-resources-in-compose-tests-the-wait-until-ap-is-updated)

  [arrow_forward](https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/alternatives-to-idling-resources-in-compose-tests-the-wait-until-ap-is-updated) In this article you'll learn how to use the waitUntil test API in Compose to wait for certain conditions to be met.
  [Jose Alcérreca](https://developer.android.com/blog/authors/jose-alcerreca) • 3 min read
  - [#Android](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/android)
  - [#Compose](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/compose)
  - [#Idling Resources](https://developer.android.com/blog/topics/idling-resources)
  - +1 ↩
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