Developers are finding success with features and best practices for Android, Google Play, and the Jetpack libraries.
Apps
App developers are utilizing code samples, guides, and API documentation to develop for Android.
ShareChat is a leading social media platform in India that allows users to share their opinions, document their lives, and make new friends in their native language. The standard Red Up Green Down color scheme that many wealth management app users take for granted can be very problematic for colorblind users and those with color vision deficiency.The Futubull team is embracing users’ needs by making concrete improvements so that everyone can grasp the key to wealth. TikTok, the world’s community-driven entertainment destination, brings over 1 billion people together from around the world to discover, create and share content they love. OkCredit is a credit account management app for millions of shop owners and their customers in India. With 140M transactions month over month, and 50M+ downloads, last year alone saw OkCredit recording $50 billion worth of transactions on the app. Operating at such a huge scale scale, OkCredit created a smooth and seamless experience for all their users by focusing on reducing ANRs and improving the app startup time. In 2020, Google Play Store engineering leadership made the big decision to revamp its entire storefront tech stack. The existing code was 10+ years old and had incurred tremendous tech debt over countless Android platform releases and feature Lyft is committed to app excellence. They have to be. For a rideshare app — providing a vital, time-sensitive service to millions of drivers and riders every day — a slow or unresponsive app adds unacceptable friction. Josh is a short-video app from India, launched in 2020. One of the fastest growing short-video apps with over 124 million MAUs, optimizing it across a range of devices (high, mid, low end) and maintaining a standard experience across all of them is critical for their success. Improving app startups time and making the app responsive helped them achieve success. Microsoft Lens increases developer productivity using CameraX A lot of apps find correlation between app performance and user engagement. People expect apps to be responsive and fast to load. Startup time is one of the major metrics for app performance and quality. Some of our partners have already invested a Zomato is an Indian multinational restaurant aggregator and food delivery company serving customers across 500 cities in India alone. Microsoft empowers people and organizations to work, learn, organize, connect, and create through their leading Microsoft 365 apps. To achieve that, they know it’s essential to provide an optimal productivity experience for their customers, across all devices they use. In order to launch new features on their Android app, Headspace spent 8 months refactoring their architecture and rewriting in Kotlin. Learn how this reboot helped their business grow. Google Photos is the home for your memories, and their development team believes people should be able to enjoy those memories across all devices. Learn how Duolingo made the business decision to focus on Android performance and how they improved developer productivity and scaled their business. Twitter is one of the most widely used social
media platforms where users can see what’s happening in the world at any given
moment. The engineering team started using Jetpack Compose to modernise their
design system. Because the Twitter app’s UI Cuvva is making insurance radically better
by giving you a truly flexible way to manage your cover, all from your phone.
The Android engineers at Cuvva got to spend some time re-architecting their app
and decided to adopt a unidirectional data flow Monzo is a bank and app offering
digital financial services. Their mission is to make money work
for everyone. Monzo’s design system started to deviate from Material Design so
they wanted an easy way to write and maintain custom components that Square helps millions of sellers run their
business – from secure credit card processing to point of sale solutions to
setting up a free online store. Square has been moving to declarative UI for
a while but rather than continuing to build their own Mercari allows millions of people to shop and sell almost anything. The company was founded in 2013 in Japan, and it now is the largest smartphone-focused C2C marketplace in Japan. Google Duo is a simple, high quality video calling app for everyone. With the increase of people being at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Duo team saw a significant increase in people using the app to stay connected with friends & family, school and work. Headspace drive business growth by investing in Android app quality. SmartNews helps millions of people discover their world everyday by sharing timely news from a diverse set of news sources. Twitter is one of the most widely used social media platforms where users can see what’s happening in the world at any given moment. Delight Room Alarmy is an alarm app that can be turned off only when the pre-selected activities, such as taking a photo, solving a math problem, shaking phone, etc., are performed by the user. The Google Home app helps set up, manage, and control your Google Home, Google Nest, and Chromecast devices—plus thousands of connected home products like lights, cameras, thermostats, and more. Truecaller is an app that offers caller identification, call blocking, chat messaging and organized inbox. The app has a basic offering and a premium version which is ad-free and has a variety of unlocked features like advanced spam blocking and call recording. Duolingo is one of the most popular language learning platforms in the world, and one of the most-downloaded free education apps on Google Play, with more than 200 million downloads. Concepts, developed by the small, tight-knit team at TopHatch, is an advanced design platform that combines the flexibility of a traditional sketchbook with the speed and versatility of a digital drawing tool. Tamedia increased subscriber conversion with custom alerts. Getting the game to run smoothly both in laptop and tablet mode.ShareChat addresses Jank issues to increase feed scrolling by 60%
The Key to Wealth for Everyone
TikTok Optimizes User Experience with Android Tools
OkCredit’s average merchant transaction goes up by 30% after reducing ANR
Play Time with Jetpack Compose
Lyft improves Android app startup time for drivers by 21%
Josh sees increased customer retention by improving app startup time by 30%
Microsoft Lens increases developer productivity using CameraX
Improving App Performance with Baseline Profiles
Increasing app speed by 30%: a key ingredient in Zomato’s growth recipe
Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and Office increased active users and retention with large screens
Headspace's Android reboot increases monthly active users by 15%
Google Photos increased daily active users by building for large screens
Duolingo refactors on Android with MVVM and Jetpack libraries
Twitter sees increased developer efficiency and velocity with Compose
Cuvva builds faster and with higher quality with Compose
Monzo builds a more robust and higher quality app with Compose
Square sees increase productivity with Compose
Mercari improves UI development productivity by 56% with Jetpack Compose
Google Duo sees increased engagement and improved ratings by optimizing for larger screens
Headspace drive business growth by investing in Android app quality
SmartNews reduces lines of code by 20% and improves team morale with Kotlin
Twitter increases developer productivity and code reliability with Kotlin
Delight Room increased 90% of its organic US users with Play Console
Google Home reduces #1 cause of crashes by 33%
Truecaller brings ~40% subscribers back with real time developer notifications
Duolingo completes migration to Kotlin and reduces its line count by an average of 30%
TopHatch unveils Concepts' immersive canvas on ChromeOS and Android
Tamedia increased subscriber conversion with custom alerts
Roblox casts a wider net for gamers with optimized Chromebook app
Games
Game developers are using tools, downloads, samples, libraries, and best practices to create games on Android.
Netmarble, a leading mobile game developer, developed Game of Thrones: Kingsroad (coming soon to Android), an action-adventure
RPG based on the Emmy® Award-winning and Golden Globe® winning Game of Thrones
series. They encountered performance Mir 2: Return of the King is a high-quality Legend IP mobile
game authorized by Actoz Soft and developed by HK ZHILI YAOAN LIMITED using the Unity game engine. This game not only perfectly recreates the feelings of Mir 2, a
representative of Korean Wuthering Waves is a high fidelity action RPG game developed by Kuro Games.
Optimizing the power consumption is very important to sustainably deliver a
premium user experience for long gaming sessions. Android Studio introduced the Power Profiler Godot Engine is a popular multiplatform open-source game engine
with robust support for Android. Godot can be used to create games of virtually
any genre and is capable of both 2D and 3D graphics. Godot version 4 introduced
a new rendering system Android Dynamic Performance Framework (ADPF) is a powerful tool from Google for
developers who want to optimize the performance of their applications. Through
its thermal APIs, ADPF provides real-time information about the thermal state
of the NCSoft Lineage W is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)
developed by NCSoft. This game inherits the legacy of the original Lineage W
game and offers an environment where players from around the world can cooperate
and compete Improving performance and thermal management is essential for developing
successful games on Android. Traditionally, developers had to manage these
issues by decreasing game fidelity or by further optimizing the renderer.
These changes tend to be Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is a first-person action game in
the popular Call of Duty franchise. The mobile realization of the hugely
popular console and PC game takes advantage of mobile low-level APIs to deliver a
great player experience. From a Summoners War: Chronicles is a mobile MMORPG from South Korean game developer Com2uS, released globally in March 2023. To date, Summoners War has earned over $2.7 billion with more than 180 million downloads worldwide. Set in a fantasy world where Summoners War: Chronicles US(WW) and KR by Com2uS exclusively utilizes Vulkan for rendering on Android, with up to 30%
performance improvements. Vulkan is a modern, cross-platform 3D graphics API
designed to minimize abstraction between device Ares: Rise of Guardians is a mobile-to-PC sci-fi MMORPG developed by Second Dive, a game studio based in
Korea known for its expertise in developing action RPG series. The game is
published by Kakao Games. Set in a vast universe with a detailed, Cat Daddy Games is a wholly-owned 2K studio based in Kirkland, Washington and the developer of NBA 2K Mobile.
The team wanted to improve the overall quality and stability of their games,
specifically by reducing “Application Not Responding” errors A medical game for doctors, a language game for kids, a scary game for horror lovers and an escape room game for thrill seekers! In this latest batch of #WeArePlay stories, we’re celebrating the founders behind a wonderful variety of games from all Devsisters is a global mobile game developer and publisher, producing casual games based on the Cookie Run IP. Their most popular games include Cookie Run: OvenBreak (running arcade) and Cookie Run: Kingdom (social RPG), which are loved by users NEW STATE Mobile is a battle royale game from Krafton that launched Nov 2021 worldwide, and reached 45M+ downloads in the first month of launch. KRAFTON, Inc. is a collective of independent game development studios brought together to create Based in Poland, Spokko is a group of ambitious creators who are working with a very demanding IP. Although it is part of the CD PROJEKT family, Spokko is an independent company that has transferred the great world of The Witcher: Monster Slayer to Cat Daddy Games is a wholly-owned 2K studio based
in Kirkland, Washington. The teams behind the NBA 2K Mobile, NBA SuperCard, and
WWE SuperCard series were looking for a solution to improve the overall quality
of their games for users, specifically Unreal Engine is a game engine
developed by Epic Games that gives creators across industries freedom
and control to deliver cutting-edge entertainment, compelling
visualizations, and immersive virtual worlds. Some major Android games are
built using Electronic Arts (EA) is a game company headquartered in California, USA. It produces a wide
variety of games across different genres, such as: sports, action, racing,
and simulation. EA's development studio, Firemonkeys, is best known as Based in Warsaw, Poland, game developer CD Projekt RED (CDPR) reimagined their
mini-game in The Witcher 3, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game,
to launch as a standalone free-to-play title on Google Play in March of 2020.
With a large initial file size and In 2000, Gameloft was
created with a passion for games and a desire to bring them to players around
the world. They were an early pioneer developing for mobile and now have a
portfolio of over 190 games. Many of Gameloft's mobile games US-based developer RV AppStudios has over 200 million downloads to date across their portfolio of casual games,
educational kids apps, and utility apps. As an early tester of Google Play Asset
Delivery with their app Puzzle Kids - Animals Shapes and For more than 20 years, Gameloft has created innovative gaming experiences for digital platforms, from mobile games to cross-platform PC and console titles. In addition to its own established franchises, Gameloft develops games for popular brands Pixonic,
a team of video game developers headquartered in Moscow, prides itself on
pursuing every opportunity to upgrade its mobile apps and reach an even wider
audience of gamers. One of the company's best-known titles is War Robots,
a 12-person The Android developer ecosystem is made up of exceptional individuals with different backgrounds, interests, and dreams. To celebrate the people who make up our community, starting today, and over the coming months, we'll be meeting with developers, Based in the UK, Playdemic is a free-to-play mobile games developer. Their leading game Golf Clash is designed to provide a short and fun, competitive experience. It uses a simple and accessible game mechanics based on one-thumb gaming which has Developers spend a considerable amount of resources driving users to download their apps, but what happens next is often the most critical part of the user journey. User onboarding is especially nuanced in the kids space since developers must Mobile gaming is a fun place to be right now. It's a landscape seeing tremendous success year after year with great potential for additional growth and innovation. It's also a space where developers can express themselves with creative game styles, The most successful games usually have the strongest communities. They are a powerful force in driving additional engagement and increasing awareness for your titles. At GDC 2017, we spoke with a few game developers about best practices for Gameloft always strives to be among the first developers to publish games on the latest
portable hardware in order to provide gamers with heart-pounding experiences on
the go. That’s why Gameloft knew ChromeOS was the right home for AsphaltNetmarble Games: Optimizing Performance with ADPF
Mir 2 improves rendering performance by using the Frame Pacing library
Kuro Games reduces 9.68% power consumption through Android Studio Power Profiler and ODPM for Wuthering Waves
Godot Engine Vulkan optimization for Android
Getting started with Android Dynamic Performance Framework (ADPF) in Unreal Engine
NCSoft Lineage W improves sustained performance and prevents thermal throttling by using ADPF
MediaTek enhances dynamic performance of Android SoCs
Call of Duty Warzone Mobile uses Vulkan for better graphics
Com2uS - Google Play Games for PC
Com2uS uses Vulkan for better graphics
Kakao Games increased FPS stability to 96% through Android Adaptability
2K reduces ANR rate by 35% with the Android Game Development Kit
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Cookie Run: OvenBreak saves over $200K CDN cost with Play Asset Delivery
NEW STATE Mobile reduces GPU usage by 22% with Android GPU Inspector
The Witcher: Monster Slayer increases reach with Android Performance Tuner
2K delivers higher quality graphics with Play Asset Delivery
"AGDE is freaking awesome!" for Android development with Unreal Engine
Firemonkeys reduced development and debugging time with AGDE
CD Projekt RED reduces update size by 90% and increases update rates by 10% with Play Asset Delivery
Gameloft acquires 10% more new users with Google Play Asset Delivery
RV AppStudios improves user retention with Google Play Asset Delivery
Gameloft reduces device power consumption by 70%, resulting in 35% longer play time with the Game Mode API
Pixonic grew engagement by 25% on ChromeOS by optimizing for large screens
#IMakeApps - Celebrating app makers worldwide
Playdemic drives user engagement and revenue with live game operations on Google Play
App onboarding for kids: how Budge Studios creates a more engaging experience for families
5 tips for indie game success, from indie game developers
5 tips for building communities on mobile
Gameloft races to 9X more revenue by optimizing for ChromeOS
Instant Apps
Developers are utilizing Google Play Instant to enable their users to run an app or game without installing it.
Founded in 2017, FoxNext Games was created to expand the universes of cherished franchises like The Simpsons, Alien, Ice Age, and Avatar through interactive and immersive next-generation storytelling. With over 50 million reported installs and more than 500,000 five-star ratings, Galaxy Attack is a popular alien shooter game. With more than a million app customers, Evino is an innovative online wine business based in Brazil. With chords and tabs for over 1.1 million songs, Ultimate Guitar (UG) is one of the fastest growing guitarist communities in the world. Rakuten Viki, home of Viki Originals and the annual Soompi Awards, is a premier destination for multicultural youth entertainment and the worlds leading platform for Asian TV shows, movies, and influencer videos – translated into 200+ languages by a community of avid fans. King is a leading interactive entertainment company, with popular mobile games such as Candy Crush Saga, Farm Heroes Saga and Bubble Witch 3 Saga. Jam City is a leading developer in social gaming and the maker of Panda Pop (built with Unity), a top-grossing bubble shooter game with the goal to rescue baby pandas trapped in bubbles! Vimeo was founded by a group of filmmakers who wanted to share their creative work and personal moments from their lives.Marvel Strike Force and Google Play Instant join forces to improve install rate
OneSoft uses instant apps to boost Galaxy Attack install rate by 15%
Evino attracts new customers with Google Play Instant
Ultimate Guitar takes advantage of 10MB limit for instant apps and improves install rate by 8%
Rakuten Viki increases watch time 5x with Google Play Instant
King improves player acquisition with Google Play Instant
Panda Pop finds high-quality players with instant apps
Vimeo increases session duration by 130% with instant apps
Google Developer Experts
Join a global network of Google Developer Experts, influencers, and thought leaders to explore the community, get advice, and network.
Join us on a journey around the world as we discover the stories of inspiring app and game founders building businesses on Google Play. #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people creating apps and games businesses on Google Play. Discover 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 Meet Hyojeong from Busan, South Korea. Her app NomadHer is bringing together a global community of women who are solo travelers, for safe and inspiring travel experiences around the world. #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people creating Meet Michael and Shalom from Portland, Maine, who created Nkenne, meaning "of the mother," a learning app specifically for teaching and connecting people through African languages and heritage. #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people Meet Robson from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His app Estante Mágica transforms kids into published authors, bringing their stories to life and inspiring creativity in classrooms across Brazil. #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people creating Meet Jakub from Prague, Czech Republic. His company Amanita Design crafts immersive games influenced by Czech legends and folklore, including the popular game Machinarium. #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people creating apps and games Meet Brian from Sydney, Australia. His company SweatyChair combines his passion for technology and art, producing the smash hit game No Humanity. #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people creating apps and games businesses on Google Play. Meet Bernard from Bloomington, Indiana. His app Yorescape takes people on virtual tours of historical sites around the globe. Discover more stories from around the world → https://g.co/play/weareplay Watch more #WeArePlay → Meet Steven from Surabaya, Indonesia. His app helps rural shop owners access and sell wholesale goods affordably to their local community. #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people creating apps and games businesses on Google Play. Meet Oliver and Abhas, co-founders of Bombay Play based in Bengaluru, India. Discover how they grew their game company with the support from Google Play’s Indie Games programs. Like the Indie Games Accelerator, which helped them 10x their revenue Meet Geraldo from Salt Lake City, USA. His app Moises uses AI to remove voices and instruments from any video or audio files. #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people creating apps and games businesses on Google Play. Discover more Meet Solape & Yomi from Lagos, Nigeria. Their app HerVest empowers women with greater access to financial services. #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people creating apps and games businesses on Google Play. Discover more stories from Meet Ingrid from Uppsala, Sweden. She co-founded Ridely to be a digital training partner for fellow equestrians. #WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people creating apps and games businesses on Google Play. Discover more stories from around The next generation of Google Developer Experts → https://goo.gle/3qjnExd Meet Dinorah Tovar, an Android #GDE from Mexico. Dinorah shares how the GDE program has evolved to better support student clubs and encourage the next generation of developers. Tips for becoming a Google Developer Expert → https://goo.gle/3qjnExd
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