Posted by Dan Saadati, Software Engineer, and Hanaa ElAzizi, Technical Program Manager


Introducing AppSearch in Jetpack, now available in Alpha. AppSearch is an on-device search library which provides high performance and feature-rich full-text ...

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering





Just a few weeks ago at Google I/O we unwrapped the first beta of Android 12, focusing on a new UI that adapts to you, improved performance, and privacy and security at the core. For developers, Andro...

Posted by The Android Team



At Google I/O this year, we talked about how your app can take advantage of Android's different screens, both large and small. But if you missed the show, here are the top things you should know:





Tablets, Foldab...

Posted by Luli Perkins, Developer Relations Program Manager





The May edition of #AndroidDevJourney spotlights five Android developers from around the world and each of their own unique experiences. In January we started the #AndroidD...

Posted by The Modern Android Development Team



This year’s Google I/O brought lots of updates for Modern Android Development. Here are the top 3 things you should know:




#1: Lots of new Jetpack library releases!



In recent months, several...

Posted by Paris Hsu, Product & Design, Android



Android Studio Arctic Fox splash screen



Note: As we announced late last year, we've changed our version numbering scheme to match the number for the IntelliJ IDE that Android Studio is based...

Posted by Oscar Wahltinez, Developer Relations Engineer, Google






Users are seeing more value in larger screens, and the benefits of doing more
with a single device. Apps designed for large screen devices increase those
benefits even fur...

Posted by Sara N-Marandi, Product Manager, Android Platform Product






People want an OS and apps that they can trust with their most personal and sensitive information. Privacy is core to Android’s product principles. As shared in the “Wh...

Posted by Mickey Kataria, Director of Product Management



For over a decade, Google has been committed to automotive, with a vision of creating a safe and seamless connected experience in every car. Developers like all of you are a crucial part of...

Posted by Ben Serridge, Director of Product Management - TV Platforms and Dan Aharon, Product Manager





Today at Google I/O 2021, we announced a significant milestone for our
team: we have over 80 million monthly active devices ...

Posted by Chiko Shimizu, Developer Advocate and Tamao Imura, Developer Marketing Manager






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 smartphon...

Posted by Alex Musil, Director of Product, Google Play



This year, we announced many great new features, tools, and updates to help you make the most of Google Play. You can check out all the updates in our I/O session, or keep reading for a q...

Posted by Karen Ng, Director, Product Management & Jacob Lehrbaum, Director of Developer Relations, Android & Play



As Android developers, we are all driven by building experiences that delight people around the world. And with people depending o...

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering




Today at Google I/O we unveiled the first Beta of Android 12, one of our most ambitious releases ever. We focused on a new UI that adapts to you, improving performance, with privacy and security at th...

Posted by The Jetpack Compose Team





From delightful doggos to creative countdowns and storming weather apps, the 2000 submissions to the #AndroidDevChallenge blew our socks off. We are truly amazed at the creativity and beauty of the apps you b...

Posted by Suzanne Frey, VP, Product, Android Security and Privacy




We work closely with developers to keep Google Play a safe, trusted space for billions of people to enjoy the latest Android apps. Today, we’re pre-announcing an upcoming safe...

Posted by Luli Perkins, Developer Relations Program Manager






We’re wrapping up the April edition of #AndroidDevJourney by highlighting Android developers from all over the world each with their own unique experience. Early this year,...

Posted by Dan Galpin, Developer Advocate




We introduced RenderScript in Android 3.0 as a way for applications to run computationally-intensive code on the CPU or GPU without having to make use of the NDK or GPU-specific APIs. As Android has evo...

Posted by Tom Grinsted, Product Manager, Google Play


Google Play Console metrics can help you understand your app’s performance across growth and acquisition, engagement and monetization, quality, and churn. But with dozens of metrics — and thou...

Posted by Lisa Martinez, Head of Security & Privacy Business Development, Google Play and Andrew Ahn, Product Manager, Play and Android App Safety




Google helps protect billions of users every day through the use of a robust set of tools desig...

Posted by Eric Bahna, Product Manager



In March, we published the Android for Cars App Library as part of Jetpack and most developers have already migrated their implementations to it! In addition to fantastic partner adoption, drivers have been ...

Posted by Caren Chang, Developer Relations Engineer






In case you missed it, we’ve just finished a MAD Skills series on WorkManager. We started by introducing WorkManager for those new to the library and then proceeded to talk more about advan...

Posted by Luli Perkins, Developer Relations Program Manager





For the March edition of #AndroidDevJourney, we’re highlighting Android developers from all over the world with many different experiences. Early this year, we launched the #Andr...

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering



Last month we shared the first preview of Android 12, an early look at the next version of Android. Today we’re bringing you the next milestone build in this year’s release, with more new features and c...

Posted by Jolanda Verhoef, Developer Relations Engineer


On your marks...Get set… Wait a second! Save the date for the third week of the #AndroidDevChallenge! On March 13th, compete with other developers in your time zone; the fastest Compose skil...

Posted by Don Turner - Android Developer Relations Engineer




This article takes a look at what's changed in the Android ecosystem for audio developers recently, the audio latency of popular Android devices, and discusses Android's suitability for...

Posted by Neethi Thomas, Dafna Gal and Ashnil Dixit, Google Play


At Google Play, we’re committed to giving Android developers access to the largest possible market for your apps and games. Google Play already supports free and paid apps in over ...

Posted by Florina Muntenescu, Developer Relations Engineer



3...2...1… Time for another challenge! Welcome to the second week of the #AndroidDevChallenge! We loved seeing your creative submissions in week #1 so we can’t wait to see what you’ll b...

Posted by Tom Grinsted, Product Manager, Google Play



Today in Google Play Console, we’ve launched a suite of new metrics* and unique comparative benchmarks. Using these, you can evaluate your app or games’ engagement and monetization trends agai...

Posted by Eric Bahna, Product Manager


In January, we enabled the Google Play Store to accept open testing submissions of navigation, parking, and charging apps. It’s great to see many of you developing Android Auto apps and sending us feedback th...

Posted by Erica Hanson, Global Program Manager, Google Developer Student Clubs


Google Developer Student Clubs, a program of university based community groups for students interested in Google developer technologies, recently started hosting stu...

Posted by
Anna-Chiara Bellini, Product Manager, Nick Butcher, Developer Relations






Today, we’re launching the beta release of Jetpack Compose, our new UI toolkit designed to make it faster and easier to build native apps across all Android...

Posted by The Jetpack Compose Team


Jetpack Compose is Android’s modern toolkit for building native UI. It enables you to quickly bring your app to life with less code, powerful tools, and intuitive Kotlin APIs. With the Beta of Jetpack Compose re...

Posted by Chet Haase, Developer Relations Engineer




We recently finished another series of MAD Skills videos - this time on Motion Layout. We covered ways in which you can use the API and the design tool to create rich, custom, and complex animat...

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering


Every day, Android apps help billions of people work, play, communicate, and create on a wide range of devices from phones and laptops to tablets, TVs, and cars. As more people come to rely on the experie...

Posted by Hoi Lam, Android App Quality





Since the launch of Android more than 10 years ago, the platform and the user’s expectations have grown. There are improvements from user experience through material design to the importance and ad...

Posted by Ting-Yuan Huang‎, Software Engineer and David Winer, Product Manager







Today we are excited to announce the alpha of Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP), an all-new tool for building lightweight compiler plugins in Kotlin. KSP offers si...

Posted by Kat Kuan, Developer Advocate, Android




We strive to make Android development content accessible to all, so that anyone can become an Android developer. Over the years, millions of students at all different levels have consumed our learn...

Posted by Luli Perkins, Developer Relations Program Manager




We kicked off the #AndroidDevJourney to give members of our community the opportunity to share their stories through our social platforms. Each Saturday from January through June we’l...

Posted by Eric Bahna, Product Manager



In December, we opened the Google Play Store for publishing new Android Auto apps to closed testing. Today, you can reach more drivers by publishing navigation, parking, and charging apps to open testing tra...

Posted by Florina Muntenescu, Developer Relations Engineer






We just wrapped up another series of MAD Skills videos and articles - this time on Kotlin and Jetpack. We covered different ways in which we made Android code more expressive and con...

Posted by Eric Bahna, Product Manager


In October, we published the Android for Cars App Library to beta so you could start bringing your navigation, parking, and charging apps to Android Auto. Thanks for sending your feedback with our issue track...