Posted by Robert Clifford, Developer Relations Engineer and Manjeet Rulhania, Software EngineerA pillar of the Android ecosystem is our shared commitment to user trust. As the mobile landscape has evolved, so does our approach to protecting sensitive information. In Android...
Testing involves installing your production app or a test app making use of your library or engine using Google Play or other means onto a device or emulator running Android 17 Beta 3. Work through all your app's flows and...
Posted by Robbie McLachlan, Developer Marketing The wait is over! We are incredibly excited to share the Google Play Apps Accelerator class of 2026. We’ve handpicked a group of high-potential studios from across the globe to embark on a 12-week...
Posted by Roxanna Aliabadi Walker, Senior Product ManagerPrivacy and user control remain at the heart of the Android experience. Just as the photo picker made media sharing secure and easy to implement, we are now bringing that same level of...
A Foundation for the Software-Defined VehicleAAOS SDV is engineered to address the core challenges of modern vehicle development. This new AAOS expansion provides a compact, performant and scalable software foundation based on a headless Android native stack, extending much deeper...
Posted by Matthew Forsythe, Director Product Management, Android App SafetyAndroid proves you don't have to choose between an open ecosystem and a secure one. Since announcing updated verification requirements, we've worked with the community to ensure these protections are robust yet respectful of...
Posted by Ivy Knight, Senior Design Advocate, AndroidWe're thrilled to announce major updates to our design resources, giving you the comprehensive guidance you need to create polished, adaptive Android apps across all form factors! We now have Desktop Experience guidance and...
Posted by Daniel Santiago Rivera, Software EngineerThe first alpha of Room 3.0 has been released! Room 3.0 is a major breaking version of the library that focuses on Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and adds support for JavaScript and WebAssembly (WASM) on...
Building a path forward through strategic migrationBy strategically adopting Jetpack Compose, TikTok was able to stay on top of technical debt, while also continuing to focus on creating great experiences for their users. The ability of Compose to handle conditional...
Posted by Maru Ahues Bouza, PM Director, Games on Google PlayLast September, we shared our vision for the future of Google Play Games grounded in a core belief: the best way to drive your game’s success is to deliver a...
