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...
Posted by Aurash Mahbod, VP and GM, Games on Google PlayGoogle Play is proud to be the home of over 200,000 games—many of which defined the mobile-first era. But as cross-platform becomes the standard for players, we are evolving our...
Posted by Aurash Mahbod, VP and GM, Games on Google PlayGoogle Play is proud to be the home of over 200,000 games—many of which defined the mobile-first era. But as cross-platform becomes the standard for players, we are evolving our...
Posted by Yabin Cui, Software EngineerWe are the Android LLVM toolchain team. One of our top priorities is to improve Android performance through optimization techniques in the LLVM ecosystem. We are constantly searching for ways to make Android faster, smoother, and...
Existing ComplexitiesPreviously, Meta used a combination of warmup (to get players ready) and prefetch (to cache content on disk) for video delivery. While these methods helped improve network efficiency, they introduced significant challenges. Warmup required instantiating multiple player instances sequentially,...
Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP of Product Management, Android DeveloperWe want to make it faster and easier for you to build high-quality Android apps, and one way we’re helping you be more productive is by putting AI at your fingertips....
Posted by Alice Yuan, Senior Developer Relations EngineerIn recognition that excessive battery drain is top of mind for Android users, Google has been taking significant steps to help developers build more power-efficient apps. On March 1st, 2026, Google Play Store...
Earlier this year, Google Play released a new metric in Android vitals: Excessive partial wake locks. This metric measures the percentage of user sessions where cumulative, non-exempt wake lock usage exceeds 2 hours in a 24-hour period. The aim of...
