Today, we are enhancing Android development with Gemma 4, our latest state-of-the-art open model designed with complex reasoning and autonomous tool-calling capabilities. Our vision is to enable local agentic AI on Android across the entire software lifecycle, from development to...
Posted by Steven Jenkins, Product Manager, Android Studio Testing multi-device interactions is now easier than ever with the Android Emulator. Whether you are building a multiplayer game, extending your mobile application across form factors, or launching virtual devices that require...
Posted by Matt Dyor, Senior Product ManagerAndroid Studio Panda 3 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This release gives you even more control and customization over your AI-powered workflows, making it easier than ever to build...
Posted by Michael Stillwell, Developer Relations Engineer and Dimitris Kosmidis, Product Manager, Wear OS 64-bit architectures provide performance improvements and a foundation for future innovation, delivering faster and richer experiences for your users. We’ve supported 64-bit CPUs since Android 5....
We are continuing to expand the media3-ui-compose-material3 module to help you build Compose UIs for playback.We've added a new Player Composable that combines a ContentFrame with customizable playback controls, giving you an out-of-the-box player widget with a modern UI.This release also...
Posted by Ben Weiss, Senior Developer Relations Engineer Monzo is a UK digital bank with 15 million customers and growing. As the app scaled, the engineering team identified app startup time as a critical area for improvement but worried it...
Posted by Matthew Forsythe, Director Product Management, Android App Safety Android is for everyone. It’s built on a commitment to an open and safe platform. Users should feel confident installing apps, no matter where they get them from. However, our...
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...
