Expanded billing choice on Google Play for users and developersGoogle Play is giving developers even more billing choice and freedom in how they handle transactions. Mobile developers will have the option to use their own billing systems in their app...
Posted by Francesco Romano, Senior Developer Relations Engineer on Android We are excited to announce a major milestone in bringing mobile and desktop computing closer together on Android: connected display support has reached general availability with the Android 16 QPR3 release!As...
Posted by Matt Dyor, Senior Product ManagerAndroid Studio Panda 2 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This release brings new agentic capabilities to Android Studio, enabling the agent to create an entire working application from scratch...
Posted by Trevor Johns, Developer Relations EngineerIn January we announced Android Studio Otter 3 Feature Drop in stable, including Agent Mode enhancements and many other updates to provide more control and flexibility over using AI to help you build high quality...
Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP Product Management, Android Developer Today we're releasing the second beta of Android 17, continuing our work to build a platform that prioritizes privacy, security, and refined performance. This update delivers a range of new capabilities,...
Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP of Product Management, Android DevelopmentUser expectations for AI on their devices are fundamentally shifting how they interact with their apps. Instead of opening apps to do tasks step-by-step, they're asking AI to do the heavy...
Posted by The Google I/O TeamGoogle I/O returns May 19–20Google I/O is back! Join us online as we share our latest AI breakthroughs and updates in products across the company, from Gemini to Android, Chrome, Cloud, and more.Tune in to...
Posted by Shai Barack, Android Platform Performance Lead and Charles Munger, Principal Software EngineerIn Android 17, apps targeting SDK 37 or higher will receive a new implementation of MessageQueue where the implementation is lock-free. The new implementation improves performance and...
Logical multi-camera device metadataWhen working with logical cameras that combine multiple physical camera sensors, you can now request additional metadata from all active physical cameras involved in a capture, not just the primary one. Previously, you had to implement workarounds,...
Posted by Miguel Montemayor, Developer Relations Engineer, Android With the release of Android 16 in 2025, we shared our vision for a device ecosystem where apps adapt seamlessly to any screen—whether it’s a phone, foldable, tablet, desktop, car display, or XR....
