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...
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...
