Control when changes to your app are sent for review with new Play Console features

Posted by Steve Suppe, Product Manager, Google Play and Manuel Wang, Product Manager, Google Play; Ashley Marshall, UX Writing Lead, Google Play Google Play Console is constantly evolving to improve how you manage and publish your apps. We know that launch moments are really important to you. Whether that's launching a new version of your app,...

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Android Studio Electric Eel

Posted by Paris Hsu, Product Manager, Android DeveloperAndroid Studio Electric Eel splash screenToday, we are ⚡️electrified⚡️ to announce the latest stable release of the official IDE for building Android applications: Android Studio Electric Eel (2022.1.1)! This release includes updates and new features that cover across design, build & dependencies,...

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Extending the Android SDK

Posted by Anton Hansson, Software EngineerAndroid 10 and higher support Modular System Components that allow us to expedite functional and security updates to the Android ecosystem outside of major API level releases and make new functionality backward compatible on already-released Android versions. These improvements help make development more flexible...

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Signos streamlines integrations with other health and fitness apps through a single Health Connect API

Posted by the Android TeamSignos helps people make healthier decisions and achieve their health goals by giving them a simple way to track and monitor their body’s response to glucose throughout the day. Pairing a continuous glucose monitor with an AI-driven app, Signos builds an understanding of a member's metabolic profile in real time, providing...

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#WeArePlay | The app co-founders helping people with speech disorders

Posted by Leticia Lago, Developer MarketingAnshul, Meet, and Harsh became friends while living and working together. They never realised Meet used to stutter until he explained he taught himself speech therapy exercises to overcome the disorder. This motivated the trio to found their company Stamurai Speech Therapy, creating an app to help thousands...

Dec 2022

Notes from Google Play: growing for the next decade

Posted by Purnima Kochikar, Vice President of Play Partnerships Hello everyone, This year, Google Play celebrated our first decade of partnering with your businesses. So whether you just launched your first app or game, or have been with us since the beginning, thank you for joining us — and more than 2.5 billion users — on this journey. ...

Dec 2022

Meet Android Developers from India keen to learn and inspire

Posted by Vishal Das, Community ManagerThis year the Google Developer Educators India team launched the “Android Learn and Inspire Series” for Android Developers who were eager to learn Jetpack Compose and inspire others to upskill. Meet the developers who completed the series and hosted workshops on Jetpack Compose to find out their motivation to teach...

Dec 2022

Android developers: a big thank you for a great 2022!

Posted by Maru Ahues Bouza, Director, Android Developer Relations This past year was a special one for the Android community, from the release of Android 13, a big investment in tablets and large screens, the latest in wearable technology to all of the investments in Modern Android Development! It was terrific to see many of you for the first time...

Dec 2022

Tips from Android Dev Summit 2022: How to scale made-for-mobile apps to ChromeOS

Posted by Patrick Fuentes, Developer Relations Engineer, Google ChromeOSPeople’s appetite for apps on larger screens is growing fast. In Q1 2022 alone, there were 270 million active Android users across Chromebooks, tablets, and foldables. So if you want to grow reach, engagement, and loyalty, taking your app beyond mobile will unlock a world of opportunity....

Dec 2022

Per-App Language Preferences - Part 2

Posted by Neelansh Sahai Android Developer Relations Engineer (on Twitter and LinkedIn)Context In part 1 of the Per-App Language Preferences blog, we discussed what the feature is, how developers benefit from it, how to implement the feature, and the strong business impact of catering to multilingual users. In this part of the blog, we'll discuss...

Dec 2022