Since releasing Android 15 in September, the Android development team has been hard at work on the next major release, and today it is announcing the first developer preview for Android 16. According to the team, this release marks the start of a faster release cycle for Android APIs. Previously, the major API release would … continue reading
The Android development team took a break from adding major features to the Android Emulator over the last six months to focus on an initiative called Project Quartz, the goal of which was to improve the stability, speed, and performance of the platform. Now, the team is reporting the improvements it was able to make … continue reading
After many months of developer previews and beta releases, Android 15 is now officially available. It will start rolling out to supported Pixel devices in the next few weeks, and in the next few months, devices from Samsung, Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nothing, OnePlus, Oppo, realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno, vivo and Xiaomi will get it. … continue reading
The Android development team is officially launching Collections, which is a new surface that groups together content from multiple installed apps in themed widgets in the Play Store. It was first announced as a developer preview at Google I/O in May, with Mekka Okereke, general manager for Apps on Google Play, saying “this new surface … continue reading
The Android development team has released Android 15 Beta 3 and also announced that Android 15 has now reached Platform Stability. This means that developer APIs and app-facing behaviors for the release are final and developers can now review them and integrate changes into their apps. “Android 15 continues our work to build a platform … continue reading
The Android development team has announced the second beta of Android 15, which is now available on more devices besides just Pixels, including those from Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Nothing, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, Sharp, Tecno, vivo, and Xiaomi. Android 15 will also support 16 KB page sizes (in addition to the standard 4 KB), which may … continue reading
At its annual developer conference Google I/O, Google announced several updates across Google Play that help developers optimize their apps and increase engagement with users. New features to improve app quality, trust The company is opening up the SDK Console to all SDKs that come from a verifiable Maven repository source. Previously it was only … continue reading
The Android development team has just released the first beta for Android 15, which allows developers and early adopters to start using it on their supported Pixel devices. As of this beta, apps can now be displayed edge-to-edge by default, meaning that content will be visible behind system bars like the notification bar at the … continue reading
The Android development team has just announced the release of the second developer preview for Android 15. The satellite communication functionality has been updated with new UI elements to provide a better user experience. Apps can also now use ServiceState.isUsingNonTerrestrialNetwork() to detect when a device is connected via satellite, and there is also now support … continue reading
Android announced the release of the latest version of Android Studio, with new features aimed at improving the app development workflow. Among its notable features in Android Studio Iguana is the integration of the version control system within App Quality Insights, which is designed to streamline the development process by providing more detailed insights into … continue reading
The Android development team has just announced the first developer preview of Android 15. “Android 15 continues our work to build a platform that helps improve your productivity while giving you new capabilities to produce superior media experiences, minimize battery impact, maximize smooth app performance, and protect user privacy and security all on the most … continue reading
Android developers are getting a new feature to help get their users off of outdated versions of their apps. A new feature in Play Console’s recovery tools will prompt users who are running an older version to update to the latest compatible version. According to the Android developer team, Google Play already offers auto-updates and … continue reading
