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2026-09-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

Leverage Android skills and Gemma 4 in Android Studio Quail 4

Posted by Amman Fasil Asfaw, Product Manager, Android Studio Android Studio Quail 4 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This is the final stable release for Android Studio Quail. The new features in Android Studio enable you to build premium …

2026-08-31T09:00:00.000-07:00

Emulator control for adaptive app development

Posted by Rob Orgiu, Developer Relations Engineer, Adaptive Apps, Android Adaptive app development is fundamental on Android, but making sure everything looks good and every feature works the way it should require multiple tests on multiple devices. Or does it…

2026-08-24T09:00:31.669-07:00

AAOS SDV - Secure by Design

Posted by Markus Vill, Software Engineer, Sean Keys, Security Engineer, and Istvan Nador, Software Engineer, Android Auto At Google, we believe our products should be secure by design, which is why we built the Android Automotive Operating System for Software …

2026-08-19T12:00:00.000-07:00

Preparing your app for broader memory limits

Posted by Blair Harmon, Director of Product Management, Android Platform A great user experience is central to Android's mission, and delivering on that promise requires keeping devices fast, responsive, and reliable. This is why memory optimization is more cr…

2026-08-18T11:00:00.000-07:00

Tinder cuts app cold starts by 47% with new R8 Configuration Analyzer

Posted by Ajesh R Pai, Developer Relations Engineer, Ulises Uriel Verduzco Diaz, Software Engineer, Tinder, and Tracy Agyemang, Product Marketing Manager Tinder is on a mission to power and inspire real connections by making meeting easy and fun for every new …

2026-08-12T12:00:00.000-07:00

Enhance your app for the new Pixel lineup: Unveiled at Made by Google

Posted by Fahd Imtiaz, Senior Product Manager, Loryn Hairston, Product Marketing Manager, and Tracy Agyemang, Product Marketing Manager, Android Developer Made by Google expands what's possible across the Android ecosystem. With the introduction of the Pixel 1…

2026-08-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

Bring one-handed gestures to your Wear OS app

Posted by Chiara Chiappini, Developer Relation Engineer, Android Developer Relations One-handed gestures offer a convenient and touch-free way for users to interact with their watches, enabling them to perform key actions using only the hand on which the devic…