Posted by Matthew Warner, Google Product ManagerThis year at Google I/O we are going beyond iterative changes, towards a fundamental shift in how apps are built. Our newest tools are built for the agentic era with features that boost productivity for you as an Android developer AND supercharge the A...

Posted by Nick Butcher, Product ManagerIn the almost-5-years since Jetpack Compose launched, we've invested in bringing you all the features, performance and tools that you need to build amazing UIs across the variety of Android devices. Compose helps you to build beautiful, adaptive UIs that meet t...

Posted by Jan Kleinert, Developer Relations Engineer, Android for Cars, Noam Gefen, Senior Product Manager, and Thomas Weathers, Developer Relations Engineer, Android for Cars We're thrilled to see developers continuing to bring their apps and experiences to Android for Cars! Over the past year, we'...

Posted by Paul Feng, VP, Google Play Eng, Product, UX At Google Play, we’re passionate about helping people connect with the experiences they’ll love, while empowering developers like you to turn great ideas into lasting business success. At this year’s Google I/O, we talked about our evolving busin...

Posted by John Zoeller, Developer Relations Engineer Today, we are excited to introduce Wear OS 7, a major update that brings a new era of power efficiency and intelligence to users and developers alike.We recognize that watches are essential, all-day companions to your users. That’s why we're conti...

Posted by Garan Jenkin, Wear OS Developer Relations EngineerFotMob recently experienced its largest single-day increase on Wear OS among its installed audience in 5 years, at 2-3x the daily average. The secret? A simple cross-device installation flow that helps users discover their Wear OS app direc...

Posted by Nataraj KR, Android Developer Relations EngineerThe initial launch of the Jetpack Telecom library introduced CallsManager, replacing the legacy ConnectionService API to simplify VoIP integration. CallsManager streamlines call lifecycle management and audio routing while enabling interactio...

Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP, Product Management, Android Developer Announced today during The Android Show, Android is transitioning from an operating system to an intelligence system, creating more opportunities for engagement with your apps. Through deep integration between hardware and softw...

Posted by Ash Nohe and Amrit Sanjeev, Android Developer Relations Engineers Practicing gratitude may decrease symptoms of depression and anxiety, and improve mental health and life satisfaction1. Consistent gratitude practice may lead to sustained improvements that last months2. The mindfulness app ...

Posted by Vijaya Kaza, VP, Product, App & Ecosystem TrustThe mobile ecosystem is always evolving, bringing both new opportunities and new threats. Through these changes, Android and Google Play remain committed to ensuring that billions of users can continue to enjoy their apps with confidence and d...

Posted by Thomas Ezan, Sr Developer Relations Engineer and Tracy Agyemang, Product Marketing ManagerKarrot is a hyperlocal, community-driven peer-to-peer marketplace app that enables users to buy, sell, and trade items with other verified users. Since launching in South Korea in 2015, the platform h...

Posted by Meghan Mehta, Android Developer Relations EngineerToday, the Jetpack Compose April ‘26 release is stable. This release contains version 1.11 of core Compose modules (see the full BOM mapping), shared element debug tools, trackpad events, and more. We also have a few experimental APIs that ...

Posted by Niharika Arora, Senior Developer Relations Engineer and Jean-Pierre Pralle, Product Manager, Credential ManagerIn the modern digital landscape, the first encounter a user has with an app is often the most critical. Yet, for decades, this initial interaction has been hindered by the frictio...

Posted by Matt Dyor, Senior Product Manager Android Studio Panda 4 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This release brings Planning Mode, Next Edit Prediction, and more, making it easier than ever to build high-quality Android apps. Here’s a deep dive into what’s new: Planning Mode...

Posted by Thomas Ezan, Senior Developer Relations EngineerIf you are an Android developer looking to implement innovative AI features into your app, we recently launched powerful new updates: Hybrid inference, a new API for Firebase AI Logic to leverage both on-device and Cloud inference, and suppor...

Posted by Dan Galpin, Developer Relations EngineerAndroid 17 has reached beta 4, the last scheduled beta of this release cycle, a critical milestone for app compatibility and platform stability. Whether you're fine-tuning your app's user experience, ensuring smooth edge-to-edge rendering, or leverag...

Posted by Adarsh Fernando, Group Product Manager and Esteban de la Canal, Senior Staff Software EngineerAs Android developers, you have many choices when it comes to the agents, tools, and LLMs you use for app development. Whether you are using Gemini in Android Studio, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, or t...

Posted by Bennet Manuel, Group Product Manager, App & Ecosystem TrustWe strive to make Google Play the safest and most trusted experience possible. Today, we’re announcing a new set of policy updates and an account transfer feature to boost user privacy and protect your business from fraud. By provi...

Google I/O 2026: Livestream Schedule Revealed Posted by The Google I/O team The Google I/O schedule is here! Tune in May 19–20 as we unveil Google’s biggest updates across AI, Android, Chrome, and Cloud. Discover new tools and features designed to unlock the future of development with agentic coding...

Posted by Steven Jenkins, Product Manager, Android Studio Testing multi-device interactions is now easier than ever with the Android Emulator. Whether you are building a multiplayer game, extending your mobile application across form factors, or launching virtual devices that require a device connec...

Posted by Matthew Warner, Google Product ManagerEvery developer's AI workflow and needs are unique, and it's important to be able to choose how AI helps your development. In January, we introduced the ability to choose any local or remote AI model to power AI functionality in Android Studio, and tod...

Posted by David Chou, Product Manager and Caren Chang, Developer Relations EngineerAt Google, we’re committed to bringing the most capable AI models directly to the Android devices in your pocket. Today, we’re thrilled to announce the release of our latest state-of-the-art open model: Gemma 4. These...

Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP of Product Management Android DevelopmentToday, we are enhancing Android development with Gemma 4, our latest state-of-the-art open model designed with complex reasoning and autonomous tool-calling capabilities. Our vision is to enable local agentic AI on Android acr...

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Posted by Michael Stillwell, Developer Relations Engineer and Dimitris Kosmidis, Product Manager, Wear OS 64-bit architectures provide performance improvements and a foundation for future innovation, delivering faster and richer experiences for your users. We’ve supported 64-bit CPUs since Android 5...

Posted by Andrew Lewis, Software EngineerMedia3 1.10 is out!Media3 1.10 includes new features, bug fixes and feature improvements, including Material3-based playback widgets, expanded format support in ExoPlayer and improved speed adjustment when exporting media with Transformer. Read on to find out...

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Posted by Matthew Forsythe, Director Product Management, Android App Safety Android is for everyone. It’s built on a commitment to an open and safe platform. Users should feel confident installing apps, no matter where they get them from. However, our recent analysis found over 90 times more malware...

Posted by Robert Clifford, Developer Relations Engineer and Manjeet Rulhania, Software EngineerA pillar of the Android ecosystem is our shared commitment to user trust. As the mobile landscape has evolved, so does our approach to protecting sensitive information. In Android 17, we’re introducing a s...

Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP of Product Management, Android Developer Android 17 has officially reached platform stability today with Beta 3. That means that the API surface is locked; you can perform final compatibility testing and push your Android 17-targeted apps to the Play Store. In additi...