Author: David I. Meeks
Posted by J. Eason â Director, Product Management The next generation of foldable and wearable devices from Samsung has arrived. Yesterday at Galaxy Unpacked, Samsung introduced the new Galaxy Z Fold7, Galaxy Z Flip7, and Galaxy Watch8 series. For Android developers, these devices represent an exciting new opportunity to create engaging and adaptive experiences that reach even more users on their favorite screens. With new advancements in adaptive development and the launch of Wear OS 6, it has never been a better time to build for the expanding Android device ecosystem. Learn more about what these new devices mean for…
Posted by Mayank Jain â Product Manager and Jomo Fisher â Software Engineer Get ready to upgrade your app’s performance as Android embraces 16 KB memory page sizes Androidâs transition to 16 KB Page size Traditionally, Android has operated with the 4 KB memory page size. However many ARM CPUs (the most common processors for Android phones) support the larger 16 KB page size, offering improved performance gains. With Android 15, the Android operating system is page-size-agnostic, allowing devices to run efficiently with either 4 KB or 16 KB page size. Starting November 1st, 2025, all new apps and app…
Posted by Dan Galpin â Android Developer Relations To better support you and provide earlier, more consistent access to in-development features, we are announcing a significant evolution in our pre-release program. Moving forward, the Android platform will have a Canary release channel, which will replace the previous developer preview program. This Canary release channel will function alongside the existing beta program. This change is designed to provide a more streamlined and continuous opportunity for you to try out new platform capabilities and provide feedback throughout the entire year, not just in the early months of a new release cycle. Limitations…
Posted by Matthew McCullough â VP of Product Management, Android Developer Today, Android is launching a few updates across the platform! This includes the start of Android 16’s rollout with details for both developers and users, a Developer Preview for enhanced Android desktop experiences with connected displays, updates for Android users across Google apps and more, plus the June Pixel Drop. We’re also recapping all the Google I/O updates for Android developers focused on building excellent, adaptive Android apps. Today we’re releasing Android 16 and making it available on most supported Pixel devices. Look for new devices running Android 16…
Posted by Mozart Louis â Developer Relations Engineer Today, Android is launching a few updates across the platform! This includes the start of Android 16’s rollout, with details for both developers and users, a Developer Preview for enhanced Android desktop experiences with connected displays, and updates for Android users across Google apps and more, plus the June Pixel Drop. We’re also recapping all the Google I/O updates for Android developers focused on building excellent, adaptive Android apps. Google I/O 2025 brought exciting advancements to Android, equipping you with essential knowledge and powerful tools you need to build outstanding, user-friendly applications…
Posted by Fahd Imtiaz, Product Manager, Android Developer Experience Today, Android is launching a few updates across the platform! This includes the start of Android 16’s rollout, with details for both developers and users, a Developer Preview for enhanced Android desktop experiences with connected displays, and updates for Android users across Google apps and more, plus the June Pixel Drop. We’re also recapping all the Google I/O updates for Android developers focused on building excellent, adaptive Android apps. With new form factors emerging continually, the Android ecosystem is more dynamic than ever. From phones and foldables to tablets, Chromebooks, TVs,…
To begin, you crash land on an aliment planet with a world of underwater wonder. While trying to survive the watery landscape, youâll need to find water, food, and develop the equipment needed to explore. During dives, youâll need to manage hunger, thirst, and oxygen supply while encountering friendly and hostile creates and scattered clues from a previous time. Collecting resources from the ocean will help you craft more advanced items. Some items youâll look to build include a shelter, vehicles to pilot, tools for survival, and aids for navigation. There are multiple ways to play. Along with the original…
Posted by Francesco Romano â Developer Relations Engineer on Android, and Fahd Imtiaz â Product Manager, Android Developer Today, Android is launching a few updates across the platform! This includes the start of Android 16’s rollout, with details for both developers and users, a Developer Preview for enhanced Android desktop experiences with connected displays, and updates for Android users across Google apps and more, plus the June Pixel Drop. We’re also recapping all the Google I/O updates for Android developers focused on building excellent, adaptive Android apps. Android has continued to evolve to enable users to be more productive on…
Posted by Naheed Vora â Senior Product Manager, Android App Safety We understand you want clear Play policy guidance early in your development, so you can focus on building amazing experiences and prevent unexpected delays from disrupting launch plans. Thatâs why weâre making it easier to have smoother app publishing experiences, from the moment you start coding. With Play Policy Insights beta in Android Studio, youâll get richer, in-context guidance on policies that may impact your app through lint warnings. Youâll see policy summaries, dos and don’ts to avoid common pitfalls, and direct links to details. We hope you caught…
Posted by François DeschĂȘnes Product Manager – Wear OS Today, we are announcing important changes to Wear OS watch face development that will affect how developers publish and update watch faces on Google Play. As part of our ongoing effort to enhance Wear OS app quality, we are moving towards supporting only the Watch Face Format and removing support for AndroidX / Wearable Support Library (WSL) watch faces. We introduced Watch Face Format at Google I/O in 2023 to make it easier to create watch faces that are customizable and power-efficient. The Watch Face Format is a declarative XML format,…