Author: David I. Meeks
Posted by Robbie McLachlan – Developer Marketing In our latest #WeArePlay stories, we meet the people using Google AI to drive positive change with their apps and games on Google Play – from diagnosing crop diseases with a single photo to reuniting lost pets with a simple nose print. Here are a few of our favorites: Jesse and Ken’s app Petnow uses AI-powered nose print recognition to identify individual dogs and cats, helping to reunite lost pets with their owners. Dr. Jesse Joonho Lim, co-founder of Petnow Seoul, South Korea Inspired by his lifelong love of dogs, Jesse teamed up with Vision…
Posted by Johan Bay – Software Engineer A small and fast app is key to a fantastic user experience. That’s why we built R8, our app optimizer, which streamlines your app by removing unused code and resources, rewriting code to optimize runtime performance, and more. With the release of version 8.12.0 of the Android Gradle Plugin (AGP), we’re introducing optimized resource shrinking, an even better way to shrink your app with R8. By opting in, you can make your app smaller, which means smaller downloads, faster installations, and less memory used on your users’ devices. The result is a faster…
The star of the show was the new iPhone Air. The new model is 5.6mm thin and surrounded by a titanium frame. It offers a 6.5-inch Always-On screen with an adaptive refresh rate of 120HZ. It also offers up to 3,000 nits peak outdoor brightness. The Air’s front Center Stage front camera is square so you can take a landscape selfie without needing to rotate the phone. The single Fusion camera system on the rear provides the equivalent of four lenses. Both the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max feature a revamped design to help make room for a larger…
In a lawsuit filed Monday, the former head of security for the messaging app accused the social media company of putting billions of users at risk. Meta pushed back on his claim. Source link
The easiest way to watch the event is live on Apple’s site here. You can also view it live on the Apple TV app. For YouTube fans, click here to see the live event. We’re expecting an event full of new Apple products. Along with the iPhone 17 Pro line and iPhone 17, Apple is reportedly ready to unveil the slim and light iPhone 17 Air. On the Apple Watch front, expect to see a new Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra. Both are expected to add blood pressure monitoring. Another rumored new product reportedly ready to be…
Critics worry a new law could curb freedom of expression, affect tourism and cut communication with the many Nepalis who work abroad. Source link
A federal judge’s remedy stops short of making meaningful changes to how we use our phones, computers and the web. Source link
Embrace the round form factor Material 3 Expressive for Wear OS differentiates itself from systems designed for rectangular screens, offering a framework of components that are designed specifically for round screens, using the entire circular canvas to its full potential. The edge-hugging button’s animated entrance and shape emphasizes the round form factor One of the most noticeable examples of this is the edge-hugging button. It features a curved bottom edge that perfectly complements the round display. It’s a small but significant detail that helps make Material 3 Expressive feel right at home on your users’ wrists. Apply the proper screen…
Posted by Chiara Chiappini – Android Developer Relations Engineer, and Kevin Hufnagle – Android Technical Writer Wear OS is rapidly expanding its presence in the market, presenting a unique and significant opportunity for developers. With a growing number of users wearing and interacting with their smartwatches daily, building for Wear OS allows you to reach an even broader audience of Android users and boost your app’s engagement more than ever before. The introduction of new hardware like the Pixel Watch 4 is a key driver of this momentum, enabling developers to bring premium Wear OS experiences to this expanding user…
Posted by Suzanne Frey – VP, Product, Trust & Growth for Android You shouldn’t have to choose between open and secure. By engineering security into the core part of the OS, Android has proven that you can have both, and we continue taking new steps in that direction. As new threats emerge, we’ve continued to evolve our defenses. Following recent attacks, including those targeting people’s financial data on their phones, we’ve worked to increase developer accountability to prevent abuse. We’ve seen how malicious actors hide behind anonymity to harm users by impersonating developers and using their brand image to create…