Android devices extend seamlessly to connected displays

Posted by Francesco Romano, Senior Developer Relations Engineer on Android  We are excited to announce a major milestone in bringing mobile and desktop computing closer together on Android: connected display…

Go from prompt to working prototype with Android Studio Panda 2

Posted by Matt Dyor, Senior Product Manager Android Studio Panda 2 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This release brings new agentic capabilities to Android Studio,…

Supercharge your Android development with 6 expert tips for Gemini in Android Studio

Posted by Trevor Johns, Developer Relations Engineer In January we announced Android Studio Otter 3 Feature Drop in stable, including Agent Mode enhancements and many other updates to provide more control…

Android Developers Blog: Spotlight Week: Android Safety and Security

Posted by Todd Burner – Android Developer Relations Announcing our Safety and Security Spotlight Week! This week, we’re launching our first-ever Spotlight Week dedicated to Android Safety and Security. To…

The Second Beta of Android 17

Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP Product Management, Android Developer Today we’re releasing the second beta of Android 17, continuing our work to build a platform that prioritizes privacy, security, and…

Making AI agents more helpful for Android apps

Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP of Product Management, Android Development User expectations for AI on their devices are fundamentally shifting how they interact with their apps. Instead of opening apps…

Get ready for Google I/O May 19-20

Posted by The Google I/O Team Google I/O returns May 19–20 Google I/O is back! Join us online as we share our latest AI breakthroughs and updates in products across…

Android Developers Blog: Under the hood: Android 17’s lock-free MessageQueue

Posted by Shai Barack, Android Platform Performance Lead and Charles Munger, Principal Software Engineer In Android 17, apps targeting SDK 37 or higher will receive a new implementation of MessageQueue…

Prepare your app for the resizability and orientation changes in Android 17

Posted by Miguel Montemayor, Developer Relations Engineer, Android  With the release of Android 16 in 2025, we shared our vision for a device ecosystem where apps adapt seamlessly to any…

The First Beta of Android 17

Logical multi-camera device metadata When working with logical cameras that combine multiple physical camera sensors, you can now request additional metadata from all active physical cameras involved in a capture,…