What’s New in Wear OS 7

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…

What’s new in Google Play

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…

Unifying platforms and unlocking premium experiences

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…

Android UI Development is Compose First

Posted by Nick Butcher, Product Manager In 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…

What’s new in Android Developer tools

This 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…

The Next Evolution in Profiling for Android

By Simon Cooke, Developer Relations Engineer (X) and Mayank Jain, Product Manager (X) What is Android Performance Analyzer? Android Performance Analyzer (APA) is Android’s new profiler and performance analysis tool for…

Android XR Updates for Unity, Unreal, and Godot

Posted by Luke Hopkins, Android Developer Relations Engineer for OpenXR & Ryan Bartley, Android XR Product Manager Today, we are excited to announce that official support for Unreal Engine and…

Android Developers Blog: Updates to the Android XR SDK: Introducing Developer Preview 4

Today we’re excited to launch Developer Preview 4 of the Android XR SDK, continuing our focus on unifying cross-device development for headsets, wired XR glasses, and intelligent eyewear. To keep…

Adaptive development for the expanding Android ecosystem

With the release of Android 17, we are transitioning into an adaptive first development standard. Your users no longer rely on a single form factor; they transition between phones, foldables,…

Build for the future with the Android XR Developer Catalyst Program — Apply now!

The Android XR ecosystem is expanding, and we’re committed to supporting developers who will build its next great experiences. Today, we’re opening applications for the Android XR Developer Catalyst Program,…