Introducing AutoFDO for the Kernel

Posted by Yabin Cui, Software Engineer We are the Android LLVM toolchain team. One of our top priorities is to improve Android performance through optimization techniques in the LLVM ecosystem. We…

Instagram and Facebook deliver instant playback and boost user engagement with Media3 PreloadManager

Existing Complexities Previously, Meta used a combination of warmup (to get players ready) and prefetch (to cache content on disk) for video delivery. While these methods helped improve network efficiency,…

Elevating AI-assisted Android development and improving LLMs with Android Bench

Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP of Product Management, Android Developer We want to make it faster and easier for you to build high-quality Android apps, and one way we’re helping…

How to Optimize Common Wake Lock Use Cases

Posted by Alice Yuan, Senior Developer Relations Engineer In recognition that excessive battery drain is top of mind for Android users, Google has been taking significant steps to help developers…

How WHOOP decreased excessive partial wake lock sessions by over 90%

Earlier this year, Google Play released a new metric in Android vitals: Excessive partial wake locks. This metric measures the percentage of user sessions where cumulative, non-exempt wake lock usage…

A new era for choice and openness

Expanded billing choice on Google Play for users and developers Google Play is giving developers even more billing choice and freedom in how they handle transactions. Mobile developers will have…

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…