Android Developers Blog: Media3 1.10 is out

We are continuing to expand the media3-ui-compose-material3 module to help you build Compose UIs for playback. We’ve added a new Player Composable that combines a ContentFrame with customizable playback controls, giving…

Monzo boosts performance metrics by up to 35% with a simple R8 update

Posted by Ben Weiss, Senior Developer Relations Engineer Monzo is a UK digital bank with 15 million customers and growing. As the app scaled, the engineering team identified app startup…

Rolling out to all developers on Play Console and Android Developer Console

Posted by Matthew Forsythe, Director Product Management, Android App Safety Android is for everyone. It’s built on a commitment to an open and safe platform. Users should feel confident installing…

New Tools and Improvements for Android 17

Posted by Robert Clifford, Developer Relations Engineer and Manjeet Rulhania, Software Engineer A pillar of the Android ecosystem is our shared commitment to user trust. As the mobile landscape has…

The Third Beta of Android 17

Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP of Product Management, Android Developer Android 17 has officially reached platform stability today with Beta 3. That means that the API surface is locked; you…

Meet the class of 2026 for the Google Play Apps Accelerator

Posted by Robbie McLachlan, Developer Marketing The wait is over! We are incredibly excited to share the Google Play Apps Accelerator class of 2026. We’ve handpicked a group of high-potential…

Android Developers Blog: Contact Picker: Privacy-First Contact Sharing

Posted by Roxanna Aliabadi Walker, Senior Product Manager Privacy and user control remain at the heart of the Android experience. Just as the photo picker made media sharing secure and…

Extending Android Automotive OS for Software-defined Vehicles

A Foundation for the Software-Defined Vehicle AAOS SDV is engineered to address the core challenges of modern vehicle development. This new AAOS expansion provides a compact, performant and scalable software…

Balancing openness and choice with safety

Posted by Matthew Forsythe, Director Product Management, Android App Safety Android proves you don’t have to choose between an open ecosystem and a secure one. Since announcing updated verification requirements, we’ve worked with…

Get inspired and take your apps to desktop

Posted by Ivy Knight, Senior Design Advocate, Android We’re thrilled to announce major updates to our design resources, giving you the comprehensive guidance you need to create polished, adaptive Android apps…