Android Developers Blog: Room 3.0
Posted by Daniel Santiago Rivera, Software Engineer The first alpha of Room 3.0 has been released! Room 3.0 is a major breaking version of the library that focuses on Kotlin…
TikTok reduces code size by 58% and improves app performance for new features with Jetpack Compose
Building a path forward through strategic migration By strategically adopting Jetpack Compose, TikTok was able to stay on top of technical debt, while also continuing to focus on creating great…
Test Sidekick and prepare for upcoming program milestones
Posted by Maru Ahues Bouza, PM Director, Games on Google Play Last September, we shared our vision for the future of Google Play Games grounded in a core belief: the…
Expanding our stage for PC and paid titles
Posted by Aurash Mahbod, VP and GM, Games on Google Play Google Play is proud to be the home of over 200,000 games—many of which defined the mobile-first era. But…
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…
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