Android Developers Blog: September 2025
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Jan Kleinert, Android Developer Relations Engineer| Android Developers Blog
Posted by The Android Team| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Luke Hopkins, Developer Relations EngineerSamsung Galaxy XR is here, powered by Android XR! This blog post is part of our Android XR Spotlight Week, where we provide resources—blog posts, videos, sample code, and more—all designed to help you learn, build, and prepare your apps for Android XR. | Android Developers Blog
Posted by Luke Hopkins - Developer Relations Engineer| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Dereck Bridie, Developer Relations EngineerSamsung Galaxy XR is here, powered by Android XR! This blog post is part of our Android XR Spotlight Week, where we provide resources—blog posts, videos, sample code, and more—all designed to help you learn, build, and prepare your apps for Android XR. | Android Developers Blog
Posted by Matthew McCullough, Vice President, Product Management, Android Developer| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Jan Kleinert, Android Developer Relations Engineer and Bradley Allen, Android Technical Writer| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Robbie McLachlan - Developer Marketing| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Ran Mor - Product Manager | Android Developers Blog
Posted by Robbie McLachlan - Developer Marketing| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Tahsin Masrur - Software Engineer Modern camera apps are defined by powerful, overlapping features. Users expect to record video with stunning HDR, capture fluid motion at 60 FPS, and get buttery-smooth footage with Preview Stabilization—often all at the same time.| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
We're excited to announce that Jetpack WindowManager 1.5.0 is now stable!| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Paris Hsu, Product Manager, Android Studio| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Robbie McLachlan - Developer MarketingIn our latest #WeArePlay stories, we meet the founders building apps and games that are making finance simple for everyone, everywhere. From providing first-time loans in Myanmar to digitizing piggy banks for young savers in Nigeria, these founders are breaking down traditional financial barriers.| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Robbie McLachlan - Developer MarketingIn our latest #WeArePlay film, which celebrates the people behind apps and games on Google Play, we meet Bryan, Jeremy and Elias, the co-founders of Geocaching. For nearly 25 years, their app has been turning the world into a real-life treasure hunt by using technology to inspire outdoor adventure and connect a global community. Discover the origin story of this unique app and the incredible impact it's had in the past 25 years.| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Robbie McLachlan - Developer MarketingIn our latest #WeArePlay stories, we meet the founders who turned their interests into vibrant communities through their apps and games on Google Play - from democratizing music production for artists in Brazil to building a global network for Black professionals.| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Aurash Mahbod – VP and GM, Games on Google Play| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
Posted by Sandhya Mohan, Product Manager| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
Android 16 QPR2 is now at Platform Stability with a locked API surface| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
Integrate Gemini Nano into your Android apps with ML Kit's on-device gen AI APIs for summarization, proofreading, rewriting, and image descriptions.| Android Developers Blog
Media3 preloading APIs offer faster, smoother video playback. Use 'PreloadConfiguration' for playlists or 'DefaultPreloadManager' for dynamic feeds.| Android Developers Blog
Explore the latest, faster Gemini Nano on Pixel 10 devices via GenAI APIs, allowing developers to build consistent, high quality in-app AI features.| Android Developers Blog
Today we're announcing expanded developer verification requirements in our Play Console Requirements policy.| Android Developers Blog
Starting in 2026 and in select countries first, Android apps must be registered to a verified developer in order to be installed.| Android Developers Blog
Media3 1.8.0 release features a scrubbing mode in ExoPlayer, live streaming ad support with HLS interstitials, updated MetadataRetriever, and more.| Android Developers Blog
Learn how Peacock used Jetpack Compose to build an adaptive Android app delivering seamless streaming experiences across various screens and devices.| Android Developers Blog
Build adaptive apps that support various screen sizes and orientations, promoting consistent user experiences across different Android devices.| Android Developers Blog
Automate tracking feature requirements and maximize availability with badging.| Android Developers Blog
Chrome on Android will soon natively support third-party autofill services, providing a smoother user experience.| Android Developers Blog
Meet U.S. founders who created apps and games on Google Play to solve personal challenges, innovating their way into widely impactful solutions.| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
Android 16 is released, featuring updates for developers around performance, security, camera, and media to make apps more efficient and adaptive.| Android Developers Blog
The Android XR SDK, a new platform for building extended reality (XR) experiences on Android, is now available for devs to try, and to give feedback.| Android Developers Blog
Explore the top 3 Google I/O '25 Android AI announcements, making AI development easier and smarter with Gemini Nano, AI Edge, and Firebase AI Logic.| Android Developers Blog
Google I/O '25 features 16 key announcements for Android developers, including AI integration, enhancements to design, camera and media, and more.| Android Developers Blog
Key updates from Google I/O 2025 highlight the importance of adaptive app development for reaching users across various Android devices.| Android Developers Blog
Desktop windowing on Android tablets enables users to run multiple apps simultaneously and resize windows for optimal multitasking.| Android Developers Blog
Google Play is requiring new apps and updates targeting Android 15+ to support 16KB page sizes for performance enhancement starting November 1.| Android Developers Blog
Android 16 Beta 2 is now available, with new features for professional camera experiences, graphical effects, performance improvements, and more.| Android Developers Blog
The Android P Developer Preview includes built-in support for DNS over TLS. We added a Private DNS mode to the Network & internet settings.| Android Developers Blog
The first Developer Preview of Android 16 is available now, featuring faster API releases, new API level constants, an embedded photo picker and more.| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.| Android Developers Blog
The first developer preview of Android 15 is here! New capabilities include thermal headroom thresholds, advanced flash strength adjustments and more.| Android Developers Blog
Today we're excited to announce that we're switching the default language for build scripts to Kotlin! We've been working with the Gradle and JetBrain| Android Developers Blog
We’re piloting an experimental Android WebView Media Integrity API with select embedded media providers early next year.| Android Developers Blog
