Updates
Releases, product updates, fixes, and important announcements.
Android 17 introduces new memory efficiency requirements affecting background task execution, wake locks, and RAM allocation. What Android developers and QA teams need to know before targeting Android 17.
Read morePosted by Ataul Munim, Android Developer Relations Engineer A truly differentiated Android experience is about delivering premium delight wherever your users are. At Google I/O ‘26, we showcased how the latest advanceme...
Read morePosted by Simona Milanovic and Ben Trengrove, Developer Relations Engineers As Android developers, you have many choices when it comes to the agents, tools, command-line interfaces (CLI), and LLMs you use for app develo...
Read morePosted by Android XR Team 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 Cat...
Read morePosted Fahd Imtiaz, Senior Product Manager, Adaptive AppsWith 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 transiti...
Read morePosted by Stevan Silva, Group Product Manager and Amy Zeppenfeld, Developer Relations EngineerToday we're excited to launch Developer Preview 4 of the Android XR SDK, continuing our focus on unifying cross-device develo...
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