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Jetpack Compose version 1.9 is stable!

What’s new in the Jetpack Compose August ’25 release: advanced shadows, 2D scrolling APIs, list performance improvements, and more.
https://goo.gle/4fDk5HY

New JobScheduler quota optimizations in Android 16. 🤖 Quotas now adjust based on app standby bucket, job start state, and concurrent foreground services → https://goo.gle/4erfHLo

Leverage JobScheduler#getPendingJobReasonsHistory API to debug why jobs haven't executed.

List of device options in Android Studio

📲 Test on real devices directly from Android Studio with Android Device Streaming → https://goo.gle/3Jeidt7

With Partner Device Labs you can access a fleet of devices from Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO, and more — available in @AndroidStudio Narwhal.

Timeline for the upcoming Android Studio releases

✨ Faster releases, faster development!

@AndroidStudio is now releasing monthly stable versions to bring you critical bug fixes and the latest features quicker → https://goo.gle/45B2kVa

Spice up your shared elements in Jetpack Compose with this advanced example → https://goo.gle/3J0PZ4H

You can combine the basics of shared elements with shape morphing and integrating the new Material 3 Expressive shapes for more creative transitions.

Android 16 allows apps such as ride-sharing and food delivery services to provide notifications that appear more prominently, displaying information like delivery progress or arrival time.

Your notification must meet the following requirements to qualify as a live update🧵

Podcast cover art for "android developers backstage episode 218 Filling You In on Autofill".

We're filling you in on Autofill in Compose in the newest episode of Android Developers Backstage → https://goo.gle/4lqCLf8

Tune in to discover essential updates for autofill, UI toolkit text capabilities, and more.

Android 16 makes apps more beautiful and adaptive, providing a consistent user experience. Apps targeting Android 16 are now resizable on large screens and ignore orientation, resizability, and aspect ratio restrictions.

Android 16 makes apps more beautiful and adaptive, providing a consistent user experience. Apps targeting Android 16 are now resizable on large screens and ignore orientation, resizability, and aspect ratio restrictions → https://goo.gle/3G85G9s

Media3 1.8.0 is now available → https://goo.gle/3JgT5BP

What's new?
➡️ Scrubbing in ExoPlayer
➡️ Live streaming ads with HLS interstitials
➡️ New Composition demo app
And more

The updated fixed rate work scheduling reduces the performance impact of missed execution.

The updated fixed rate work scheduling reduces the performance impact of missed executions → https://goo.gle/3I4lzy3

YouTube video by Kotlin by JetBrains GPT-5 writes Kotlin! Trying the newest OpenAI model in Junie and AI Assistant

🤖 GPT-5 is out, and of course it writes great Kotlin code!

🧑‍🔬 We're putting it to the test in JetBrains Junie and AI Assistant.

📅 Join today at 18:15 CET as @sebi.io and @vergauwensimon.bsky.social build with the latest OpenAI model! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIel...

A vibrant promotional image features "Multimodal Gemini in Android Studio" in large white text on a dark grey background to the left. Below the text, the colorful, tie-dye head of the Android mascot peeks from the bottom left. On the right, against a white background, two smiling individuals are shown: an individual with long dark hair, wearing a striped shirt and a t-shirt with a compass graphic, holds up peace signs in the top right, while below, a bearded individual in a blue t-shirt smiles subtly.

🎨→💻 From a sketch to Compose code. The latest experimental Gemini features in Android Studio can now translate images into UI.

See how this and other AI-powered tools can accelerate your workflow → https://goo.gle/3Jn8ujX

This edition of Now in Android features the new Canary release channel for early-access programs, agent Mode to enable AI to handle complex development tasks, play updates including 16 KB Page Size requirements, and more.

Stay up to date on the latest Android development news → https://goo.gle/40Wk0sN

This edition of Now in Android features the new Canary release channel for early-access programs, Agent Mode to enable AI to handle complex development tasks, and more.

Watch the latest episode of Now in Android to learn more about: Play updates and policy changes including 16 KB Page Size requirements and new capabilities around one-time purchases, next Gen Samsung devices, and more.

Your monthly dose of Android development news is here 👇🏽
🎥 → https://goo.gle/3Hmn6iX
🎧 → https://goo.gle/4ldG7Cc

Watch the latest episode of Now in Android to learn more about: Play updates and policy changes including 16 KB Page Size requirements and new capabilities

What does HDR really mean for graphics developers? We're breaking down the myths and realities behind vibrant colors, contrast, bit depth, and brightness.

What does HDR really mean for graphics developers? We're breaking down the myths and realities behind vibrant colors, contrast, bit depth, and brightness → https://goo.gle/40Wn8VA

Android 16 brings more beautiful & adaptive apps, providing a consistent user experience. Explore progress-centric notifications to help users seamlessly track user-initiated, start-to-end journeys.

Android 16 brings more beautiful & adaptive apps, providing a consistent user experience. Explore progress-centric notifications to help users seamlessly track user-initiated, start-to-end journeys → https://goo.gle/44MDEs8

Test your apps on Android 16 and check for reliance on internal ART structures to avoid issues.

Ensure app compatibility with ART updates! 🛡️ Test your apps on Android 16 and check for reliance on internal ART structures to avoid issues → https://goo.gle/44G7wrj

Android 16 is shifting toward a unified model where adaptive apps are the norm. Here are three tips to get started.

Android 16 is shifting toward a unified model where adaptive apps are the norm → https://goo.gle/45Rijjr

Getting started:

1️⃣ Check how your app looks on large screens today

2️⃣ Address common UI issues

3️⃣ Optimize your app incrementally, screen by screen

ML Kit's GenAI APIs bring Gemini Nano to your Android apps. Enhance functionality with on-device AI, ensuring user privacy with local data processing.

ML Kit's GenAI APIs bring Gemini Nano to your Android apps. Enhance functionality with on-device AI, ensuring user privacy with local data processing→ https://goo.gle/3ZVccXH

Learn how to implement these cool new effects with Compose Material 3 in your Wear OS apps.

Are you looking to add a little shape morphing delight to your Wear OS apps? If so, you’re in the right place.

Learn how to implement these cool new effects with Compose Material 3 → https://goo.gle/4lYaDRR

Android 16 helps make apps more efficient. It adds compatibility mode for apps built for 4KB memory pages.

Android 16 helps make apps more efficient→ https://goo.gle/3TiRqNV

To speed the transition to devices with more efficient 16KB memory pages, Android 16 adds compatibility mode for apps built for 4KB memory pages.

The Androidify app leverages our best practices for Architecture, Testing, and UI to showcase a real world, modern AI application on device. Learn how it works here.

Learn how the Androidify app works → https://goo.gle/4n7mttL

The app leverages our best practices for Architecture, Testing, and UI to showcase a real world, modern AI application on device.

⌚️ Express yourself with Wear OS 6! Meet Material 3 Expressive, the new UI design with personalized visuals and motion for user creativity.

Utilize new Jetpack libraries for access to Material 3 Expressive on Wear OS → https://goo.gle/44mosms

Dive under the hood of Androidify to see how it leverages Gemini, @Firebase, and ML Kit, for AI-powered bot creation → https://goo.gle/4ehccXV

Explore code snippets and architectural insights to integrate these technologies into your Android projects.

Enhance Wear OS app quality with upcoming watch face development changes. We're streamlining development by focusing on Watch Face Format and saying goodbye to AndroidX / WSL.

Enhance Wear OS app quality with upcoming watch face development changes ⌚️ → https://goo.gle/43WB4zp

We're streamlining development by focusing on Watch Face Format and saying goodbye to AndroidX / WSL.

The in-car experience is shifting into the Gemini era. 🏎️💨At #GoogleIO, we unveiled the latest advancements for drivers, car manufacturers, & developers, furthering our goal of a safe, seamless, and helpful connected driving experience.

Buckle up → https://goo.gle/4jFWlTG

Learn how to use Android live updates and widgets to create rich user experiences.

Enrich your app with live updates and widgets → https://goo.gle/44DFyez

Learn how to use Android live updates and widgets to create rich user experiences.

Android Studio's new Kotlin Multiplatform Shared Module Template makes it easier for Android developers to craft, maintain, and most importantly, own the business logic.

Imagine being able to deliver quality Android and iOS apps with less development time 💭 Get started with @AndroidStudio new Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) Shared Module Template ➡️ https://goo.gle/3FNLObi

This makes it easier for Android developers to craft, maintain, and most

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Tune in now 🇮🇳 We're LIVE from #GoogleIOConnect Bengaluru → https://goo.gle/3TOzbAi

Get ready to experience the latest innovations and announcements from Google I/O, with fresh updates across Android, AI, web, cloud, and more.

Cover art for "Android Developers Backstage episode 217: Back It Up, Bring It Back: No Data Left Behind!". The left side displays the podcast title with a stylized microphone icon and an orange ID badge featuring the Android robot. The right side shows two individuals in a podcast studio: one with short dark hair, a beard, and glasses, wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt and smiling; the other with short light hair, smiling broadly in a dark short-sleeved shirt. Both are wearing headphones and seated at a dark wooden table with microphones and a green robot plush between them.

Setting up a new Android device can be a challenge→ https://goo.gle/4lexrfH

Learn how developers can ensure the best user experience when users back up and restore an Android device.