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🎵With Amanotes, every tap brings music to life → g.co/play/weareplay Meet Bill and Silver from Ho Chi Minh City. Their hit game Magic Tiles 3 is turning phones into musical instruments, helping millions experience the joy of music with just a few taps.
With the new $2M Indie Games Fund for Latin America, we're keeping true to our commitment to helping indie studios grow, create, and succeed on a global stage. Learn more here →g.co/play/indiefund
Dive under the hood of Androidify to see how it leverages Gemini, @Firebase, and ML Kit, for AI-powered bot creation → 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 ⌚️ → 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 → goo.gle/4jFWlTG
Enrich your app with live updates and widgets → goo.gle/44DFyez Learn how to use Android live updates and widgets to create rich user experiences.

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 ➡️ goo.gle/3FNLObi This makes it easier for Android developers to craft, maintain, and most…

Tune in now 🇮🇳 We're LIVE from #GoogleIOConnect Bengaluru → 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.

🚨 Android Studio Narwhal 3 Canary 1 is here → goo.gle/3UmnqkC This release includes fixes for Fused Library Plugin resource references, legacy variant API, AGP C++ default NDK version, and more, for a smoother coding experience.
Setting up a new Android device can be a challenge→ goo.gle/4lexrfH Learn how developers can ensure the best user experience when users back up and restore an Android device.

Curious about the research that makes Android Studio more intuitive? 🤔Staff UX Researcher Meital T. Sbero explains how championing the developer voice & leveraging tools like Compose Preview & App Quality Insights leads to a more frictionless experience→ goo.gle/4o00Bkk
Seamlessly deliver real-time status with Live Updates→ goo.gle/46vAXh2 Using our latest Live Updates feature, @Waymo is able to seamlessly deliver real-time status to riders throughout their journeys.
So much news to ~unpack~... 💅Unfold new ways to talk to Gemini. ⌚…and did we mention, @GeminiApp from a whole new device?! 💪Take action in Gemini Live with your favorite apps. ⭕️Use Circle to Search with AI Mode and for gaming. Get the full readout→ blog.google/products/andro…
Engage users on Google TV with excellent TV apps, just like @SoundCloud → goo.gle/43ztjiz By adopting Jetpack Compose, SoundCloud was not only able to expand the app to more form factors, but also streamline new feature development - in some cases reducing nearly half…

Android is embracing 16 KB memory page sizes for better performance → goo.gle/4kDz9Gg Test your app with APK Analyzer & 16 KB emulators in @AndroidStudio. Google Play requires 16 KB support for Android 15+ apps starting Nov 1st.

Missed "The future is now, with Compose and AI on Android XR" at #GoogleIO? Discover the latest Android XR SDK updates, Jetpack Compose for XR enhancements, AI integration in XR, and how to leverage your large-screen dev skills for immersive experiences! Catch the session on…
Try out and provide input on new features with the new Android platform canary channel → goo.gle/4lWNLBN Get a continuous, rolling stream of the latest platform builds via OTA updates by flashing your supported Pixel device to the Canary channel.

We've expanded our Jetpack Compose accessibility guidance! 📄💚 Dive deep into semantics, traversal, and testing to build more inclusive experiences. Learn more on making your Compose UIs accessible for everyone → goo.gle/compose-access…
Android XR supports diverse input methods (hand/eye tracking, voice, controllers, and more) and emphasizes clear feedback. Design for inclusion with multimodal inputs → goo.gle/3FIyZyL

🟢 Get the details on Firebase Data Connect Kotlin SDK → goo.gle/4lOj0yQ Integrate a SQL database into your Android app using the Firebase Data Connect Android Kotlin SDK for a type-safe, idiomatic, and delightful development experience.