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Spotlight Week: Android Camera and Media
Spotlight Week: Android Camera and Media

07 January 2025

Posted by Caren Chang- Android Developer Relations Engineer Android offers Camera and Media APIs to help you build apps that can capt...


Media3 1.5.0 — what’s new?
Media3 1.5.0 — what’s new?

07 January 2025

Posted by Kristina Simakova – Engineering Manager This article is cross-published on Medium Media3 1.5.0 is now available! Transf...


Celebrating Another Year of #WeArePlay
Celebrating Another Year of #WeArePlay

19 December 2024

Posted by Robbie McLachlan – Developer Marketing This year #WeArePlay took us on a journey across the globe, spotlighting 300 people ...


The Second Developer Preview of Android 16
The Second Developer Preview of Android 16

18 December 2024

Posted by Matthew McCullough – VP of Product Management, Android Developer The second developer preview of Android 16 is now availab...


How Instagram enabled users to take stunning Low Light Photos
How Instagram enabled users to take stunning Low Light Photos

17 December 2024

Posted by Donovan McMurray – Developer Relations Engineer Instagram, the popular photo and video sharing social networking service,...


What's new in CameraX 1.4.0 and a sneak peek of Jetpack Compose support
What's new in CameraX 1.4.0 and a sneak peek of Jetpack Compose support

17 December 2024

Posted by Scott Nien – Software Engineer (scottnien@) Get ready to level up your Android camera apps! CameraX 1.4.0 just dropped with...