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Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop is stable
Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop is stable

06 May 2025

Posted by Adarsh Fernando, Group Product Manager Today, we're excited to announce the stable release of Android Studio Meerkat Fe...


Announcing Android support of digital credentials
Announcing Android support of digital credentials

30 April 2025

Posted by Rohey Livne – Group Product Manager In today's interconnected world, managing digital identity is essential. Android ai...


What’s new in the Jetpack Compose April ’25 release
What’s new in the Jetpack Compose April ’25 release

23 April 2025

Posted by Jolanda Verhoef – Developer Relations Engineer Today, as part of the Compose April ‘25 Bill of Materials , we’re releasing ...


Get ready for Google I/O: Program lineup revealed
Get ready for Google I/O: Program lineup revealed

23 April 2025

Posted by the Google I/O team The Google I/O agenda is live. We're excited to share Google’s biggest announcements across AI, An...


The Fourth Beta of Android 16
The Fourth Beta of Android 16

17 April 2025

Posted by Matthew McCullough – VP of Product Management, Android Developer Today we're bringing you Android 16 beta 4, the l...


From dashboards to deeper data: Improve app quality and performance with new Play Console insights
From dashboards to deeper data: Improve app quality and performance with new Play Console insights

14 April 2025

Posted by Dan Brown, Dina Gandal and Hadar Yanos – Product Managers, Google Play At Google Play, we partner with developers lik...


Boost app performance and battery life: New Android Vitals Metrics are here
Boost app performance and battery life: New Android Vitals Metrics are here

14 April 2025

Posted by Karan Jhavar - Product Manager, Android Frameworks, and Dan Brown - Product Manager, Google Play Android has long champio...