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Write better tests with the new testing guidance
Write better tests with the new testing guidance

11 February 2022

Posted by Jose Alcérreca , Android Developer Relations Engineer   As apps increase in functionality and complexity, manually ...


What's New in Scalable Automated Testing
What's New in Scalable Automated Testing

27 October 2021

Posted by Arif Sukoco, Android Studio Engineering Manager ( @GoogArif ) & Jolanda Verhoef, Developer Relations Engineer ( @Lojanda ) ...


 Verifying your Google Assistant media action integrations on Android
Verifying your Google Assistant media action integrations on Android

27 August 2018

Posted by Nevin Mital, Partner Developer Relations The Media Controller Test (MCT) app is a powerful tool that allows you to test t...


Tips from developers Peak and Soundcloud on how to grow your startup on Google Play
Tips from developers Peak and Soundcloud on how to grow your startup on Google Play

19 January 2017

Posted by Francesca Di Felice, Developer Marketing at Google Play At Playtime 2016, Google Play's series of developer events, we met w...


Test on Android 7.1 Developer Preview in Firebase Test Lab
Test on Android 7.1 Developer Preview in Firebase Test Lab

03 November 2016

By Ahmed Mounir Gad, Product Manager, Firebase Test Lab To deliver the best user experience right out of the gate, Firebase Test Lab for And...


Testing your app for Android for Work
Testing your app for Android for Work

11 November 2015

Posted by, Rich Hyndman , Developer Advocate Testing is important whether you’re building a dedicated app for the workplace, rolling out ne...


Iterate faster on Google Play with improved beta testing
Iterate faster on Google Play with improved beta testing

30 July 2015

Posted by Ellie Powers, Product Manager, Google Play Today, Google Play is making it easier for you to manage beta tests and get your user...


Introducing Android WebDriver
Introducing Android WebDriver

26 October 2011

[This post is by Dounia Berrada, an engineer on the EngTools team. — Tim Bray] Selenium WebDriver is a browser automation tool which provide...


StrictMode API for Built-In Performance Monitoring
StrictMode API for Built-In Performance Monitoring

12 December 2010

[This post is by Brad Fitzpatrick , an Android Software Engineer who worries unreasonably about responsiveness. —Tim Bray] Back Story One gr...