Posted by Mayank Jain - Product Manager, and Yasser Dbeis - Software Engineer; Android Studio Android developers have been telling us they're looking for tools to help optimize power consumption for different devices on Android. The new Power Profiler in Android Studio helps Android developers by showing power consumption happening on devices as the app is being used. Understanding power consumption across Android devices can help Android developers identify and fix power consumption issues in their apps. They can run A/B tests to compare the power consumption of different algorithms, feature ..read more

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Today we're releasing the first beta of Android 15. With the progress we've made refining the features and stability of Android 15, it's time to open the experience up to both developers and early adopters, so you can now enroll any supported Pixel device here to get this and future Android 15 Beta and feature drop Beta updates over-the-air. Android 15 continues our work to build a platform that helps improve your productivity, give users a premium app experience, protect user privacy and security, and make your app accessible to as many people as pos ..read more

Posted by Nick Butcher – Product Manager for Jetpack Compose, and Florina Muntenescu – Developer Relations Engineer As one of the world’s most popular cloud-based storage services, Google Drive lets people do more than just store their files online. With Drive, users can synchronize, share, search, edit, and even pin specified files and content for safe and secure offline use. Recently, Drive’s developers revamped the application’s home screen to provide a more seamless experience across devices, matching updates made to Google Drive’s web version. However, the app’s previous architecture an ..read more

Posted by Sandhya Mohan – Product Manager, Android Studio As part of the next chapter of our Gemini era, we announced we were bringing Gemini to more products. Today we’re excited to announce that Android Studio is using the Gemini 1.0 Pro model to make Android development faster and easier, and we’ve seen significant improvements in response quality over the last several months through our internal testing. In addition, we are making this transition more apparent by announcing that Studio Bot is now called Gemini in Android Studio. Gemini in Android Studio is an AI-powered coding assistant w ..read more

Posted by Todd Burner – Developer Relations Engineer Cybercriminals continue to invest in advanced financial fraud scams, costing consumers more than $1 trillion in losses. According to the 2023 Global State of Scams Report by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, 78 percent of mobile users surveyed experienced at least one scam in the last year. Of those surveyed, 45 percent said they’re experiencing more scams in the last 12 months. The Global Scam Report also found that phone calls are the top method to initiate a scam. Scammers frequently employ social engineering tactics to deceive mobile use ..read more

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Today marks the second chapter of the Android 15 story with the release of Android 15 Developer Preview 2! Android 15 continues our work to build a platform that helps improve your productivity while giving you new capabilities to produce superior media and AI experiences, take advantage of device form factors, minimize battery impact, maximize smooth app performance, and protect user privacy and security, all on the most diverse lineup of devices out there. Android continues to add features enabling your apps to take advantage of premium device hardw ..read more

Posted by Aurash Mahbod – General Manager, Games on Google Play We’re on a mission to make Google Play the best destination for gaming, and your amazing games are what make it possible. That’s why we’re investing in tools that empower you to achieve more by increasing user engagement, accelerating your business growth, and maximizing your reach. Today, we shared more details about those investments at the Google for Games Developer Summit. Check out the Keynote session on demand, or keep reading for key product updates from the summit. More ways to increase user engagement We know that identi ..read more

Posted by Arjun Dayal, Director – Google Play Games Making informed marketing decisions relies on identifying your most valuable user acquisition channels for your games. By tracking referral data, you can understand which traffic sources send the most users to download your app from the Google Play store. These insights can help you make the most of your advertising spend and maximize ROI. That’s why in 2017, we launched the Play Install Referrer API, which gives you an easy, reliable way to track your apps’ referral information directly from the Play store. Until now, this feature was ..read more

Posted by Leticia Lago – Developer Marketing Today, we’re excited to reveal Google Play’s Indie Games Accelerator class of 2024. Selected game studios from around the world will take part in the 10-week accelerator designed to take their businesses to the next level on Google Play. The program includes: A series of online masterclasses, talks and gaming workshops hosted by industry leaders Mentorship sessions covering a broad variety of topics including technical development, gameplay and team leadership Access to gaming experts from Google and leading studios Due to the number of impress ..read more

Posted by Francesco Romano – Developer Relations Engineer on Android App screen sharing improves privacy and productivity Android 14 QPR2 brings exciting advancements in user privacy and streamlined multitasking with app screen sharing. No longer do users have to broadcast their entire screen while screen sharing or casting, ensuring they share exactly what they want to share. Leverage the new MediaProjection APIs to customize the screen sharing experience and deliver even greater utility to your users. What is app screen sharing? Prior to Android 14, users could only share or record their en ..read more