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Top 3 Updates for Building Excellent Apps at Google I/O ‘24
Top 3 Updates for Building Excellent Apps at Google I/O ‘24

28 May 2024

Posted by Tram Bui, Developer Programs Engineer, Developer Relations Google I/O 2024 was filled with the latest Android updates, equi...


Mercari reduces 355K lines of code, a 69% difference, by rebuilding with Jetpack Compose
Mercari reduces 355K lines of code, a 69% difference, by rebuilding with Jetpack Compose

27 March 2023

Posted by the Android team In 2020, the Mercari team took on a big initiative to update its app’s technical infrastructure. At...


Developer-Powered CTS (CTS-D)
Developer-Powered CTS (CTS-D)

23 June 2022

Posted by Sachiyo Sugimoto, Android Partner Engineering A strength of Android is its diverse ecosystem of devices, brought to market...


Working Towards Android App Excellence
Working Towards Android App Excellence

16 August 2021

Posted by Jacob Lehrbaum Director of Developer Relations, Android Great app experiences are great for business. In fact, nearl...


What's new for Android developers at Google I/O
What's new for Android developers at Google I/O

18 May 2021

Posted by Karen Ng, Director, Product Management & Jacob Lehrbaum, Director of Developer Relations, Android & Play As Android...


What’s new in Android Privacy
What’s new in Android Privacy

18 May 2021

Posted by Sara N-Marandi, Product Manager, Android Platform Product People want an OS and apps that they can trust with the...


Mercari improves UI development productivity by 56% with Jetpack Compose
Mercari improves UI development productivity by 56% with Jetpack Compose

18 May 2021

Posted by Chiko Shimizu, Developer Advocate and Tamao Imura, Developer Marketing Manager Mercari allows millions of peopl...


#AndroidDevChallenge - It’s a wrap!
#AndroidDevChallenge - It’s a wrap!

12 May 2021

Posted by The Jetpack Compose Team From delightful doggos to creative countdowns and storming weather apps, the 2000 submissions to...


Google Developer Student Clubs in India build Android Apps with Kotlin
Google Developer Student Clubs in India build Android Apps with Kotlin

23 April 2021

Biswajeet Malik, Program Manager, Google Developers India Google Developer Student Clubs recently hosted Android Study Ja...


Tools to help developers provide a safer content experience
Tools to help developers provide a safer content experience

07 April 2021

Posted by Lisa Martinez, Head of Security & Privacy Business Development, Google Play and Andrew Ahn, Product Manager, Play and Andro...


Android Dev Challenge: Week 3 - Speed round
Android Dev Challenge: Week 3 - Speed round

10 March 2021

Posted by Jolanda Verhoef , Developer Relations Engineer On your marks...Get set… Wait a second! Save the date for the third week of t...


Android Dev Challenge: Week 2 - Countdown timer
Android Dev Challenge: Week 2 - Countdown timer

03 March 2021

Posted by Florina Muntenescu , Developer Relations Engineer 3...2...1… Time for another challenge! Welcome to the second week of the...