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Today, at the Android Dev Summit, we are announcing the broad availability of many tools and APIs designed to remove everyday friction and give you more flexibility to build great Android apps.
Matthew McCullough • 4 min read
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Events & ProgramsThis year at Android Dev Summit we shared how Android's developer tools are evolving to help you be more productive alongside your agents.
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Product NewsAndroid Studio Rabbit 2 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This release includes key features to improve your development such as Bring Your Own Agent, new XR Emulator features, a LeakCanary update, a new agent skills manager tool, AI code review, and more.
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Product NewsApps that target the upcoming Android release will no longer be able to directly write to contacts with the WRITE_CONTACTS permission.
Roxanna Aliabadi Walker • 6 min read -
Case StudiesGrab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp, offering deliveries, mobility, and financial services to millions of users across eight countries through a single app.
Ajesh Pai, Nguyen Van Minh, Tracy Agyemang • 5 min read -
Product NewsAs agentic development accelerates, Android engineering is reaching an exciting new frontier: moving from assistive code completion to agents executing end-to-end under your direction. You have total choice and flexibility in the models and agents you use.
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Product NewsToday, we shared how we’re taking our “more than a store” vision into its next chapter. From You tab, now the personal home base for over 250M monthly active users, to our unified gaming platform connecting over 700M gamer profiles, Google Play is meeting users wherever they are.
Paul Feng • 3 min read
Product News
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18% Faster Compiles, 0% Compromises
The Android Runtime (ART) team has reduced compile time by 18% without compromising the compiled code or any peak memory regressions. This improvement was part of our 2025 initiative to improve compile time without sacrificing memory usage or the quality of the compiled code.
Santiago Aboy Solanes, Vladimír Marko • 8 min read
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Accelerating your insights with faster, smarter monetization data and recommendations
Today, we’re announcing a suite of upgrades to the Google Play Console and beyond, giving you greater visibility into your financial performance and specific, data-backed steps to improve it.
Phalene Gowling • 2 min read
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Android 16 QPR2 is Released
Android 16 QPR2 is now released and available in AOSP
Matthew McCullough • 4 min read
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