- July 8, 2026
Google Play launches the first Indie Games Fund in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to some of the world’s most creative storytelling. To help bring those stories to a global audience, today, we’re proud to
Build for the future with the Android XR Developer Catalyst Program — Apply now!
The Android XR ecosystem is expanding, and we’re committed to supporting developers who will build its next great experiences. Today, we’re opening applications for the
HDR That Looks Right on Every Screen
Posted by Tibian Elsheikh, Product Manager, Android Core Graphics and Jeffrey Jose, Product Manager, Android Core Graphics We’ve all been there: You’re scrolling through your
Tooling, Engine Support, and Ecosystem Updates
Posted by Stevan Silva, Group Product Manager, and Vinny DaSilva, Developer Relations Engineer, Android XR From augmented overlays to fully immersive environments, the Android XR
Expanded billing choice and lower fees on Google Play
Posted by Paul Feng, Vice President, Google Play Eng, Product, UX At Google Play, we are committed to delivering the best possible experience to users,
Building a Mixed-Reality Tour Guide with Android XR, the Geospatial API, and Gemini
At this year’s Google I/O, we announced an update for spatial experiences: the Geospatial API is now available as a preview in ARCore for Jetpack
Building a safer ecosystem together
Posted by Matthew Forsythe, Director Product Management, Android App Safety Last year, we introduced Android developer verification to strengthen ecosystem security and stop malicious actors
Android Developers Blog: Android 17 is here
Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP of Product Management, Android Developer Today we’re releasing Android 17 and making it available on most supported Pixel devices. Look
Datadog delivers millions of in-depth performance insights with ProfilingManager
Posted by Alice Yuan, Developer Relations Engineer at Google, Arti Arutiunov, Product Manager at Datadog and Nikita Ogorodnikov, Staff Software Engineer at Datadog Performance regressions
Top 3 updates for Android developer productivity
To help models gain expertise for specific development patterns that follow our best practices, we are continuing to expand our repository of Android skills, available