Developer Newsletter: Welcoming Android 10, New resources for pre-registration

What's new on Android and Google Play and new resources

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Welcoming Android 10 The latest version of Android brings advanced machine-learning with support for 5G and foldable devices, a bigger focus on privacy and security, and controls expansion for digital well-being. GET STARTED Important reminder: Apps that have children and families as target audience will be subject to expanded review times. Read our blog post for the latest information and consult our developer guide and Play Academy training for details on how to manage your app release. FEATURED MEDIUM POSTS Experiment with app rewards Experiment with app rewards Now in Android: Episode #3 Now in Android: Episode #3 Optimizing Android app experiences for Chrome OS Optimizing Android app experiences for Chrome OS What's new on Android • Reach Android users at large: optimizing your app to take advantage of different form factors. • Android Dev Summit: sign-up to follow the livestream and latest Android announcements. • Updates to Android's brand: building Android as inclusive and accessible as possible. • Android Studio 3.5 ready to download: develop with the memory efficient and faster IDE for app development. ANDROID STUDIO What's new on Google Play • Google Play store's visual refresh: a new visual design that improves app discovery and accessibility for our diverse set of users. • Google Play Developer API: developers using versions 1 and 2 will have to migrate to version 3 by December 1, 2019. • New Play Console app tags: describe the content and functionality of your game by providing up to 5 tags. • Update your store listing videos: starting November 1st, videos with YouTube monetization turned on will no longer play on Google Play. GOOGLE PLAY CONSOLE New resources to help with pre-registration • Best practices to capture early consumer interest and accelerate launch performance on the Play Store. • Case study: Nexon increases 60 day retention and monetization with pre-registration rewards. GET STARTED New Google Play webinar series: A business guide to Key Performance Indicators for apps and games Starting in October, we are debuting a new series of webinars focused on mobile business growth. Sign up for upcoming sessions and expand your knowledge on key growth performance metrics. SIGN-UP Google Play adds a new form of payment to the India store We have launched UPI (Unified Payments Interface) as a new payment method on the Play Store, allowing users to directly use their bank accounts to settle for premium apps, games, and in-app content on their Android phone. LEARN MORE What's new on Chrome OS • VLC on Chromebooks: learn how VideoLAN adapted its Android app for immersive experiences on Chrome OS and larger screens. • Design systems with CSS Houdini: learn how to use a set of in-development web specs to create engaging and better performing experiences for your web-based design systems. LEARN MORE Differential privacy open-source library We are continually innovating new technologies to keep user data private, safe and secure. To help developers gain useful insights from data while protecting user privacy, we're rolling out the open-source version of the differential privacy library that helps power some of Google's core products. LEARN MORE Google Play policy Google Play is a trusted source for people to find high quality apps and games, and for developers to create and build successful businesses. Learn how you can stay on the right side of Google Play's policies. LAUNCH THE PLAY ACADEMY Thanks for tuning in, The Google Play team Archive  |  Subscribe Connect with us Did you find this newsletter useful? © 2019 Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA This message was sent to ndrdnws.androidnews@blogger.com because you asked us to keep you up to date with news and tips from Google Play. If you do not wish to receive these emails, please unsubscribe.