11 weeks of Android: Updates from your favorite programming languages and Android Jetpack
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 | July 2020 | | | |  | | Week 5: Programming languages | | We covered updates for your favorite programming languages. From Kotlin, including recent compiler improvements and coroutines, to Android Studio's support for using newer Java APIs on earlier Android OS versions. Read more to see updates on R8 support for Kotlin and ART improvements in Android 11. | | | | | | | | | | | | Week 6: Android Jetpack | | This week we're focused on Android's suite of code libraries. We have announcements for you around new libraries like Hilt, Paging 3.0 and AppStartup, and updates on the beta release of CameraX, WindowManager and more. | | | | | | | Looking ahead | | | Up next for the #11WeeksOfAndroid, we have Android developer tools. Join the Android Studio AMA July 30th on Reddit to get your burning questions answered by our Android team. | | | For App Distribution & Monetization week starting August 3rd, we're hosting 3 webinars on the new Google Play Console. Set a reminder for overviews on what's new, best practices, and an opportunity to ask questions in a live Q&A. | | | | | | | Android Developers Backstage podcast: Compilers | | This podcast series takes you behind the scenes of Android development. In this episode, @chethaase and @tornorbye chat with @madsager from the Android Studio compilers team. They cover subjects like R8 and D8 optimizations, resource shrinking, and the new Kotlin symbol processor. | | | | | | | | | | | Did you find this newsletter useful? | | | | | | | | | 
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