The latest news for Android developers
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 | September 2021 | |  | | The #AndroidDevSummit is back | | Join us October 27-28 to hear about the latest updates in Android development directly from the Android team, and participate in the virtual fun with your peers. This year's theme is excellent apps, across devices, and you can learn about the development tools, APIs and technologies to help you be more productive and create better apps that run across billions of devices. | | | | | |  | | Inspiring user experiences for foldables | | Learn how apps such as YouTube, Signal, and Snapchat have optimized their apps to create unique experiences for their users on foldable devices. | | | | | | | | | | Raising the quality bar with Wear OS 3.0 | | Starting October 13, developers will need to follow the updated guidelines for app and watch face quality for Wear OS, as well as the new screenshot requirements. | | | | | | | | | | Making ratings and reviews more helpful | | Starting in November 2021, Google Play users on phones will see ratings specific to their location and, in early 2022, users will see ratings specific to their device. To help you prepare for these changes, it's now easier to evaluate your ratings and reviews in Play Console. | | | | | | | | | | Announcing Kotlin Symbol Processing 1.0 | | KSP is our replacement for the Kotlin Annotation Processing Tool, bringing faster compilation, full access to Kotlin language constructs and support for multiplatform targets. Try it now with Room. | | | | | | | | | | App performance to drive app excellence | | From a user's perspective, high-performing apps "just work." However, the process of creating a high performing app is not always straightforward. Learn more about what factors you should keep in mind. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Did you find this newsletter useful? | | | | | | | | |
