What's new in Android and Google Play
| | | The #AndroidDevSummit is back! | Join us October 27-28 for the Android Dev Summit, our annual conference celebrating the Android developer community. Tune in to hear about the latest updates in Android development directly from the Android team and participate in the virtual fun with your peers. | | | | | What's new on Android | | | Android 12 Beta 5: remember to complete your compatibility testing and publish your compatibility updates ahead of the final release. | | | Kotlin KSP 1.0: enjoy build times up to 2x faster, direct access to Kotlin language constructs, and support for multiplatform targets. | | | | | | What's new in Google Play Console | | Improved Play Console user management: enjoy a streamlined experience with a redesigned interface, including clearer permission information, new access requests, permission groups, and more. | | | | | | What's new in Google Play services | | | Block Store API: provide a more seamless experience for your users by skipping the sign-in screen when launching your app for the first time on a new device. Check out the video and developer guide. | | | | | | Duolingo reboots on Android | Language-learning app Duolingo decided to stop shipping new features to focus on refactoring their Android app. Learn how applying Model-View-ViewModel and using Jetpack libraries helped reduce their ANR rate by 41%. | | | | | Winners announced | Earlier this month we hosted the Indie Games Festival finals, where we announced the winners, as well as the selected class of the Indie Games Accelerator. | | | | | Black Women In Tech | Women Techmakers are powering a new campaign for Black women. Hear the stories, journeys, and tips of Black women and see what it means to be Black in tech. | | | | Upcoming Google Play and Android deadlines | | | | | | | Existing apps using Play Billing must use Billing Library version 3 or newer. | | | Existing apps must target at least Android 11 (API level 30) for new app updates. | | | | | | | | Launch your app or game with confidence | Learn the best practices for publishing and updating your app or game on Google Play. | | | | | | | Did you find this newsletter useful? | | | | | | | |