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January 2022 12L is in Beta 2 Try the latest Beta of 12L, our upcoming feature drop for large-screen devices. It's available now on supported Google Pixel devices, Android Emulator, and soon the Lenovo Tab P12 Pro tablet. Beta 2 includes improvements to functionality and user experience, the latest bug fixes and optimizations, and recent security patches. Check out 12L Android Studio Bumblebee Android Studio Bumblebee (2021.1.1) is now stable. Download the latest update to use the new device manager, ADB Wi-Fi pairing, better testing on CI, and updated design tools for Jetpack Compose. Learn More Expand your network on LinkedIn Follow our new official Android Developers LinkedIn account for the latest on Android development tools and resources. Connect on LinkedIn Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and Office increased active users and retention with large screens Microsoft provided their Android users with a more desktop-like experience. They did this by optimizing their layouts and incorporating multi-window and multi-instance capabilities. Read case study A story of Android app excellence: Headspace's reboot increases monthly active users by 15% When Headspace set out to expand their offering, they realized their Android app's architecture wasn't ideal. Best practices guided them to the Jetpack libraries and a rewrite in Kotlin. Watch video Creating an app to help your community during the pandemic with Gaston Saillen #IamaGDE Learn more about Google Developer Expert Gaston Saillen. Discover his inspiration for creating food delivery app Uh-Lala! to support his local community during the pandemic. Read more SUBSCRIBE TO THIS NEWSLETTER Connect with us Did you find this newsletter useful? © 2022 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 Android developer news and updates. If you do not wish to receive these emails, please unsubscribe.