- April 7, 2026
The new standard for local agentic intelligence on Android
Today, we are enhancing Android development with Gemma 4, our latest state-of-the-art open model designed with complex reasoning and autonomous tool-calling capabilities. Our vision is
Increase Guidance and Control over Agent Mode with Android Studio Panda 3
Posted by Matt Dyor, Senior Product Manager Android Studio Panda 3 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This release gives you
Android Developers Blog: Media3 1.10 is out
We are continuing to expand the media3-ui-compose-material3 module to help you build Compose UIs for playback. We’ve added a new Player Composable that combines a ContentFrame
New Tools and Improvements for Android 17
Posted by Robert Clifford, Developer Relations Engineer and Manjeet Rulhania, Software Engineer A pillar of the Android ecosystem is our shared commitment to user trust.
Meet the class of 2026 for the Google Play Apps Accelerator
Posted by Robbie McLachlan, Developer Marketing The wait is over! We are incredibly excited to share the Google Play Apps Accelerator class of 2026. We’ve
TikTok reduces code size by 58% and improves app performance for new features with Jetpack Compose
Building a path forward through strategic migration By strategically adopting Jetpack Compose, TikTok was able to stay on top of technical debt, while also continuing
Balancing openness and choice with safety
Posted by Matthew Forsythe, Director Product Management, Android App Safety Android proves you don’t have to choose between an open ecosystem and a secure one. Since announcing updated
Get inspired and take your apps to desktop
Posted by Ivy Knight, Senior Design Advocate, Android We’re thrilled to announce major updates to our design resources, giving you the comprehensive guidance you need to
Android Developers Blog: Room 3.0
Posted by Daniel Santiago Rivera, Software Engineer The first alpha of Room 3.0 has been released! Room 3.0 is a major breaking version of the
Introducing AutoFDO for the Kernel
Posted by Yabin Cui, Software Engineer We are the Android LLVM toolchain team. One of our top priorities is to improve Android performance through optimization techniques
