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Elevate your app's experience on the newest Pixel devices!

Learn how the new Pixel hardware brings the latest Android updates to life, enabling you to build seamless, adaptive, and expressive app experiences.

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Platform updates

Keep up to date with what's going on with the Android platform.

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Media3 1.8.0 - What’s new?

This release includes several bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features. Read on to find out more, and as always please check out the full release notes for a comprehensive overview of changes in this release. This release introduces a

Android 16 is here

Today we're releasing Android 16 and making it available on most supported Pixel devices. Look for new devices running Android 16 in the coming months. This also marks the availability of the source code at the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). You

What’s new in Wear OS 6

This year, we’re excited to introduce Wear OS 6: the most power-efficient and expressive version of Wear OS yet. Wear OS 6 introduces the new design system we call Material 3 Expressive. It features a major refresh with visual and motion components

What’s new in Watch Faces

Wear OS has a thriving watch face ecosystem featuring a variety of designs that also aims to minimize battery impact. Developers have embraced the simplicity of creating watch faces using Watch Face Format – in the last year, the number of published

Tools updates

The latest on tools that help you build the highest quality Android apps for every Android device.

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Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop

Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 Canary 2 is now available in the Canary channel. If you already have an Android Studio build on the Canary channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Updates (or Android Studio

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Patch 1 is now available in the Stable channel. If you already have an Android Studio build on the Stable channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Updates (or Android Studio >