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The blueprint behind every Android build — decoded for humans. By now, you know that Gradle powers your Android build every time you hit Run. But where does Gradle learn , not against you. So grab your coffee, hit that Follow button, and let’s decode

Demystifying Gradle — What Happens When You Hit “Run” in Android StudioThat moment you click the green Run button in Android Studio — ever wondered what really happens behind the scenes? Every Android developer has clicked Run, watched a progress bar, and seen their app

If you’re an Android developer, you’ve probably seen build.gradle more times than you’ve seen your morning coffee ☕ — yet, it still feels like black magic sometimes. You tweak a few lines, sync the project, and , not against you. So grab your coffee, hit

Building Payment Systems That Work Even When the Internet Fails🌍 A Real Story Picture this: You’re traveling through a mountain route. Zero signal. You stop at a small café, hungry and tired. You tap your phone to pay — and it fails. Again. And again.

Android Studio Otter 2 Feature Drop | 2025.2.2 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 >

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Wrapping up Excessive recompositions in Jetpack Compose can be subtle but impactful. By using a trackRecompositions modifier and automated tests, we can make them measurable, testable, and preventable, ensuring future changes don’t introduce regressions. This approach helps keep performance-critical composables efficient and maintainable. The full

Takeways The Orbiter gives us a superpower that mobile phones never could, the ability to break out of the screen. Instead of layering buttons on top of our content, we can finally push them into the empty air nearby. This keeps our main windows clean

How to build “Ghost Inputs” that respect your user’s screen real estate. We often over-engineer “quick access.” When we want users to perform a simple action like capturing a thought, logging a water intake, or flagging a bug our default solution is often a persistent

Most of us build apps thinking about user authentication like email, phone OTP, biometrics, etc. But we almost never ask a deeper question:Can I trust the device my app is running on? A rooted phone can bypass SSL pinning. A modified APK can fake responses.

1. Initial Setup and Variablesval rainbowWidth = 20f var currentRadius = 200f These two variables are crucial to the rainbow’s appearance:rainbowWidth = 20f defines how thick each color band of the rainbow will be (20 density-independent pixels)currentRadius = 200f sets the starting radius for the

Kakao Mobility utilized Gemini Nano via ML Kit’s GenAI Prompt API for two main functions:Parking Assistance: It uses multimodal capabilities to detect improperly parked bikes and scooters on yellow tactile paving, reducing server costs and enhancing user privacy compared to cloud-based image recognition.Improved Address Entry:

Android Studio Panda 1 | 2025.3.1 Canary 1 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 > Check for

Posted by Kristina Simakova, Engineering Manager Media3 1.9.0 – What's new?Media3 1.9.0 is out! Besides the usual bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest release also contains four new or largely rewritten modules: media3-inspector - Extract metadata and frames outside of playbackmedia3-ui-compose-material3 - Build a

Posted by Fahd Imtiaz – Product Manager, Android Developer Goodbye Mobile Only, Hello Adaptive: Three essential updates from 2025 for building adaptive apps In 2025 the Android ecosystem has grown far beyond the phone. Today, developers have the opportunity to reach over 500 million active

Android Studio Otter 3 Feature Drop | 2025.2.3 RC 1 is now available in the Beta channel. If you already have an Android Studio build on the Beta channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Updates (or Android Studio >

A few months ago we relaunched Androidify as an app for generating personalized Android bots. Androidify transforms your selfie photo into a playful Android bot using Gemini and Imagen. However, given that Android spans multiple form factors, including our most recent addition, XR, we thought,

Posted by Donovan McMurray, Developer Relations Engineer We recently shared how Instagram enabled users to take stunning low light photos using Night Mode. That feature is perfect for still images, where there’s time to combine multiple exposures to create a high-quality static shot. But what

Posted by Thomas Ezan, Senior Developer Relations Engineer Today, we're expanding the Gemini 3 model family with the release of Gemini 3 Flash, frontier intelligence built for speed at a fraction of the cost. You can start building with it immediately, as we’re officially launching

Why emitting from another coroutine fails and what problem channelFlow and callbackFlow actually solve Anatolii Frolov Senior Android Developer Writing honest, real-world Kotlin & Jetpack Compose insights. 📬 Follow me on Medium When Kotlin Flow Needs channelFlow and callbackFlow was originally published in ProAndroidDev on

Posted by Sam Bright – VP & GM, Google Play + Developer Ecosystem Hi everyone, Thank you for making 2025 another amazing year for Google Play. Together, we’ve built Play into something much more than a store—it’s a dynamic ecosystem powered by your creativity. This

The Android Runtime (ART) team has reduced compile time by 18% without compromising the compiled code or any peak memory regressions. This improvement was part of our 2025 initiative to improve compile time without sacrificing memory usage or the quality of the compiled code. Optimizing

Android Studio Otter 3 Feature Drop | 2025.2.3 Canary 5 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 >

Posted by Matthew Forsythe , Director, Product Management, App & Ecosystem Trust and Ron Aquino Sr. Director, Trust and Safety, Chrome, Android and Play Earlier this year, we reiterated our commitment to keeping Android and Google Play safe for everyone and maintaining a thriving environment

Posted by Bennet Manuel, Product Management, Android App Safety and Rob Clifford, Developer Relations Security is foundational to Android. We partner with you to keep the platform safe and protect user data by offering powerful security tools and features, like Credential Manager and FLAG_SECURE. Every

Posted by Robbie McLachlan, Developer Marketing In our latest #WeArePlay film, we meet Adriano, Wagner and Grazyelle. The trio are behind Matraquinha, an app helping thousands of non-verbal children in more than 80 countries communicate. Discover more about their inspiring story and the impact on

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Android Studio Otter 3 Feature Drop | 2025.2.3 Canary 4 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 >

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