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Android Studio Panda 1 | 2025.3.1 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 > Check for

Android Studio Otter 3 Feature Drop | 2025.2.3 RC 3 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 >

Posted by Amrit Sanjeev, Developer Relations Engineer and Trevor Johns, Developer Relations Engineer Ultrahuman is a consumer health-tech startup that provides daily well-being insights to users based on biometric data from the company’s wearables, like the RING Air and the M1 Live Continuous Glucose Monitor

Understanding the architecture, queries, and gotchas of Android’s Calendar Provider Android provides access to calendar data through the CalendarContract API — a ContentProvider-based interface that lets you read (and write) calendar information. While the API is powerful, it’s also filled with subtle complexities that aren’t

These are the dynamic parameters passed from our Kotlin code into the shader. is a reusable technique you can apply to buttons, cards, or loading states throughout your application. If you found this article helpful, please consider giving it a clap to show your support!

When I first added hundreds of markers to Google Maps in my Android app, I thought it would look impressive. Instead, my map ended up looking like a cluttered pin cushion 🧷 — hard to read, slow to use, and frustrating for users. This is

VHS Glitch Shader for Compose — From Zero to ProductionSource code Here is the source code of each step I covered here, a tutorial project: GitHub - makzimi/android-glitch-shader-tutorial: Android Glitch AGSL Shader Tutorial And here is just the final snapshot of the shader without all

Leveraging Gemini CLI and the underlying Gemini LLM to build Model Context Protocol (MCP) AI applications with Kotlin in a local development environment.Node Version Management Gemini CLI needs a consistent, up to date version of Node. The nvm command can be used to get a

How to maintain a single source of truth for your dependencies across multiple Android projects. As a project grows, or as a company expands its portfolio of Android apps and libraries, dependency management quickly becomes difficult. We’ve all been there: copying and pasting libs.versions.toml files,

Summary The transition from the legacy ViewPager to the Compose Pager represents a significant leap in developer productivity and UI flexibility. By embracing a state-driven model, we move away from complex adapter hierarchies and toward a declarative system where animations and data updates happen naturally.

Introduction Hey everyone! My name is Evgenii Matsiuk. I’m currently a Staff Software Engineer at X (Twitter), previously at TrustWallet, Careem, and Kaspersky. I’m a co-author of Kaspresso, co-founder at MarathonLabs, and an Android Google Developer Expert since 2020. Over the past few years (2021–2025),

Android Studio Panda 1 | 2025.3.1 Canary 3 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

During CES 2026, Sphere in Las Vegas is lit up with an Android XR animation.

Takeaways In this case study, we didn’t just build a landing page, we created an atmosphere. We moved away from the constraints of static assets and embraced the flexibility of the GPU. From solving the common problem of gradient color banding with procedural noise to

Beyond Shared Logic: How to Build a Whitelabel app with Kotlin Multiplatform.How we achieved 70% code sharing and a 100% native UI feel in a production-grade banking super-app. In this article, we cover:The Dilemma: Balancing code sharing vs. native user experience.The Solution: Using KMP to

Android Studio Panda 1 | 2025.3.1 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 > Check for

Android Studio Otter 3 Feature Drop | 2025.2.3 RC 2 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 >

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 >

A translucent blue rectangle lies against a black background with blue dots and lines. Within the rectangle is text saying 2025, along with a grid of 12 images, each representing a big Google AI moment from the year.

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

This is the second guest post in a two-part series from José Luis González. José Luis has a PhD in software development and is a JetBrains-certified Kotlin Trainer, who works with developers and engineering teams to deepen their Kotlin skills and apply the language effectively

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 >

Adopting Kotlin in a Java-centric company is not about flipping a switch or rewriting everything “the right way”. It’s about people, timing, risk, and trust. Over the last four weeks, we’ve published a series of blog posts by Urs Peter, covering all of these aspects

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,

The Kotlin ecosystem continues to grow among the world’s most recognized brands, including Meta, AWS, Duolingo, Uber, and others. At KotlinConf 2025, these companies took the stage to share practical, real-world engineering stories. KotlinConf is where developers can learn directly from the teams building products

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