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Max implemented UI changes 30% faster using Jetpack Compose
Max implemented UI changes 30% faster using Jetpack Compose

14 June 2024

Posted by Tomáš Mlynarič, Developer Relations Engineer Max® , which launched in the US on May 23, 2023, is an enhanced streaming plat...


Developers for adidas CONFIRMED build features 30% faster using Jetpack Compose
Developers for adidas CONFIRMED build features 30% faster using Jetpack Compose

11 June 2024

Posted by Nick Butcher – Product Manager for Jetpack Compose, and Florina Muntenescu – Developer Relations Engineer adidas CONFIRMED ...


Jetpack Compose compiler moving to the Kotlin repository
Jetpack Compose compiler moving to the Kotlin repository

29 April 2024

Posted by Ben Trengrove - Developer Relations Engineer, Nick Butcher - Product Manager for Jetpack Compose We are excited to announc...


How to effectively A/B test power consumption for your Android app’s features
How to effectively A/B test power consumption for your Android app’s features

17 April 2024

Posted by Mayank Jain - Product Manager, and Yasser Dbeis - Software Engineer; Android Studio Android developers have been telling us...


Google Drive cut code and development time in half with Jetpack Compose and new architecture
Google Drive cut code and development time in half with Jetpack Compose and new architecture

09 April 2024

Posted by Nick Butcher – Product Manager for Jetpack Compose, and Florina Muntenescu – Developer Relations Engineer As one of the w...


Better, faster, stronger time zone updates on Android
Better, faster, stronger time zone updates on Android

08 March 2024

Posted by Almaz Mingaleev – Software Engineer and Masha Khokhlova – Technical Program Manager It's that time of year again when m...


Embracing Android 14: Meta's Early Adoption Empowered Enhanced User Experience
Embracing Android 14: Meta's Early Adoption Empowered Enhanced User Experience

04 March 2024

Posted by Terence Zhang – Developer Relations Engineer, Google; in partnership with Tina Ho - Partner Engineering, TPM and Kun Wang – Par...


NordVPN boosted the speed of its login user flow by 60% using Baseline Profiles
NordVPN boosted the speed of its login user flow by 60% using Baseline Profiles

29 November 2023

Posted by Ben Weiss, Senior Developer Relations Engineer NordVPN is a virtual private network (VPN) app that protects users while t...


Snapchat integrated new camera features 50% faster with the Camera2 Extensions API
Snapchat integrated new camera features 50% faster with the Camera2 Extensions API

14 November 2023

Posted by Fred Chung, Android Developer Relations Snapchat is a visual messaging app that enhances Snapchatters’ relationships with ...


Simple and secure sign-in on Android with Credential Manager and passkeys
Simple and secure sign-in on Android with Credential Manager and passkeys

25 October 2023

Posted by Diego Zavala, Product Manager We are excited to announce that the public release of Credential Manager will be available s...


Google’s Contacts app created a new widget 25% faster using Jetpack Glance
Google’s Contacts app created a new widget 25% faster using Jetpack Glance

17 October 2023

Posted by Andre Labonte, Ash Nohe, and Summers Pittman – the Glance API. With over a billion downloads on Google Play, Google’s Conta...