- March 9, 2026
How WHOOP decreased excessive partial wake lock sessions by over 90%
Earlier this year, Google Play released a new metric in Android vitals: Excessive partial wake locks. This metric measures the
How to Optimize Common Wake Lock Use Cases
Posted by Alice Yuan, Senior Developer Relations Engineer In recognition that excessive battery drain is top of mind for Android
Elevating AI-assisted Android development and improving LLMs with Android Bench
Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP of Product Management, Android Developer We want to make it faster and easier for you
Instagram and Facebook deliver instant playback and boost user engagement with Media3 PreloadManager
Existing Complexities Previously, Meta used a combination of warmup (to get players ready) and prefetch (to cache content on disk)
Supercharge your Android development with 6 expert tips for Gemini in Android Studio
Posted by Trevor Johns, Developer Relations Engineer In January we announced Android Studio Otter 3 Feature Drop in stable, including Agent
Go from prompt to working prototype with Android Studio Panda 2
Posted by Matt Dyor, Senior Product Manager Android Studio Panda 2 is now stable and ready for you to use in
Making AI agents more helpful for Android apps
Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP of Product Management, Android Development User expectations for AI on their devices are fundamentally shifting
The Second Beta of Android 17
Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP Product Management, Android Developer Today we’re releasing the second beta of Android 17, continuing our
Android Developers Blog: Under the hood: Android 17’s lock-free MessageQueue
Posted by Shai Barack, Android Platform Performance Lead and Charles Munger, Principal Software Engineer In Android 17, apps targeting SDK
Get ready for Google I/O May 19-20
Posted by The Google I/O Team Google I/O returns May 19–20 Google I/O is back! Join us online as we