Google I/O occurred on Could 14th. Did you miss an Android announcement?
Take a look at the weblog publish 15 Issues to know for Android builders at Google I/O. This coated a spread of updates to our instruments and providers grounded in productiveness, serving to make it quicker and simpler so that you can construct wonderful experiences throughout kind components, in addition to how we’re reimagining Android with AI on the core.
We launched The Second Beta of Android 15 which incorporates improved large-screen multitasking, non-public house, predictive again on by default, generated widget previews, and extra. Additionally, the Android 15 beta is obtainable on extra units.
Android has been actively supporting Kotlin since 2017, and is now supporting Kotlin Multiplatform which permits sharing code throughout cellular, net, server, and desktop platforms. Take a look at the weblog publish Android Help for Kotlin Multiplatform to Share Enterprise Logic Throughout Cellular, Net, Server, and Desktop Platforms.
We additionally launched the primary alpha model of the Compose Preview Screenshot Testing instrument. Screenshot testing is an efficient strategy to confirm how your UI seems to customers, leveraging the simplicity and pace of Compose previews.
Making an attempt to grasp what’s new with a particular space of Android? Take a look at the next I/O’24 weblog posts:
What’s new in Google Play we shared a model new play retailer floor in developer preview, updates to Google Play SDK Console and Play Integrity API that can assist you reinforce belief with safe, high-quality experiences. Additionally we shared extra methods to amass and interact customers, and optimize your income.
What’s new in Jetpack Compose we introduced the upcoming June ’24 Jetpack Compose launch and introduced expanded Compose help throughout the ecosystem of Android units.
What’s new in Put on OS we introduced that we launched the Developer Preview of Put on OS 5, the following iteration of the Watch Face Format with Put on OS 5 and tooling and library updates.
Get the large image with Giant Screens. At I/O we coated constructing adaptable apps, rising consumer productiveness with key inputs like keyboard and stylus, and scaling video games throughout surfaces.
Stage up your apps with the newest options from Android Well being Our updates this yr give attention to serving to you construct up a robust basis of well being information, with help for extra information sorts, new methods to entry information, and strategies of getting well timed information updates.
Together with the brand new bulletins, we’ve been updating developer.android.com to be higher than ever! Take a look at our new AI, Identification and Social and Messaging documentation hubs. These new hubs provide steerage round crucial consumer journeys comparable to excessive efficiency on-device AI with Gemini Nano, find out how to do consumer authentication with Passkeys and find out how to do media seize and creation.
Take a look at the next medium weblog posts:
Shahbaz wrote about Multisampled Anti-aliasing For Nearly Free. When you get it proper, you may severely enhance the visuals of your recreation with little effort.
If you’re growing a Put on OS app, Chiara wrote about instruments and libraries you need to use to assist your Put on OS app fulfill Google Play app high quality necessities.
We’ve additionally added new codelabs, try the brand new pathway: Enhance the consumer expertise of an Android app. Find out how Edge to Edge, Predictive Again, and Look can improve the consumer expertise and high quality of an Android app.
Additionally, try Sensible efficiency downside fixing in Jetpack Compose. On this codelab, you learn to enhance the runtime efficiency of a Compose app.
On Android Builders Backstage episode 206: “Make it quicker” we cowl ADB, “Android Debug Bridge”, the expertise powering machine connections.
Romain and Tor speak with Fabien from the Android Studio group on his work to enhance the debug stack — together with the brand new USB pace detection characteristic just lately unveiled at Google I/O.
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Lastly, we had a number of thrilling new libraries and options launched in Android Jetpack:
Digicam Viewfinder Compose Model 1.0.0-alpha01 is launched. This library introduces a Compose native Viewfinder composable, that can be utilized with CameraX and Camera2
VectorDrawable-Seekable Model 1.0.0 is launched. This launches SeekableAnimatedVectorDrawable, a seekable different to AnimatedVectorDrawable with some extra options.
ViewPager2 Model 1.1.0 is launched. This consists of quite a few fixes and provides the FragmentTransactionCallback interface for listening to fragment lifecycle adjustments that occur inside FragmentStateAdapter.
Fragment Model 1.7.0 is launched. Fragments now present help for Predictive in-app again when utilizing Animator or when utilizing AndroidX Transition 1.5. This enables customers to make use of the again gesture to see the earlier fragment by searching for your Animator/Transition earlier than deciding to both commit the transaction by way of finishing the gesture or canceling.
Transition Model 1.5.0 is launched. TransitionListeners now have new onTransitionStart() and onTransitionEnd() listeners that enable the developer to know whether or not the transition is beginning or ending.
Webkit Model 1.11.0 is launched. This enables apps to manage audio playback in WebView by means of the brand new setAudioMuted and isAudioMuted APIs, that are analogous to muting a tab in Chrome.
Be sure to take a look at the AndroidX launch notes right here to be taught extra.
That’s it for this week with I/O’24, Android 15, KMP, Compose, AndroidX, and extra!
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