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Get ready for Google I/O: Program lineup revealed
Get ready for Google I/O: Program lineup revealed

23 April 2025

Posted by the Google I/O team The Google I/O agenda is live. We're excited to share Google’s biggest announcements across AI, An...


From dashboards to deeper data: Improve app quality and performance with new Play Console insights
From dashboards to deeper data: Improve app quality and performance with new Play Console insights

14 April 2025

Posted by Dan Brown, Dina Gandal and Hadar Yanos – Product Managers, Google Play At Google Play, we partner with developers lik...


Boost app performance and battery life: New Android Vitals Metrics are here
Boost app performance and battery life: New Android Vitals Metrics are here

14 April 2025

Posted by Karan Jhavar - Product Manager, Android Frameworks, and Dan Brown - Product Manager, Google Play Android has long champio...


Prioritize media privacy with Android Photo Picker and build user trust
Prioritize media privacy with Android Photo Picker and build user trust

09 April 2025

Posted by Tatiana van Maaren – Global T&S Partnerships Lead, Privacy & Security, and Roxanna Aliabadi Walker – Product Manager ...


Widgets take center stage with One UI 7
Widgets take center stage with One UI 7

07 April 2025

Posted by André Labonté – Senior Product Manager, Android Widgets On April 7th, Samsung will begin rolling out One UI 7 to more...


Strengthening our app ecosystem: Enhanced tools for secure & efficient development
Strengthening our app ecosystem: Enhanced tools for secure & efficient development

25 March 2025

Posted by Suzanne Frey – VP, Product, Trust & Growth for Android & Play Knowing that you’re building on a safe, secure ecosys...


#WeArePlay | How Memory Lane Games helps people with dementia
#WeArePlay | How Memory Lane Games helps people with dementia

24 March 2025

Posted by Robbie McLachlan – Developer Marketing In our latest # WeArePlay film, which celebrates the people behind apps and gam...


Google Play enhances widget discovery to drive engagement with your app
Google Play enhances widget discovery to drive engagement with your app

03 March 2025

Posted by Yinka Taiwo-Peters – Product Manager Android developers, we've heard you. Historically, one of the challenges with i...


Helping users find trusted apps on Google Play
Helping users find trusted apps on Google Play

28 January 2025

Posted by JJ Zou – Product Manager , and Scott Lin – Product Manager At Google Play, we're committed to empowering you with the t...


Celebrating Another Year of #WeArePlay
Celebrating Another Year of #WeArePlay

19 December 2024

Posted by Robbie McLachlan – Developer Marketing This year #WeArePlay took us on a journey across the globe, spotlighting 300 people ...


#WeArePlay | Meet the people building sport apps and games
#WeArePlay | Meet the people building sport apps and games

13 December 2024

Posted by Robbie McLachlan – Developer Marketing In a year filled with iconic sports moments—from the Olympic and Paralympic Games i...