Episodes

  • 123 – Android XR, Jetpack Navigation 3, and more!
    Dec 19 2025

    Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers the latest releases from Android XR, the Android Studio Otter 2 feature drop with Gemini 3, the release of Android 16 QPR2, Jetpack Navigation 3, and more!

    Chapters:
    0:00 - Introduction
    0:31 - Android XR
    1:59 - Android Studio and AI
    2:31 - Jetpack updates
    3:05 - Performance
    3:20 - Core OS

    Resources:
    Check out the blog for all the resources → https://goo.gle/4qiDB0k
    Android XR → https://goo.gle/3Mwbaxv
    Check out the latest spotlight weeks → https://goo.gle/49djqu7
    Check out the latest blogs → https://goo.gle/43fhsXP
    Check out the latest YouTube videos → https://goo.gle/4hPBUoe
    Recent Release Notes → https://goo.gle/49AgSYA

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    5 mins
  • 122 – Android Studio updates, Android 16 beta feature, and more!
    Nov 12 2025

    Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Ash covers the latest releases from Android 16 QPR2 to Android Studio Narwhal. Discover The Android Show, Androidify, the Wear OS Spotlight Week, and more!

    Chapters:
    0:00 - Introduction
    0:23 - Android 16 QPR 2 and Beta
    1:55 - Android Studio Narwhal
    2:33 - The Android Show & Androidify
    3:09 - Wear OS Spotlight Week
    4:07 - Latest articles
    7:07 - Latest videos
    9:01 - AndroidX updates

    Resources:
    Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 is Here → https://goo.gle/4qQFOS2
    Sign up for the ADI Early Access Program→ https://goo.gle/4r0n42u
    Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop → https://goo.gle/49CgVmz
    Fall episode of The Android Show → https://goo.gle/3JjiDPm
    Androidify → https://goo.gle/4oPn6bo
    Wear OS Spotlight Week → https://goo.gle/3WHweTv
    Check out the latest blogs → https://goo.gle/43fhsXP
    Check out the latest YouTube videos → https://goo.gle/4hPBUoe
    Recent Release Notes → https://goo.gle/49AgSYA

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    11 mins
  • 121 – Android Studio Narwhal 3, Android 16 QPR2 beta, and more!
    Sep 3 2025

    Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers Android 16 QPR2 beta 1, the Android Studio Narwhal feature drop, Jetpack Compose 1.9, and more!

    Chapters:
    0:00 - Introduction
    0:24 - Android 16 QPR2 beta
    1:38 - Android Studio Updates
    2:42 - Jetpack Compose August '25 released to stable
    3:27 - Media3 1.8 Released
    4:18 - Recently published Articles
    4:55 - Recent published videos
    5:26 - Android Developers Backstage
    5:50 - AndroidX
    6:45 - Recap

    Resources:
    📚 Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 is here → https://goo.gle/47qDGck
    📚 What's new in the Jetpack Compose August '25 release → https://goo.gle/4lTt60T
    📚 Media3 1.8.0 - What's new? → https://goo.gle/427ftEb
    📚 Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop is stable - start using Agent Mode → https://goo.gle/464WITg
    Advanced shared elements with shape morphing | Jetpack Compose Tips → https://goo.gle/3I72rzT
    Consume a Runtime-Enabled SDK → https://goo.gle/3JIdr7o
    WearOS Material 3 shape morphing | Jetpack Compose Tips → https://goo.gle/42eZ6FJ
    Autofill in Compose → https://goo.gle/464SA5N

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    7 mins
  • 120 - Android Canaries, Agentic AI, 16 KB page size requirements, and more!
    Aug 6 2025

    Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers Android Canaries, Agentic AI, 16 KB Page Size requirements, and new subscription tools,

    Resources:
    Canary release channel → https://goo.gle/4lMWgjh
    Agentic AI with Gemini in Android Studio → https://goo.gle/3GUZzpi
    Prepare your Play app for devices with 16 KB page sizes → https://goo.gle/4f7FI2A
    Google Play PolicyBytes - July 2025 policy updates → https://goo.gle/45k3AMi
    #WeArePlay → https://youtu.be/gsFbhR0bDrM
    Google Play Google I/O 2025 → https://goo.gle/4l8QNCa
    Android Developer Productivity at Google I/O '25 → https://goo.gle/4lQ3R09
    AI on Android at Google I/O '25 → https://goo.gle/4mnAX7N
    Building excellent and adaptive apps at Google I/O '25 → https://goo.gle/3UBA8fz
    Live updates & widgets → https://goo.gle/3ILBIJl
    Build a runtime enabled sdk → https://goo.gle/3IRiXUK
    Delightful Compose Tips → https://goo.gle/3HajT68
    Compose preview →https://goo.gle/45rKS6u

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    8 mins
  • 119 - Android 16, testing, desktop experiences, AndroidX, and more!
    Jul 9 2025

    Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Meghan shares exciting news like the release of Android 16! Discover developer previews for desktop windowing experiences, building adaptive apps, and more!

    Chapters and resources:

    0:00 - Introduction

    0:24 - Android 16 is here → https://goo.gle/45JjAcx

    1:27 - Desktop windowing on connected devices → https://goo.gle/4niBGZ4

    2:01 - Building excellent, adaptive apps → https://goo.gle/4ej8UTT

    2:43 - Testing → https://goo.gle/3HQ6Hn5

    3:25 - AndroidX releases → https://goo.gle/409hfEb

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    5 mins
  • 118 – What's new in Android development at Google I/O 2025 (part 2)
    Jun 18 2025

    Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, Dan Galpin covers part two of the biggest announcements from Google I/O 2025. From Jetpack Compose, Camera and Media, accessibility, Kotlin Multiplatform, Android development tools, Google Play, and more.

    Check out part 1 → https://goo.gle/4n7nty5

    Resources:

    What's New in Jetpack Compose → https://goo.gle/45aiKVQ

    Seamless video capture, editing and playback with CameraX and Media3 → https://goo.gle/4mKGshE

    Building delightful Android camera and media experiences → https://goo.gle/3Hw0Eni

    What's new in Android development tools → https://goo.gle/3SIsBuE

    I/O 2025: What's new in Google Play → https://goo.gle/3HwERvQ

    Kotlin Multiplatform: Have your code and eat it too → https://goo.gle/43zeX3a

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    6 mins
  • Now in Android: 117 – What's new in Android development at Google I/O 2025 (part 1)
    Jun 4 2025

    Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, Dan Galpin covers part one of the biggest announcements from Google I/O 2025. From Material Design's latest evolution, to building with on-device and cloud AI, to updates for wearables, automotive, XR, and more.

    Stay tuned for part 2, where Dan covers Android Jetpack, Jetpack Compose, and Android Studio.

    Resources:

    Google I/O '25 Developer Keynote → https://goo.gle/4keiQ3b

    16 things to know for Android developers at Google I/O 2025 → https://goo.gle/43Sx5Fe

    Start building with Material 3 Expressive → https://goo.gle/4dCUvlj

    What's new in Wear OS 6 → https://goo.gle/3FvI6TF

    New in-car app experiences → https://goo.gle/3Zzh0li

    Engage users on Google TV with excellent TV apps → https://goo.gle/4mR5M5Q

    Build adaptive Android apps that shine across form factors → https://goo.gle/4jqMOQA

    On-device GenAI APIs as part of ML Kit help you easily build with Gemini Nano →

    https://goo.gle/4dAUXQV

    Updates to the Android XR SDK: Introducing Developer Preview 2 → https://goo.gle/4dz28ck

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    7 mins
  • 116 - Google I/O, Gemini, and Jetpack Compose 1.8
    May 8 2025

    Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we'll cover the Google I/O 2025 program lineup, the release of Jetpack Compose 1.8, Android 16 Beta 4, new Play Console insights, and updated Android Vitals metrics.

    Chapters:

    0:00 - Introduction

    0:22 - Google I/O 2025 agenda is live → https://goo.gle/3GBntFH

    1:02 - Jetpack Compose 1.8 → https://goo.gle/44T96Xp

    1:37 - Android 16 Beta 4 → https://goo.gle/42DhBo5

    2:31 - New Play Console insights → https://goo.gle/3EOceZZ

    3:11 - Android Vitals metrics → https://goo.gle/44OMfMA

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    4 mins