Category: Android

Learn how to use Google Home Routines in your smart home. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Google Home is Google’s smart home ecosystem, where you can control all your compatible smart home Read more…

Zoom Rooms will work with Google Meet devices, and Google Meet will work in Zoom Rooms — simple, right? | Image: Google Google is trying to spread its Meet videoconferencing software to more devices and Read more…

Posted by Serban Constantinescu, Product Manager,Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are the first Android phones to support only 64-bit apps. This configuration drops OS support for 32-bit code, reducing memory usage, improving performance, and Read more…

Setting up Bedtime mode on your Android 13 is an easy way to try and get more zzz’s. | Samar Haddad; Allison Johnson / The Verge Bedtime mode is one of those rare smartphone tools Read more…

Posted by Niharika Arora, Developer Relations Engineer In Part 1 and Part 2 of our “Optimizing for Android Go” blog series, we discussed why we should consider building for Android Go and how to optimize Read more…

Posted by The Android Team CameraX is an Android Jetpack library that makes it easy to incorporate camera functionality directly in your Android app. That’s why we focus heavily on device compatibility out-of-the-box, so you Read more…

Two hundred million pixels is a lot of pixels. One of the world’s first 200-megapixel smartphone cameras is here. Too bad it’s mostly a gimmick. Continue reading…

Posted by Lidia Gaymond, Product Manager, Google PlayPowered by Android App Bundles, Google Play gives all developers the benefits of modern Android distribution. As the Android ecosystem expands, it’s more important than ever to know Read more…

The Pixel Watch’s bands are easy to swap once you get the hang of it. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge The Google Pixel Watch is a nice lookin’ smartwatch that borrows a Read more…