Android
Android developer news for July 2021
With each passing month, we’re edging closer and closer to the official release of Android 12. This month we got Android 12 Beta 3 and the final APIs for developers to sink their teeth into. Read more…
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Google is kicking ‘sugar dating’ apps out of the Play Store
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge “Sugar dating” apps will not be allowed on the Android Play Store from September 1st, Google has announced as part of a series of policy changes for the Read more…
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How to back up your Gmail
Photo illustration byJakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images You may be switching jobs, or maybe you’ve decided to stop using a specific email account, or maybe you just want a copy of all your email just Read more…
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Google remembers Voice exists, adds new missed call and caller ID features
Image: Google Google announced it’s adding new caller ID, missed call, and SMS message features to Google Voice on Wednesday. The otherwise minor update is notable because Google Voice has fallen to the wayside while Read more…
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Android Studio Arctic Fox (2020.3.1) Stable
Posted by Amanda Alexander, Product Manager, Android We are excited to announce that Android Studio Arctic Fox is now available to download in the stable release channel. This latest release brings to life Jetpack Compose Read more…
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How to get rid of that irritating Meet tab in Gmail for Android and iOS
I have nothing against Google’s Meet videoconferencing platform — in fact, I’ve used it a few times — but I can’t help being annoyed when the feature is pushed at me via other apps. Specifically, Read more…
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Google will require employees to be vaccinated before returning to offices
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google will require that employees be vaccinated before they’re allowed to return to the company’s offices, CEO Sundar Pichai announced today in a letter obtained by The New Read more…
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Jetpack Compose is now 1.0: announcing Android’s modern toolkit for building native UI
Posted by Anna-Chiara Bellini, Product Manager, Nick Butcher, Developer Relations Today, we’re launching version 1.0 of Jetpack Compose, Android’s modern, native UI toolkit to help you build better apps faster. It’s stable, and ready for Read more…
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How to hide Google Meet in Gmail
Google rolled out Google Meet, a revamped version of its video chatting program Hangouts Meet, in April 2020, and made the app available to anyone with a Google account. You can start or join a Read more…
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Preparing for Google Play’s new safety section
Posted by Suzanne Frey, VP, Product, Android Security and Privacy Today, we’re announcing additional details for the upcoming safety section in Google Play. At Google, we know that feeling safe online comes from using products Read more…