Posted by Anirudh Dewani, Director of Android Developer Relations
Earlier as we speak, at Cellular World Congress (MWC), an annual convention showcasing the most recent in cellular, Android and our companions unveiled a variety of recent goodies, together with new wearables, foldables, in addition to quite a lot of new options for Android customers. Preserve studying under to see the way you, as builders, can benefit from these new options and gadgets which can be being launched. And in simply over per week, on Thursday March 7 at 10AM PT, we’ll be kicking off one other episode of #TheAndroidShow, our quarterly reside present on YouTube and on developer.android.com, the place we’ll dive extra into these matters.
Meet the brand new watch from OnePlus and the way we’re boosting energy with the Put on OS hybrid interface
Wearables are on show throughout MWC this week, and one in all our favorites is OnePlus Watch 2, powered with the most recent model of Put on OS (Put on OS 4). As a part of our ongoing work to enhance the Put on OS by Google consumer expertise, we’ve made basic adjustments to the platform and considerably expanded the capabilities of the Put on OS hybrid interface that enhance two key areas: energy and efficiency. As a developer, you possibly can leverage present Put on OS APIs to get beneath optimizations with none added effort – no code adjustments required! You may learn extra concerning the updates right here.
Just a few new options for Android customers
Google launched 9 new options Android customers can benefit from throughout Google apps, you possibly can learn extra about these options right here. For builders, we needed to focus on just a few methods you possibly can benefit from this information throughout experiences you construct into your apps:
- Extra locations for customers to see their Well being Join knowledge, now within the Fitbit app: With permission out of your customers, Well being Join is a central approach to join and sync their favourite well being and health apps, see all their knowledge in a single place, and keep answerable for their privateness. By establishing Well being Join within the Fitbit cellular app for Android, customers could have an outline of their well being and health knowledge from throughout their apps in a single place. You may be part of builders like Peloton, ŌURA, and Lifesum who’re utilizing Well being Join to supply their customers with deeper well being and health insights, get began now!
A brand new episode of #TheAndroidShow, reside on March 7 at 10AM PT. Ship us your #AskAndroid questions now!
You may be part of us on March 7 at 10AM PT for a brand new episode of #TheAndroidShow. On this quarterly present, we’ll unpack the most recent Android foldables and enormous screens so that you can get constructing on, plus a behind-the-scenes on Gemini Nano and AICore.
We’ll have a reside #AskAndroid Q&A with the staff about constructing Android; you possibly can ask us about constructing glorious apps throughout gadgets, Android 15, Compose, Gemini and extra, utilizing #AskAndroid on X or on YouTube. Our specialists are able to reply your questions reside!
#TheAndroidShow: March 7 at 10AM PT, broadcast reside on YouTube and d.android.com/occasions/present!