Posted by Anirudh Dewani, Director of Android Developer Relations
Earlier right this moment, at Cell World Congress (MWC), an annual convention showcasing the newest in cellular, Android and our companions unveiled a spread of latest goodies, together with new wearables, foldables, in addition to various new options for Android customers. Hold studying under to see the way you, as builders, can reap the benefits of these new options and gadgets which are 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 stay 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 considered one of our favorites is OnePlus Watch 2, powered with the newest 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 modifications 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 current Put on OS APIs to get beneath optimizations with none added effort – no code modifications required! You may learn extra in regards to the updates right here.
A couple of new options for Android customers
Google launched 9 new options Android customers can reap the benefits of throughout Google apps, you possibly can learn extra about these options right here. For builders, we wished to focus on a couple of methods you possibly can reap the benefits of 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 method to join and sync their favourite well being and health apps, see all their knowledge in a single place, and keep accountable for their privateness. By establishing Well being Join within the Fitbit cellular app for Android, customers could have an summary of their well being and health knowledge from throughout their apps in a single place. You may be a part of builders like Peloton, ŌURA, and Lifesum who’re utilizing Well being Join to offer their customers with deeper well being and health insights, get began now!
A brand new episode of #TheAndroidShow, stay on March 7 at 10AM PT. Ship us your #AskAndroid questions now!
You may be a part of us on March 7 at 10AM PT for a brand new episode of #TheAndroidShow. On this quarterly present, we’ll unpack the newest Android foldables and huge screens so that you can get constructing on, plus a behind-the-scenes on Gemini Nano and AICore.
We’ll have a stay #AskAndroid Q&A with the crew about constructing Android; you possibly can ask us about constructing wonderful apps throughout gadgets, Android 15, Compose, Gemini and extra, utilizing #AskAndroid on X or on YouTube. Our specialists are able to reply your questions stay!
#TheAndroidShow: March 7 at 10AM PT, broadcast stay on YouTube and d.android.com/occasions/present!