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Posted by Timothy Jordan - Director, Developer Relations and Open Source

Developers, get ready! Google I/O is just around the corner, kicking off live from Mountain View with the Google keynote on Tuesday, May 14 at 10 am PT, followed by the Developer keynote at 1:30 pm PT.

But the learning doesn't stop there. Mark your calendars for May 16 at 8 am PT when we'll be releasing over 150 technical deep dives, demos, codelabs, and more on-demand. If you register online, you can start building your 'My I/O' agenda today.

Here's a sneak peek at some of the exciting highlights from the I/O program preview:

Unlocking the power of AI: The Gemini era unlocks a new frontier for developers. We'll showcase the newest features in the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, and Gemma. Discover cutting-edge pre-trained models from Kaggle, and delve into Google's open-source libraries like Keras and JAX.

Android: A developer's playground: Get the latest updates on everything Android! We'll cover groundbreaking advancements in generative AI, the highly anticipated Android 15, innovative form factors, and the latest tools and libraries in the Jetpack and Compose ecosystem. Plus, discover how to optimize performance and streamline your development workflow.

Building beautiful and functional web experiences: We'll cover Baseline updates, a revolutionary tool that empowers developers with a clear understanding of web features and API interoperability. With Baseline, you'll have access to real-time information on popular developer resource sites like MDN, Can I Use, and web.dev.

The future of ChromeOS: Get a glimpse into the exciting future of ChromeOS. We'll discuss the developer-centric investments we're making in distribution, app capabilities, and operating system integrations. Discover how our partners are shaping the future of Chromebooks and delivering world-class user experiences.

This is just a taste of what's in store at Google I/O. Stay tuned for more updates, and get ready to be a part of the future.

Don't forget to mark your calendars and register for Google I/O today!

01 May 2024 5:36pm GMT

Posted by Chris Wilk - Senior Product Manager, Android Health

At Google, we're committed to empowering developers to create innovative health and fitness experiences on Android. Over the past few years, we've been investing heavily in establishing the Android Health platform, making significant improvements to build a more unified, secure, and user-friendly health ecosystem. Our goal is to provide developers with a powerful, integrated health platform that reduces fragmentation and streamlines the development process.

What is changing

As a result of these advancements, we're excited to announce that Google Fit developer services will be transitioning to become a core part of the Android Health platform. This change allows us to better serve developers and users, providing a seamless experience across the platform.

As part of this transition, Google Fit APIs, including the REST API, will remain available until June 30, 2025, giving developers ample time to migrate to Android Health. Starting today, new sign-ups for the Google Fit APIs will no longer be accepted as we focus on enhancing the Android Health platform.

What this means for developers

Developers Using Google Fit APIs for Android

If you are a developer using Google Fit APIs for Android, we recommend migrating to Android Health products now to ensure uninterrupted service for your users. Android Health APIs offer several advantages over the Google Fit APIs for Android, including:

1. Recording steps, distance, and calories: In the near future, Android Health will provide the Recording API on mobile, which doesn't require a Google user account or the need for you to request access to API scopes. And it is more battery-efficient than using Android SensorManager (ASM). The Recording API will launch with steps, and soon support distance and calories.
   
2. Accessing recorded data: The Recording API on mobile will enable developers to access up to 10 days of recorded data.
   
3. Storing and sharing data between apps: By integrating with Health Connect, your Android app can access data from a growing ecosystem of apps with just one connection. Plus, data is stored on-device, ensuring the user is in full control of their data.
   

To help you get started with the migration process, we've created a comprehensive migration guide. This guide will walk you through the steps needed to transition your app from Google Fit APIs to Android Health products, primarily Health Connect, to ensure a smooth experience for both you and your users.

Developers using Google Fit REST APIs

Our Android Health API offerings have moved to an on-device model, so there will not be an alternative to the Fit REST API. Where possible, we encourage Fit REST API users to migrate to Android Health APIs.

In addition to Fitbit which supports Health Connect today, partners like Withings, Signos, Oura, Peloton, and Lifesum are already building innovative experiences with Android Health products. As more developers embrace this powerful set of APIs, we anticipate a thriving ecosystem of connected health and fitness apps that empower users to take control of their wellbeing.

We're committed to supporting you throughout this transition and can't wait to see the innovative solutions you'll create. If you encounter issues, have proposals for features you would like to see, or have any feedback, please provide them here.

We will share more details about what's next for Android Health at Google I/O on May 14, 2024. Stay tuned for updates and announcements during the event.

01 May 2024 4:00pm GMT

Posted by Paris Hsu - Product Manager, Android Studio

Android Studio Jellyfish (2023.3.1) is making waves with its official stable release! 🪼🌊 Dive into cutting-edge AI features like Gemini in Android Studio, seamless Google services integrations like Android Device Streaming, and much more. All designed to supercharge your Android development to build next-generation, high-quality apps. Surf below to learn more about all the updates, product quality improvements, and new features across your key flows in Android Studio Jellyfish, and download the latest stable version today to try them out!

Develop

Gemini in Android Studio: stable, and now available in 200+ countries!

Today, Gemini in Android Studio is available in over 200+ countries and territories, including a new set of countries in Europe. Thanks to all of the valuable feedback you've provided us over the last year, we're excited to bring Gemini in Android Studio (formerly Studio Bot) into this stable release of Android Studio, as your AI-powered development companion in Android Studio, ready to level up your productivity. Ask your Android development questions and get help instantly: whether it's to generate code, find resources, or explain best practices, Gemini in Android Studio is here to save you valuable time. Plus, it integrates seamlessly with your workflow:

Onboard and then opt-in with the built-in AI privacy controls, and learn more about how the current capabilities of Gemini in Android Studio can accelerate your development workflow.

Gemini in Android Studio

Modular login permissions

To provide you with more precise control over the permissions you grant for specific features, the new sign-in flow lets you select only the Google Service integrations you want to enable. This means you decide exactly which features, like Gemini for Android Studio, App Quality Insights, and Android Device Streaming, are able to access the required Google services using your Google account.

Manage login settings in Android Studio

Switch accounts in Android Studio

Debug

Android Device Streaming, powered by Firebase

Android Device Streaming, powered by Firebase, lets you securely connect to remote physical Android devices hosted in Google's secure data centers. It's a fast and easy way to test your app against physical units of some of the latest Android devices, including the Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, Pixel Fold, select Samsung devices, and more.

Device Streaming in Android Studio, running your app on a remote Pixel Fold

After connecting to a device, you can deploy your app, view the display, interact with the device (including rotating or unfolding the device), and anything else you might do with a device using a direct ADB over SSL connection-all without leaving Android Studio. When you're done using the device, Google wipes all your data and factory resets the device before making it available to another developer.

Android Device Streaming is currently available as a no-cost trial after you sign in to Android Studio with your Google account and select a Firebase project to use. If you don't already have a Firebase project, it's easy to create one.

AQI Crashlytics: Multi-events, keys, and logs

Dive deeper into App Quality Insights (AQI) crash reports with Android Studio Jellyfish! We've listened to your feedback and made analyzing crashes easier than ever:

• Iterate through events: Now explore multiple events within a Crashlytics report in reverse chronological order, revealing patterns for faster debugging.
• Explore custom data: View custom keys/values and logs for each Crashlytics crash report (find them in the Keys and Logs tabs after selecting a report).
• Analyze ANRs (Application Not Responding): Access and investigate ANRs directly within both the Android Vitals and Crashlytics tabs.

Device Streaming in Android Studio, running your app on a remote Pixel Fold

Embedded Layout Inspector

In Android Studio Jellyfish, Layout Inspector is now embedded by default in the Running Devices tool window. This integration saves screen real-estate, centralizes your workflow in a single tool window, and delivers significant performance gains - with a 50% improvement in rendering speeds. You can effortlessly toggle between deeply inspecting and interacting with your app, and use snapshots for 3D visualizations of your UI. Discover the full range of features here.

Embedded Layout Inspector with Pixel Fold Emulator

Optimize

App Links Assistant: Web associations file support

App Links Assistant now supports web association file validation. This new feature streamlines deep linking by helping you identify and fix errors in your deep links setup (both in your Android manifest file and the corresponding Digital Asset Links JSON file). Ensure a seamless user experience by validating that your JSON file is correctly formatted for upload to your domain.

App Links Assistant: Web associations file support

Baseline Profile installation

Baseline Profiles improve code execution speed by about 30% from the first launch by avoiding interpretation and just-in-time (JIT) compilation steps for included code paths. While Android Studio has included Baseline Profiles in builds for years now, these were only actually compiled by the OS in production (often by Play Store).

Android Studio Jellyfish now compiles these Baseline Profiles when any non-debuggable app build is installed on a device. This applies to release builds, as well as when you're profiling with low-overhead.

This means - as long as you aren't using a debug variant of your app - the performance you see when installing from Studio / CLI now much more closely matches production by taking advantage of profiles from a Baseline Profile generator module and libraries like Compose.

Quality improvements

Beyond new features, we also continue to improve the overall quality and stability of Android Studio. In fact, over 900 bugs were addressed during the Jellyfish/AGP-8.4 cycle, and memory errors are down by 40%.

IntelliJ platform update

Android Studio Jellyfish (2023.3.1) includes the IntelliJ 2023.3 platform release, which has many new features such as comprehensive support for the latest Java 21 programing language features, an intuitive floating toolbar with editing actions, and a Run to Cursor inlay option in the debugger to speed up your workflow. Learn more.

Summary

To recap, Android Studio Jellyfish 🪼includes the following enhancements and features:

Develop

• Gemini in Android Studio
• Modular login permissions

Debug

• Android Device Streaming
• AQI Crashlytics: Multi-events, keys, and logs
• Embedded Layout Inspector

Optimize

• App Links Assistant: Web associations file support
• Baseline Profile installation

Quality Improvements

• 900+ bugs addressed
• Memory errors down by 40%

IntelliJ Platform Update

• Latest Java 21 feature support
• Run to Cursor inlay option
• More 2023.3 features

Getting Started

Ready for next-level Android development? Download Android Studio Jellyfish 🪼 and unlock cutting-edge features today! As always, your feedback is important to us - check known issues, report bugs, suggest improvements, and be part of our vibrant community on LinkedIn, Medium, YouTube, or X. Let's build the future of Android apps together!

30 Apr 2024 5:00pm GMT