Now in Android

Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers the latest releases from Android XR, the Android Studio Otter 2 feature drop with Gemini 3, the release of Android 16 QPR2, Jetpack Navigation 3, and more! 
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:31 - Android XR
1:59 - Android Studio and AI
2:31 - Jetpack updates
3:05 - Performance
3:20 - Core OS
 
Resources:
Check out the blog for all the resources → https://goo.gle/4qiDB0k 
Android XR → https://goo.gle/3Mwbaxv
Check out the latest spotlight weeks → https://goo.gle/49djqu7
Check out the latest blogs → https://goo.gle/43fhsXP
Check out the latest YouTube videos → https://goo.gle/4hPBUoe
Recent Release Notes → https://goo.gle/49AgSYA

Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Ash covers the latest releases from Android 16 QPR2 to Android Studio Narwhal. Discover The Android Show, Androidify, the Wear OS Spotlight Week, and more!
 
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:23 - Android 16 QPR 2 and Beta
1:55 - Android Studio Narwhal
2:33 - The Android Show & Androidify
3:09 - Wear OS Spotlight Week
4:07 - Latest articles 
7:07 - Latest videos
9:01 - AndroidX updates
 
Resources:
Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 is Here → https://goo.gle/4qQFOS2 
Sign up for the ADI Early Access Program→ https://goo.gle/4r0n42u 
Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop → https://goo.gle/49CgVmz 
Fall episode of The Android Show → https://goo.gle/3JjiDPm 
Androidify → https://goo.gle/4oPn6bo 
Wear OS Spotlight Week → https://goo.gle/3WHweTv 
Check out the latest blogs → https://goo.gle/43fhsXP  
Check out the latest YouTube videos → https://goo.gle/4hPBUoe 
Recent Release Notes → https://goo.gle/49AgSYA

Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers Android 16 QPR2 beta 1, the Android Studio Narwhal feature drop, Jetpack Compose 1.9, and more!
 
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:24 - Android 16 QPR2 beta
1:38 - Android Studio Updates
2:42 - Jetpack Compose August '25 released to stable
3:27 - Media3 1.8 Released
4:18 - Recently published Articles
4:55 - Recent published videos
5:26 - Android Developers Backstage
5:50 - AndroidX
6:45 - Recap


Resources:
📚 Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 is here → https://goo.gle/47qDGck
📚 What's new in the Jetpack Compose August '25 release → https://goo.gle/4lTt60T
📚 Media3 1.8.0 - What's new? → https://goo.gle/427ftEb
📚 Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop is stable - start using Agent Mode → https://goo.gle/464WITg
Advanced shared elements with shape morphing | Jetpack Compose Tips → https://goo.gle/3I72rzT
Consume a Runtime-Enabled SDK → https://goo.gle/3JIdr7o
WearOS Material 3 shape morphing | Jetpack Compose Tips → https://goo.gle/42eZ6FJ
Autofill in Compose → https://goo.gle/464SA5N

Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers Android Canaries, Agentic AI, 16 KB Page Size requirements, and new subscription tools, 
Resources:
Canary release channel → https://goo.gle/4lMWgjh  
Agentic AI with Gemini in Android Studio → https://goo.gle/3GUZzpi    
Prepare your Play app for devices with 16 KB page sizes → https://goo.gle/4f7FI2A
Google Play PolicyBytes - July 2025 policy updates → https://goo.gle/45k3AMi
#WeArePlay → https://youtu.be/gsFbhR0bDrM
Google Play Google I/O 2025 → https://goo.gle/4l8QNCa
Android Developer Productivity at Google I/O '25 → https://goo.gle/4lQ3R09
AI on Android at Google I/O '25 → https://goo.gle/4mnAX7N
Building excellent and adaptive apps at Google I/O '25 → https://goo.gle/3UBA8fz
Live updates & widgets → https://goo.gle/3ILBIJl
Build a runtime enabled sdk → https://goo.gle/3IRiXUK
Delightful Compose Tips → https://goo.gle/3HajT68
Compose preview →https://goo.gle/45rKS6u

Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Meghan shares exciting news like the release of Android 16! Discover developer previews for desktop windowing experiences, building adaptive apps, and more!
Chapters and resources:
0:00 - Introduction
0:24 - Android 16 is here → https://goo.gle/45JjAcx  
1:27 - Desktop windowing on connected devices → https://goo.gle/4niBGZ4  
2:01 - Building excellent, adaptive apps → https://goo.gle/4ej8UTT   
2:43 - Testing → https://goo.gle/3HQ6Hn5  
3:25 - AndroidX releases → https://goo.gle/409hfEb