Have a hand in the future of Android. Join a Google user experience study and give your feedback.

Get started here → g.co/userresearch/androiddevsgplus3

Wear OS by Google developer preview 2

Read the post here → https://goo.gl/apovf9

At Google I/O, we launched the second developer preview for Wear OS by Google. This preview added Actions on Google support and a new enhanced battery saver mode. This release includes system images for the official Android emulator as well as Huawei Watch 2 Bluetooth edition.

We expect to publish more updates in the coming months prior to production. As always, please give us feedback and bugs at the Android Issues tracker. To learn how you can download this preview, please check out the blog.

Android Things OEM Partner Program

The Android Things team wants to help you build Android Things powered commercial products!

Space is limited, so apply now here → g.co/androidthings/partnerapply

Apply by May 25, 2018 to qualify for an exclusive program to get technical guidance and support direct from the team to help build your product.

Everything new in the Google Play Console

Read the post → https://goo.gl/KaDV9H

Today at Google I/O, we’ve introduced new features in the Play Console to help Android developers be successful. Read on to learn about new Android vitals, insights, and reports.

The winners of the 2018 Google Play Awards

Read more → https://goo.gl/921Eeg

The Google Play Awards has just wrapped up, celebrating the very best in Android apps and games across 9 categories including Standout Well-Being App, Best Community Building Game, and Best Breakthrough Hit.

Google I/O 2018 Office Hours

Attending #io18?

Googlers and the lead Kotlin designer are available during Kotlin office hours to answer your questions

Review the schedule here → https://goo.gl/xHXdpw

Say Hello to Android Things 1.0. Long-term support for production devices and a powerful new lineup of System-on-Module hardware.

Read our blog post → https://goo.gl/8hqzaV

We're releasing Android Things 1.0 to developers today with long-term support for production devices, including new System-on-Modules (SoMs) from NXP, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. For each long-term support version, Google will offer free stability fixes and security patches for three years, with additional options for extended support.

Join the discussion in our Google+ community → https://goo.gl/ByVcwG #AndroidThings

Building for Automotive: A sneak peek at Google I/O 2018

Here's a sneak peak of the updates we're announcing for Android Auto at #io18!

Read it here on the blog → https://goo.gl/Uff5Yc

With new visual templates, media search enhancement & more, these changes will help developers build an even better in-car experience

Announcing new SDK versioning in Google Play services and Firebase

Learn how this affects you in @CodingDoug's post → bit.ly/2HMvoN6

Starting with Version 15, the Play services & @Firebase SDKs for #Android will observe semantic versioning. Look forward to individually updated dependencies & faster cycles for fixes & new features.

There are only 3 more days to take our Spring 2018 Developer Survey if you have not yet.

The Android team would love your feedback → goo.gl/qEvYXm