Google Play Games: capture and share the moment

Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015    As with many gamers, I enjoy watching recorded gameplay to learn how to get past difficult levels or just listen to funny commentary. Who doesn’t love a good ‘Leeroy Jenkins’ battle cry or a come from behindwin? It’s a growing phenomenon....

Google Fit: Step up your fitness

When it comes to fitness, every effort counts: each step, sit-up, snack, and good night’s sleep. That’s whyGoogle Fit’s latest update recognizes all your healthy choices: from cardio to strength training, what you eat plus how you rest, and coaches you every step of the way.  Instant insights. See...

Google Play Music: Now playing for your family

Posted: Wednesday, December 9, 2015    In a family of music lovers, there’s a soundtrack playing throughout our daily lives. My husband likes to listen to The Smiths radio while he works; I like Entering Beast Mode stations when I hit the gym; and we listen...

More fun in the living room with Android TV and with Google Cast speakers

Android TV and Google Cast for audio devices were introduced to give you more freedom and control over your entertainment. Today we’re bringing even more TV and speaker makers onboard for both Android TV and Google Cast.  When it comes to home entertainment, the living room is more...

Safety First: Four easy Android security tips

With the amount that we do online, from working to learning, shopping to connecting, online security is a critical piece of our everyday life. That’s why we build multiple lines of defense in Android to make the internet safer for over a billions users. Even with these layers of protection, it still...

Embrace your inner gaming hero with Gamer ID

Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016    If you're like me or many other gamers out there, you love the feeling of escape that comes with playing games. Immersed in a gaming world without any distractions, I can simply focus on one thing: winning. In this alternate world, I’m not...

Get your app featured on the first smartphone with Project Tango from Lenovo

Originally posted on Google Developers Blog Posted by Johnny Lee, Technical Project Lead, Project Tango Today, at CES, Lenovo announced the development of the first consumer-ready smartphone withProject Tango. By adding a few extra sensors and some computer vision software, Project Tango transforms...

Project Tango workshops help bring indoor location apps to life

Posted by Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Developer Engineering Lead, Project TangoGPS helps us find our way outside whether it is turn by turn navigation to the nearest grocery or just getting us oriented in a new city. But once we get indoors, it is not quite as easy - GPS doesn't work, with accuracy dropping...

Using Credentials between your Server and Google Services

Posted by Laurence Moroney, Developer AdvocateThis is part 4 of a series on Google Sign-In that began with a blog post on the user experience improvements that launched with Google Play services 8.3. We then discussed the API updates that make the programming model much easier....

Google’s Launchpad Accelerator successfully takes off. Apply to join the June class.

Posted by Roy Glasberg Global Lead, Launchpad Program & AcceleratorLast month, Apps romising startups from India, Indonesia, and Brazil came to Silicon Valley to participate in Google’s Launchpad Accelerator, a new program that provides late-stage startups (mobile apps) with mentoring...

New tools for ratings & reviews on Google Play to engage and understand your users

Posted by Fergus Hurley, Product Manager, Google PlayMillions of users rate and review your apps every day on Google Play. From feature requests to technical issues, ratings and reviews offer a wealth of information about what people like and dislike. Since 2013, you’ve been able to reply to reviews...