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Google today provided an update on its work with Exposure Notifications to help combat COVID-19. This includes improvements to the underlying API, adoption by US states, and user-facing tweaks since May.
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At the start of the year, Google Play announced the 2020 Indie Games Festival for European, Japanese, and South Korean developers. The nine winning Android apps were announced today, along with the runner-ups. 
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For the past several years, Google has been working on a phone model-esque OS for cars that automakers can customize. The Polestar 2, which will be the first vehicle with Android Automotive, is set to launch soon, and the initial app lineup has been r…

As the developer of Android, it shouldn’t be too surprising that Google has access to usage stats on how people use the OS. A new report provides some insight into the kind of information that it has access to.
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At I/O 2017, Kotlin became an officially-supported programming language for Android, and last year, Google encouraged developers to use it over Java. The Google Home app is migrating over, with end-users benefiting from a reduction in crashes.
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On Monday, Google announced that it would invest $10 billion in India’s digital economy over the coming years. The first move by this Google For India Digitization Fund is a $4.5 billion Jio investment and Android partnership.
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As part of the Android 11 Beta launch, Google is touting a “Modern Android Development” initiative to help developers be “more efficient, productive and happier.” One part of this a redesigned Google Play Console that’s a…

Since Digital Wellbeing launched in 2018, Google’s company-wide initiative to help manage device usage has seen a number of updates. The latest for Android is focused on helping you get more sleep through a new “Bedtime” hub in the G…

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day and Google is marking the occasion with several mobile features. One-tap Assistant Action Blocks are launching today on Android, along with two new features for Live Transcribe.
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Instead of requiring a full OS update, Google is bringing exposure notifications to Android by leveraging Play services. Ahead of this month’s launch, the two companies are previewing contact tracing apps and what settings Android users will hav…