Now in Android

This show gives listeners a quick run-down on things that the Android team has done recently that developers may want to check out. It covers library and platform releases, articles, videos, podcasts, samples, codelabs - whatever seems relevant and interesting for Android developers. Android’s a big platform and there are many things being released all the time; listen to this podcast to stay up to date on what those things are.

122 – Android Studio updates, Android 16 beta feature, and more!

Nov 12, 2025

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...

121 – Android Studio Narwhal 3, Android 16 QPR2 beta, and more!

Sep 3, 2025

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...

120 - Android Canaries, Agentic AI, 16 KB page size requirements, and more!

Aug 6, 2025

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 →

118 – What’s new in Android development at Google I/O 2025 (part 2)

Jun 18, 2025

Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, Dan Galpin covers part two of the biggest announcements from Google I/O 2025. From Jetpack Compose, Camera and Media, accessibility, Kotlin Multiplatform, Android development tools, Google Play,...

115 - Gemini in Android Studio, Enhancing Safety and Security, and more!

Apr 25, 2025

Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we’ll cover Android 16 beta 3, Gemini in Android Studio for Business and Multimodal, Android XR, Media and Camera updates, and much more.

Resources:
Samsung's One UI 7 →