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Media3 1.11 is out. Powering the vast majority of top Android media apps, this release brings new features, bug fixes, and improvements across playback, editing, and UI components.
Toni Heidenreich • 3 min read -
Welcome back to the blog post series "Build intelligent Android apps" where we take a basic Android app and transform it into a personalized, intelligent, and agentic experience. In our previous post we introduced Jetpacker, the demo app we'll use throughout this series.
Caren Chang • 6 min read -
Welcome back to the blog post series "Build intelligent Android apps" where we take a basic Android app and transform it into a personalized, intelligent, and agentic experience. In our previous post, we explored how to leverage Firebase AI Logic to build cloud-hosted and hybrid AI features.
Ben Weiss • 6 min read -
Welcome back to the blog post series "Build intelligent Android apps" where we take a basic Android app and transform it into a personalized, intelligent, and agentic experience.
Thomas Ezan, Jolanda Verhoef, Caren Chang • 8 min read -
Jetpacker is a technical showcase app that our team built from the ground up for this year's Google I/O (built using Antigravity). At its core, Jetpacker helps users plan, explore, and enjoy their next big adventure.
Jolanda Verhoef • 4 min read -
While app performance is often equated with a smooth UI and fast start times, memory serves as the silent foundation upon which these visible metrics are built. It's no secret that we're seeing a shift where device memory is more important than ever.
Alice Yuan, Ajesh Pai, Fung Lam • 10 min read
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