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Android Developer Story: Snapchat integrated camera features 50% faster with Camera2 Extensions API

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8YDBy-BhOo

Before the recent improvements, Snapchatters had trouble capturing high-quality Snaps in low light environments, which were often either too dark or too blurry. Snapchat collaborated with Google to implement night mode, tap-to-focus, and zoom features via Camera2 Extensions API on Pixel devices.

Learn how Snapchat used Camera2 Extension API to build full-fledged applications on demand without negatively impacting performance and stability.

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Android Developer Story: Zoom users spend 2x more time connecting on tablets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9L8dMPViCg

Over the last few years, Zoom noticed more people using larger screen devices on Android, so we wanted to make sure these users have the best experience possible when using Zoom. They wanted to make sure we could scale our mobile UI to address our user’s needs no matter what size device they use, from phones and foldables, to tablets.

Learn how they optimized their app, building a responsive UI and delivering on powerful multi-tasking capablitities, to help users around the globe connect.

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Android Developer Story: Reddit rebuilds feature with 44% less code using Jetpack Compose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb5vWCwPmfE

It's important for the Reddit engineering team to have a modern tech stack because it enables them to move faster and have fewer bugs. Laurie Darcey, Senior Engineering Manager and Eric Kuck, Principal Engineer share the story of how Reddit adopted Jetpack Compose for their design system and across many features. Jetpack Compose provided the team with additional flexibility, reduced code duplication, and allowed them to seamlessly implement their brand across the app. The Reddit team also utilized Compose to create animations, and they found it more fun and easier to use than other solutions.

Read more about how Reddit rebuilt their Reddit Recap feature with Jetpack Compose → https://goo.gle/3Fl9boO
Learn how Compose helps Android teams be more productive → https://goo.gle/3z8DwEB

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Android Developer Story: Threads built in only 5 months with 90% of UI in Compose

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Threads is a text-based conversation app built by the Instagram team at Meta. The engineering team was able to build and ship the app in only 5 months, which exceeded their expectations for building such a high quality app of this complexity and scale. Much of this speed is due to the ease and simplicity of Jetpack Compose: over 90% of their UI was built using Jetpack Compose. Richard Zadorozny, software engineer at Threads, talks about the team's journey with Compose, what they liked about it, and how it made it faster and easier for them to launch their new app.

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Android Developer Story: KAYAK reduced sign-in time by 50% and improved security with passkeys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moeXZ0rjezQ

KAYAK is one of the world's leading travel search engines that helps users find the best deals on flights, hotels, and rental cars. In 2023, KAYAK integrated passkeys - a new type of passwordless authentication - into its Android and web apps. As a result KAYAK reduced the average time it takes their users to sign-up and sign-in by 50% and also have seen a decrease in support tickets.

Discover how KAYAK improved their authentication experience on Android with passkeys using the Credential Manager API with RxJava.

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Android Developer Story: Bombay Play 10x their revenue after Google Play’s Indie Games Accelerator

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Meet Oliver and Abhas, co-founders of Bombay Play based in Bengaluru, India. Discover how they grew their game company with the support from Google Play’s Indie Games programs. Like the Indie Games Accelerator, which helped them 10x their revenue after implementing advice from their mentors.

Learn about our Indie Games programs → https://g.co/play/indies

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Android Developer Story: Archeland reaches more gamers with Google Play Games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuHlzs400x0

For eight years, ZlongGames has never slowed down the pace of creating excellent works, and the launch of Google Play Games on PC has also helped ZlongGames' new game 'Archeland' to achieve the impressive feat of reaching second place in total user spending on Google Play Games on PC worldwide at the beginning of its launch.

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Android Developer Story: Zee5 develops for multiple form factors in record time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8cPaOdbja4

Zee5 is an India-based OTT platform with over 5,00,000 hours of on-demand content and 100M+ downloads. Upon seeing a growing trend of users using different devices & screens, they set out to develop their app for multiple form factors, such as smart TVs, foldables, and tablets.

Take a look at how Zee5 was able to scale and cater to a diverse set of audiences using Android Developer resources like Jetpack WindowManager, design guidelines, emulators, and more.

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Android Developer Story: HoYoverse & Netmarble unlocked the multi-lingual opportunity on Google Play

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There are millions of users around the world who don’t reside in their home countries. We call them diaspora. At Google Play, we are committed to serve their language needs. Let's hear how HoYoverse and Netmarble grow their business by serving multi-lingual users on Google Play.

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Android Developer Story: Google Drive cut code and development time in half with Jetpack Compose

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The Google Drive team rebuilt the Android app’s home page from the ground up using Android’s recommended architecture and Jetpack Compose, Android’s modern declarative toolkit for creating native UI. Watch to learn more about how these improvements to their tech stack helped cut the team’s development time nearly in half.

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Android Developer Story: SoundCloud supported more screens using 45% less code with Jetpack Compose

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It’s important for SoundCloud to be available on every form factor so their users can listen to SoundCloud in any situation. Vitus Ortner, an Android engineer at SoundCloud shares his experience adopting Jetpack Compose where they were able to reduce code by 45%! Hear more about how utilizing being available across form factors enabled them to reach new people and markets, and ultimately increase their global reach.

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Android Developer Story: Adidas builds features up to 30% faster with Jetpack Compose

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Learn more about how the team at adidas CONFIRMED used Jetpack Compose to elevate their UX by adding dynamic elements and animation throughout their app. They observed they were able to build features up to 30% faster with Compose. This provided their team with more time, enabling them to strike a healthy balance between delivering new functionalities and ensuring the long-term health and sustainability of the app.

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Android Developer Story: Instagram’s early adoption of Ultra HDR transforms UX in only 3 months

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGFHVi3NPWM

Meta’s Instagram is one of the world's most popular social networking apps that helps people connect, find communities, and grow businesses in new and innovative ways. Instagram developers saw an opportunity to build a richer media experience by becoming an early adopter of Ultra HDR image format, a new feature introduced with Android 14. With its adoption of Ultra HDR, Instagram completely transformed and improved its user experience in just 3 months.

Discover how Instagram's transformed their user experience with Ultra HDR.

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Android Developer Story: AllTrails sees 60% higher monthly retention from Wear OS users

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AllTrails is designed to help their users explore the outdoors with hiking trail maps, bike trails, and camping & backpacking maps. After deciding that they wanted to work towards an ecosystem of connected experiences across not only the web and the app, but also wearable devices, they knew the next step was building for Wear OS.

Discover how AllTrails brought the best of their app to the wrist, seeing over a million downloads since launching their Wear OS app.

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Android Dev Story: SAP integrated NavigationSuiteScaffold within 5 minutes, creating an adaptive UI

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SAP Mobile Start is SAP's primary hub for accessing essential SAP business applications and workflows, allowing you to you efficiently manage your daily to-dos on your mobile device while you're on the move. Their goal with SAP Mobile Start was to create an intuitive, user-friendly experience across platforms and devices that makes managing business tasks as effortless as possible - so they wanted to be sure users saw those same productivity benefits on their foldables and tablets.

Hear from SAP designers and developer about how they leveraged the Material3 adaptive library to quickly update their layouts and make their app adaptive across screen sizes with fewer lines of code.

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Android Developer Story: Spotify drives discovery & engagement on and beyond the Play Store

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Spotify’s goal is to be ubiquitous and available everywhere, with the music & podcasts streaming app now available in over 180 markets. Once in a local market, they have two key focuses: driving discoverability and engagement. Hear from teams at Spotify and Google Play on how tools like Promotional Content and Collections can achieve these goals and expand reach both on and beyond the Play Store.

Learn how Collections boost engagement beyond the Play Store → https://g.co/play/engageSDK
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Android Developer Story: SuperPlay increases new installs by 3x with Play Points

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SuperPlay aims to create evergreen games that keep players coming back, with live events and offers to keep the experience fresh. Their title Dice Dreams has become a beloved game and led to launching another hit, Domino Dreams. Hear from teams at SuperPlay and Google Play on how Play Points helped triple their new installs and increased first time buyers for their casual genre games.

Learn more about Play Points → https://g.co/play/pointspartner

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Android Developer Story: FlipaClip sees a 54% growth in tablet users in the four months

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FlipaClip, an app that enables users of all skill levels to create engaging animated movies, noticed that tablet users represented a significant portion of their core revenue-generating audience and produced a lot of the highest quality animated movies. This led them to prioritize the large screen experience and stylus support to provide the best possible animation experience.

Learn how they incorporated user feedback and implemented low latency inking to deliver an adaptive app across screen sizes.

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Android Dev Story: Originator - MathTango achieves less than 1% battery usage per minute on Wear OS

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Building kids experiences with standalone functionality enables you to reach both standalone and tethered watches for kids. Apps like Math Tango have already created great Wear OS experiences for kids. Learn how they built a rich and engaging Wear OS app - designed for kids.

Check out the blog to learn about the building great Wear OS apps for kids → https://goo.gle/4jtuXcL
Discover the kids-focused design guidance and principals → https://goo.gle/40rZxL5
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Android Dev Story: Originator - MathTango achieves less than 1% battery usage per minute on Wear OS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubtU9lz6KwI

Building kids experiences with standalone functionality enables you to reach both standalone and tethered watches for kids. Apps like Math Tango have already created great Wear OS experiences for kids. Learn how they built a rich and engaging Wear OS app - designed for kids.

Check out the blog to learn about the building great Wear OS apps for kids → https://goo.gle/4jtuXcL
Discover the kids-focused design guidance and principals → https://goo.gle/40rZxL5
Learn more about creating kid-friendly experiences with the latest documentation → https://goo.gle/3E8n0tC

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