Whenever you think of games with stunning graphics, the Crysis series still makes the list. Those games seriously pushed the limits of PC hardware, to show the kinds of incredible graphics and performance that could be accomplished. In fact, many people will still use games from that series as a […]
In these unprecedented times, Google Play’s mission to support you, ensure your businesses continue to operate well, and help users get the content they need is more important than ever. With a surge in need for information, communications tools, entertainment, and more, we are striving to ensure our operations run […]
One might be forgiven for thinking that Google had enough operating systems. Other than Android, Google also owns Chrome OS and Google Fuchsia – the latter of which isn’t even finished yet! But then came murmurs of a project called Pigweed, following a Google trademark that surfaced in February this […]
Posted by Leticia Lago, Head of Developer Marketing, EMEA At the start of this year we opened submissions for 2020’s Google Play Indie Games Festival – an international competition celebrating incredible indie games from Europe, Japan and South Korea. We’ve received hundreds of fantastic submissions that showcase the technical abilities […]
Posted by Michael Hazard As part of the Android 11 developer preview we’ve released Android 11 system images, which are capable of executing ARM binaries with significantly improved performance. Previously, developers who were dependent on ARM libraries and could not build an x86 variant of their app either had to […]
New Android tools for mobile game development A major area of investment for us has been making it easier for developers to build and optimize games for Android. Here’s a round-up of several new tools we’re releasing: Android Studio Profilers: We’ve overhauled our Android Studio System Trace profiler to allow […]
Synchronized IME transition through insets animation listener. App-driven IME experience through WindowInsetsAnimationController. Variable refresh rate – Apps and games can now set a preferred frame rate for their windows. Most Android devices refresh the display at 60Hz refresh rate, but some devices support multiple refresh rates, such as 90Hz as […]
From a user’s perspective, a new version of Android is usually an exciting time. Unless you happen to dislike a particular UI element, it generally means better performance, more stability, and a slew of new features. The top Android Q features you should know For developers, an update like Android […]
Posted by the Google for Games Team Last month, Game Developers Conference (GDC) organizers made the difficult decision to postpone the conference. We understand this decision, as we have to prioritize the health and safety of our community. GDC is one of our most anticipated times of the year to […]
