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Stronger threat detection, simpler integration: Protect your growth with the Play Integrity API
Stronger threat detection, simpler integration: Protect your growth with the Play Integrity API

19 November 2025

Posted by Dom Elliott – Group Product Manager, Google Play and Eric Lynch - Senior Product Manager, Android Security In the mobile ecosystem...


Making the Play Integrity API faster, more resilient, and more private
Making the Play Integrity API faster, more resilient, and more private

03 December 2024

Posted by Dom Elliott – Group Product Manager, Google Play At Google Play, we’re committed to providing a safe and secure environment...


Increasing trust for embedded media
Increasing trust for embedded media

02 November 2023

Posted by the Android team Android WebView is a powerful and flexible API that Android developers can use to embed media in their app...


Automatic Update Prompts for Crashing Apps
Automatic Update Prompts for Crashing Apps

20 April 2023

Posted by Kurt Williams, Product Manager, Google Play We are excited to announce a new feature that will help you to increase the rol...


Improving user privacy by requiring opt-in to send  X-Requested-With header from WebView
Improving user privacy by requiring opt-in to send X-Requested-With header from WebView

08 February 2023

Posted by Peter Birk Pakkenberg, Software Engineer X-Requested-With (XRW) is a nonstandard header. When a user installs and runs a...


Announcing Cross device SDK Developer Preview for building rich multi-device experiences on Android
Announcing Cross device SDK Developer Preview for building rich multi-device experiences on Android

26 August 2022

Posted by Alex Rocha - Developer Relations Engineer Manager, Ryan Ausanka-Crues - Eng Manager, Multi-device development, Stella Loh - Pro...


Now in Android - a new, open source, real-world sample app
Now in Android - a new, open source, real-world sample app

12 May 2022

Posted by Paris Hsu , Product & Design, Android and Don Turner , Developer Relations Engineer, Android The Now in Android app ...


Improving App Performance with Baseline Profiles
Improving App Performance with Baseline Profiles

28 January 2022

Or how to improve startup time by up to 40% Posted by Kateryna Semenova, DevRel Engineer; Rahul Ravikumar, Software Engineer; Chris Crai...