Android Studio 3.1 Aims to Improve App Development Productivity

The latest release of Android Studio, version 3.1, focuses on improving app development productivity and includes a new C++ performance profiler, command line support for Kotlin Lint checks, SQL code completion and improved refactoring, and more.

Google Open Sources Accessibility Test Framework for iOS

Google GTXiLib, an accessibility test automation framework for iOS, is now open source under the Apache License. GTXiLib is written in Objective-C and integrate with Xcode unit testing facilities.

Android Studio Switched to New D8 Compiler

Recently released Android Studio 3.1 switched to a new DEX compiler which promises to provide better and faster compilation, writes Google software engineer Jeffrey van Gogh.

An Early Look at Zircon, Google Fuchsia New Microkernel

Google has published the official book about Fuchsia, its new operating systems aimed at IoT and mobile devices. Fuchsia will be based on a new microkernel called Zircon.

Google's IoT Platform "Android Things" is Feature Complete

Google has released the latest preview version of Android Things, DP 8, which stabilized the API surface for the upcoming stable release.