Keeping up with the latest developer android com tools releases platform-tools can feel like a full-time job. New versions of Android Studio and the SDK tools drop regularly, each bringing changes ...

The Android SDK, short for Android Software Developer Kit, is arguably the most powerful software utility widely used by programmers who indulge in Android app development. The Windows version of this ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

One of the most important lessons I ever learned as a developer, although it took some time to sink in, was “don’t reinvent the wheel.” Understanding how to use libraries in Android Studio is a big ...

Following the preview at I/O 2025, Google is releasing an “Agent Mode” for Gemini in Android Studio. Agent Mode lets developers accomplish “complex development tasks” like generating unit tests, ...