Final preview update, official Android P coming soon!

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Android P is almost here! As we put the finishing touches on the new platform, today we’re bringing you Android P Beta 4, the last preview milestone before launch official this summer. Get your apps ready!

Updating your games for modern Android

API changes & next steps → http://bit.ly/2NyyPtj

Starting in August, Google Play will require all new games to target Android API level 26 (or higher). Here are simple next steps to ensure your users benefit from security and performance improvements of modern Android.

Android Dev Summit 2018

Learn more here → http://bit.ly/2O5rDps

Save the date! Android Dev Summit is coming to Mountain View, CA on November 7th-8th, 2018 at the Computer History Museum. Join us for 2 days of deep technical sessions from and networking with the Android engineering team. Registration and session details will be shared soon. We'll also be live streaming for those who wish to tune in remotely. Hope you can join us! #androiddevsummit

User onboarding tips with Samuel Hulick

Read more → http://bit.ly/2O1GL7l

Start your designing where your users start their using. Sounds simple enough? We chat with Samuel Hulick, UX designer and founder of the website ‘User Onboard’, to find out how user onboarding should be done to retain more signups, reduce churn, and keep your app users engaged long-term.

Introducing Android Things 1.0

Learn more here → http://bit.ly/2NXXkRw

Say hello to Android Things 1.0, Google’s managed operating system for building and maintaining #InternetofThings devices at scale! Wayne Piekarski gives an overview of the platform and what’s new in this version.

New pre-launch testing capabilities in the Play Console

Spend less time testing → http://bit.ly/2JkYjYt

While testing is key for achieving great quality in your app or game, it’s often very time-consuming. In this post, we’re going to show you the new pre-launch testing capabilities in the Google Play Console and Firebase Test Lab through the lens of a fictitious fitness tracking app. We’ll also show you how the free test crawl can now be guided to explore deep-links, fill in forms and even play games.

Kotlin Demystified: What are 'scope functions' and why are they special?

Scope functions, functions like '.let', '.apply', '.also', '.run', and 'with', are a beloved feature of Kotlin. Confused about choosing which one to use? Want to understand them better? Or are you simply curious what makes these few extension methods so special? Check out http://bit.ly/2L8sJiJ #Kotlin

Have burning questions about Android P? Join us for a #RedditAMA next Thursday, 7/19 starting at 12:00PM PST.

More info here → https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/8xspo7/were_on_the_engineering_team_for_android_p_ask_us/?linkId=54106621

Meet Manel Alcaide, acrobat, co-founder and CEO of Visualfy, an app for deaf people that translates sounds into visual and sensory alerts.

Watch his #IMakeApps story and share yours → http://bit.ly/2Jai8lv

Reach more users for your Android app with #ActionsOnGoogle

Have an Android app and want to reach more users? See how #ActionsOnGoogle can help with that on this new blog post from +NetoMarin #AoGDevs

Read the post here → http://bit.ly/2NJvgBA

Want More? Join us over in the Actions on Google community to discuss further on G+ http://bit.ly/2NEzOsE