Newsletter - June 2021

Android / Google Play

• Try the second Beta of Android 12, adding new privacy features like the Privacy Dashboard, and more.
• Last chance to enter The Indie Games Accelerator and Indie Games Festival on July 1.
• Grow  in local markets with insights and best practices to Go Global from Google Play.
• Enroll now for the 15% service fee starting July 1. Visit the Play Console to learn more.
• Learn  about Google Play's new Media Experience Program to develop better cross-device experiences.

Firebase / Google Cloud

• Register  for Virtual API Jam Fundamentals on July 14 and August 11.
• Sign up  July 28 for an introduction workshop to API Security.
• Meet  the inaugural Google Cloud Accelerator Canada cohort.
• Introducing  container-native Cloud DNS: Global DNS for Kubernetes.
• Watch   This Week in Cloud featuring a free Google Workspace webinar, Ubuntu Pro in GA, and more.

ML / AI

• Build with TensorFlow Decision Forests for easier training, serving and interpretation of tree-based models.
• Deploy models efficiently with Vertex AI, the new unified ML platform featuring MLOps tools.
• Use TF 2.5’s PluggableDevice interface to register third-party devices as plugins without having to make changes in TensorFlow code.
• See how drummer Jason Barnes teamed up with Georgia Tech researchers to build one of the world’s most advanced prosthetic limbs using TensorFlow.
• Learn how to leverage the latest offerings from TensorFlow Lite to build a state-of-the-art mobile object detector using your own domain data.

Web

• Watch all the web Keynotes, Sessions, workshops, AMAs, and more.
• Explore the next era of responsive design and what it means for the future of web design.
• Learn more about headers that can keep your site safe.
• Prevent layout shifts by optimizing web font rendering with CSS size-adjust.
• Add Angular DevTools and  see  how debugging Angular applications with DevTools is easy to use.

Google Maps Platform

• Try  the open source android-maps-rx library which exposes RxJava bindings so you can use Observable streams with the Maps SDK for Android.
• Imagine the possibilities when adding three.js models to a WebGL Overlay View in Maps JavaScript API. Here, a 3D car enhances a driving simulator.
• Watch a developer live-code his use of WebGL with Maps JavaScript API following the announcement at Google I/O 2021.
• Get a tour of new WebGL-powered features in the Maps JavaScript API and explore the 3D maps demo.
• Read about improved accessibility built into Maps JavaScript API and learn what you can do to improve accessibility of your Markers and InfoWindows.

Developer Community / BIPOC Partner Highlights

• See the latest contributions and highlights from ML Google Developers Experts.
• Get to know Jack Lee, a Google Developer Student Club lead who connected 150 classmates to founder mentors from Fortune 500 companies and startups.
• Read how Lorena hosted community events for Pride Week with her Google Developer Group in Brazil to help developers build inclusive products and teams.
• Meet Josue Gutierrez - Maps, Web, Identity and Angular Google Developer Expert.
• Advice and reflections from Kate Grant’s Google career in IT.

Open Source and Misc

• Register for Airflow Day on Google Open Source Live on July 1 to learn about data pipelining in open cloud and more.
• Join Network Your Way To Success with Jason Scott by  Elevate with Google Developers  in partnership with Grow with Google on July 20 (10AM PST).
• Now open, the Annual Material Design Awards is accepting self-nominated products until October 1.
• Check out  updates on Fully Homomorphic Encryption to keep users safe online and their data.
• Learn how to add dialogs and slash commands to your Google Workspace chat bots.