Newsletter - January 2022

Android / Google Play

• Download  Android Studio Bumblebee (2021.1.1) to use the new device manager, ADB Wi-Fi pairing, better testing on CI, and updated design tools for Jetpack Compose.
• Try  the latest Beta, 12L, to access a feature drop for large-screen devices. Includes improvements to functionality and UX, the latest bug fixes and optimizations, and recent security patches.
• Extend  your build with Gradle and the new Android Gradle plugin APIs.
• Learn  how FunPlus, developers of the game State of Survival, improved engineering efficiency and device targeting with Reach.
• Expand  your network and follow the new official Android Developers LinkedIn account for industry news, networking opportunities, and educational resources.
  

Firebase / Google Cloud

• Promote  your Google Workspace Marketplace apps with the new badge for developers.
• Watch   How Miro, Docusign, Adobe and Atlassian are Helping Organizations Centralize Their Work , a session from Google Cloud Next ‘21.
• See   What's New in the World of Google Chat Apps? , from Totally Unscripted , a Google Workspace community show.
• Get  the Firestore Key Visualizer, now Generally Available, plus learn more about the latest from Google Cloud.
• Read  how Google Cloud certifications can help you get started in cloud computing and learn from hands-on experience.

ML / AI

• Learn  about on-device, one-shot learning for image classifiers with Classification-by-Retrieval.
• Read  about the Summer of Code Project and the enhancements made to the TF-GAN library.
• Discover  the latest ready-to-deploy machine learning models in the TensorFlow Hub.
• Check out  the latest community-made projects on the TensorFlow forum.
• Join  the TensorFlow competition challenge to help protect the Great Barrier Reef.

Open Source and Misc

• Register  for Hash Code 2022, Google’s team coding competition, by February 23. Developers of all skills levels can apply to team up and solve a real Google engineering problem.
• Dive  into the 2021 Assistant recap highlighting App Actions, Smart Home Actions, and Conversational Actions.
• Use  the Disapproved Ads Auditor tool to review all disapproved ads across Google Ads accounts at scale.
• See  how Prediction Framework simplifies the implementation of first-party data prediction projects.
• Submit  your latest projects using Google technologies, search for open source projects from others, and learn from developers on Dev Library. 

Web

• Explore  structured learning paths to build for the modern web.
• Build  and distribute 2D Progressive Web Apps for Oculus Quest 2 devices.
• Find  out what's new in DevTools (Chrome 98).
• Check out  the results of the State of CSS 2021 survey that reached over 8,000 developers worldwide.
• Understand  how The Economic Times significantly improved user experience and reduced bounce rates across their website.
  

Developer Community / BIPOC Partner Highlights

• See  a conversation with software developer and Google Developer Groups member Aditi Soni on perseverance and professionalism.
• Meet  Melindi Kodakara, a student leader that cultivated on-campus diversity and leadership in Australia.
• Get  to know Gaston Saillen, a Google Developer Expert in Android and Firebase, who created an app to help his community during the pandemic.
• Read  about creating an inclusive tech community with GDE Evelyn Mendes, who’s based in Porto Alegre, Brazil.