Newsletter - November 2022

Android / Google Play

• Now available : Unit 5 of Android Basics with Compose is live - learn how to use coroutines to perform multiple tasks at once in the app and make network calls to work with data from the internet.
  
• Hear from Korean app Creatrip about setting up for global reach from launch, how the app space is shifting, and more.
  
• Read about new Google Play tools and features that can help you build sustainable businesses into the next decade.
  
• See how Lyft reduced their code for UI components by as much as 60% with Jetpack Compose.
  
• User choice billing pilot participants can now offer an alternative option alongside Google Play’s billing system to users in over 35 countries.
  
• Watch  this episode of #WeArePlay featuring Filipe, founder of Aoca Game Lab, whose goal is to share Brazilian culture with the world.
• See   the Latin American companies that were selected for the Indie Games Fund from Google Play.

ChromeOS

• Try the LumaFusion open beta on ChromeOS and Android and learn how their team built a video editing app for larger screens.
  
• Announcing Steam on Chromebook beta, featuring broader availability, an improved user experience, and better performance and compatibility for more games.
  
• Read how Tayasui Sketches scaled their business on ChromeOS and Android with Flutter.
  
• Get tips for using powerful APIs and troubleshooting straight from the PWA Summit.
  
• Learn about transition of Chrome extensions to Manifest 3.

Firebase / Flutter

• See how Firebase is strengthening integrations across Google's developer products and the greater ecosystem to help accelerate app development and run with confidence.
  
• Read about how to add Firebase Performance Monitoring to ensure app quality: see what it measures and learn how to add custom traces to monitor specific parts of your code.
  
• Register now for Flutter Forward, streaming live from Kenya on January 25, to hear how Flutter is pushing UI development forward.
  
• Learn more about the early access period for the Flutter News Toolkit - a template app that aims to reduce development time for news publishers by up to 80%.
  
• Get insights on how to use Gesture Arena to turn user interaction data into taps, drags, and pinches.

Google Cloud

• Learn how to become a no-code developer and easily build powerful business applications.
  
• Watch the latest how-to videos for Google Workspace Developers on our new YouTube channel.
  
• Build data driven apps more easily with AppSheet databases, now in preview.
  
• Promote your Google Workspace Marketplace apps with badges
  
• Create a sign-up for sessions at a conference with Sheets, Gmail, and Apps Script

Google Maps Platform

• Discover how Elton John's team created an immersive map experience for his fans using Google Maps Platform.
  
• Navigate more sustainably and optimize for fuel savings with eco-friendly routing, a new feature in the Routes API.
  
• Watch a tutorial on how to use the Maps JavaScript API with React Hooks.
  
• Learn how to add a map to your Android app with Jetpack Compose in this video.

ML / AI

• From remote physiotherapy to grocery store recommendations, watch five new TensorFlow.js Show & Tell demos on machine learning in the browser.
  
• Hear about the latest work in robotics, natural language understanding, accessibility, and more from Google’s AI and Research teams.
  
• Learn how startups can benefit from standardizing production ML workflows with TensorFlow Extended.
  
• Read about the future of TensorFlow and its vision for machine learning.

Web

• See how Chrometober was built, a Halloween-themed project that features the new Scroll-Linked Animations API.
  
• Discover how YouTube improved performance across their mobile properties on the web.
  
• Brush up on HTML skills with the new web.dev course, suitable for all developers.
  
• Learn how to build modern media apps with this new collection of patterns.
  
• Navigate faster on Chrome DevTools with this new tooling tip.

Developer Community / BIPOC Partner Highlights

• Join the Best of Founder Fridays on December 2 to count down to the New Year with a compilation of the most impactful learnings of 2022.
  
• Learn about the ML Community Summit 2022 in Bangkok, which brought together Google Developer Experts, TensorFlow User Group organizers, and others for lively discussions.
  
• Catch up on the latest Between the Brackets episode on trends in AI and real-world impact.
  
• Join DevFest to enhance skills and connect with your local dev community, no matter which Google technology you use.
  
• Don't miss GFSA: Women Founders Demo Day on December 1 - see how the latest cohort is using technology to solve complex challenges.