Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers Android 16 QPR2 beta 1, the Android Studio Narwhal feature drop, Jetpack Compose 1.9, and more!

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:24 - Android 16 QPR2 beta
1:38 - Android Studio Updates
2:42 - Jetpack Compose August ‘25 released to stable
3:27 - Media3 1.8 Released
4:18 - Recently published Articles
4:55 - Recent published videos
5:26 - Android Developers Backstage
5:50 - AndroidX
6:45 - Recap

Resources:
📚 Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 is here → https://goo.gle/47qDGck
📚 What’s new in the Jetpack Compose August ’25 release → https://goo.gle/4lTt60T
📚 Media3 1.8.0 - What’s new? → https://goo.gle/427ftEb
📚 Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop is stable - start using Agent Mode → https://goo.gle/464WITg
Advanced shared elements with shape morphing | Jetpack Compose Tips → https://goo.gle/3I72rzT
Consume a Runtime-Enabled SDK → https://goo.gle/3JIdr7o
WearOS Material 3 shape morphing | Jetpack Compose Tips → https://goo.gle/42eZ6FJ
Autofill in Compose → https://goo.gle/464SA5N

Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers Android Canaries, Agentic AI, 16 KB Page Size requirements, and new subscription tools,

Resources:
Canary release channel → https://goo.gle/4lMWgjh
Agentic AI with Gemini in Android Studio → https://goo.gle/3GUZzpi
Prepare your Play app for devices with 16 KB page sizes → https://goo.gle/4f7FI2A
Google Play PolicyBytes - July 2025 policy updates → https://goo.gle/45k3AMi
#WeArePlay → https://youtu.be/gsFbhR0bDrM
Google Play Google I/O 2025 → https://goo.gle/4l8QNCa
Android Developer Productivity at Google I/O ‘25 → https://goo.gle/4lQ3R09
AI on Android at Google I/O ‘25 → https://goo.gle/4mnAX7N
Building excellent and adaptive apps at Google I/O ‘25 → https://goo.gle/3UBA8fz
Live updates & widgets → https://goo.gle/3ILBIJl
Build a runtime enabled sdk → https://goo.gle/3IRiXUK
Delightful Compose Tips → https://goo.gle/3HajT68
Compose preview →https://goo.gle/45rKS6u

Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Meghan shares exciting news like the release of Android 16! Discover developer previews for desktop windowing experiences, building adaptive apps, and more!

Chapters and resources:

0:00 - Introduction

0:24 - Android 16 is here → https://goo.gle/45JjAcx

1:27 - Desktop windowing on connected devices → https://goo.gle/4niBGZ4

2:01 - Building excellent, adaptive apps → https://goo.gle/4ej8UTT

2:43 - Testing → https://goo.gle/3HQ6Hn5

3:25 - AndroidX releases → https://goo.gle/409hfEb