Daydream: Interactive Screen Savers

Posted by Daniel Sandler, a software engineer on the Android System UI teamI’ve always loved screen savers. Supposedly they exist for a practical purpose: protecting that big, expensive monitor from the ghosts of spreadsheets past.But I’ve always imagined that your computer is secretly hoping you’ll stand up...

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Localize Your Promotional Graphics on Google Play

Posted by Ellie Powers, Product Manager on the Google Play teamGoogle Play is your way to reach millions and millions of Android users around the world. In fact, since the start of 2011, the number of countries where you can sell apps has increased from 30 to over 130 — including most recently, the launch of...

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The 2012 Android Developer Survey

The Android Developer Relations team is passionate about making Android app development a great experience, so we're asking all of you involved in building Android apps -- from engineers, to product managers, and distribution and support folks -- to let us know what you think.We want to better understand the...

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In-App Billing Version 3

Posted by Bruno Oliveira of the Android Developer Relations TeamIn-app Billing has come a long way since it was first announced on Google Play (then Android Market). One year and a half later, the vast majority of top-grossing apps on Google Play use In-app Billing and thousands of developers monetize apps through...

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New Google Maps Android API now part of Google Play services

Posted by Reto Meier, Evan Rapoport, and Andrew FosterGoogle Play services is our new platform that offers you better integration with Google products, and which provides greater agility for quickly rolling out new capabilities for you to use within your apps. Today we’re launching Google Play services v2.0,...

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