Back and other hard keys: three stories

Android 2.0 introduces new behavior and support for handling hard keys such as BACK and MENU , including some special features to support t...

New resources and sample code on developer.android.com

Hey Android developers—if you've visited the online Android SDK documentation recently, you may have noticed a few changes. That's ...

Knowing is half the battle

As a developer, I often wonder which Android platforms my applications should support,especially as the number of Android-powered devices gr...

Come to Our Virtual Office Hours

Starting this week, we're going to be holding regular IRC office hours for Android app developers in the #android-dev channel on irc.fre...

Optimize your layouts

Writing user interface layouts for Android applications is easy, but it can sometimes be difficult to optimize them. Most often, heavy modif...

Android SDK Updates

Today we are releasing updates to multiple components of the Android SDK: Android 2.0.1, revision 1 Android 1.6, revision 2 SDK Tools, revis...

Announcing the Winners of ADC 2

Back in May at Google I/O, we announced ADC 2 -- the second Android Developer Challenge -- to encourage the development of cool apps that d...