Building a video player app in Android (Part 5/5)

Learn more in the blog → https://goo.gl/FhZU29

Unlock picture in picture magic in your Android video player app! Target Oreo by putting together ExoPlayer, MediaSession, and Audio Focus.

Raise engagement on Android TV by integrating with the Play Next row

This Codelab walks through all the different aspects of the Play Next row. We'd love to hear your feedback!

Try it now → https://goo.gl/2W2Pn3

Curious how #HBO puts shows in the Play Next row on your #AndroidTV? You can do the same with your ATV app! The Play Next row is a system-managed channel that is shared by all TV apps. You can use the Play Next row to keep users engaged.

Protecting users with TLS by default in Android P

Read more on the blog about the benefits of TLS and how to put it to use ↓ https://goo.gl/MeSpQQ

Android is committed to keeping users, their devices, and their data safe. One of the ways that we keep data safe is by protecting all data that enters or leaves an Android device with Transport Layer Security (TLS) in transit. As we announced in our Android P developer preview, we're further improving these protections by preventing apps that target Android P from allowing unencrypted connections by default.

#31DaysofKotlin - Week 1 Recap

Check it out here → https://goo.gl/iDGrTT

The more Kotlin code we write, the more we love it! Kotlin’s modern language features together with Android KTX made our Android code more concise, clear and pleasant. We started the #31DaysOfKotlin series as a way of sharing some of our favorite Kotlin and Android KTX features and hopefully get more of you to like it as much as we do. Take a look back on the first week of the series for a quick reminder of how it all began.

Android Studio switching to D8 dexer

Learn more about the switch on the blog → https://goo.gl/EU5tPU

Faster, smarter app compilation is always a goal for the Android tools teams. That's why we previously announced D8, a next-generation dex compiler. D8 runs faster and produces smaller .dex files with equivalent or better runtime performance when compared to the historic compiler - DX.

Keyframe Animations with ConstraintLayout and ConstraintSet

Love Constraint Layout? Check out this throwback video about animating your Constraint Layouts using ConstraintSet.

Watch the full video here → https://goo.gl/V7zJM5

Introducing new Android Excellence games on Google Play

See the full list of games here → https://goo.gl/edBHDG

Whether it’s a fun new play on crossword puzzles or a multiplayer game with immersive 3D graphics, these games represent some of the best gaming experiences on Google Play. A huge congratulations to the developers who made it into this round!

Getting Audio Focus right, delivering a great experience to users

Learn more about our journey to build an Android video player app that supports playlist, and PIP → https://goo.gl/hzF1Lg

Android allows many apps to play audio simultaneously by automatically mixing all the audio streams together. However, it is disruptive to the user if they hear multiple apps playing audio at the same time. It’s like many people trying to talk to a user at the same time, the result of which is that they can’t really hear or pay attention to any one person. To avoid this, Android provides an API that allows apps to share audio focus, where only one app can hold audio focus at any given time.

Introducing new Android Excellence apps on Google Play

Here are our favorite new apps → https://goo.gl/AdhBJe

We’re excited to welcome the latest round of Android Excellence apps on Google Play. These collections are refreshed every three months and recognize apps that set the bar for high quality, great user experience, and strong technical performance.