Newsletter - June 2017

Android

• Be inspired by the Android Excellence collections on the Play Store showcasing apps and games that deliver incredible user experiences, design, localization, and technical performance.
• Learn about the improvements to the Android Security Rewards program which has rewarded researchers over $1.5M since it launched 2 years ago!
• Introducing the Play Billing Library - Developer Preview 1, a library that aims to simplify integrating your Android apps with the In-app Billing API.
• Review the optimizations you can make to ensure your apps run well on Chromebooks.
• Learn about best practices for app/game developers and industry thoughts directly from the Google Play team via the new Google Play Apps & Games Medium page!

Firebase

• Build Progressive Web Apps with world-class scale and performance using Cloud Functions on Firebase Hosting.
• Learn how Doodle redesigned their app using tools and insights from Fabric & Firebase.
• The iOS & Android Firebase SDKs now support generating both long & short dynamic links.
• Catch up on all Firebase sessions from Google I/O’17.

Web

• Want to build your e-commerce site with AMP? Learn how AMP product pages work and how others sites have seen success with AMP.
• The Budget API is a new API designed to allow developers to perform background work without notifying the user, such as silent push or performing a background fetch.

Misc

• Find a Google Cloud Summit near you to learn why the future of cloud is now with topics on Big Data and Machine Learning, App Development, and more. Registration is complimentary but space is limited!
• The Python experience has been upgraded on App Engine.
• Earn more with the new AdMob that includes a fully re-designed interface, deep integration with Google Analytics for Firebase, and mediation groups.
• ICYMI, all of the Google I/O 2017 sessions were recorded and are available on our Google Developers YouTube channel.