Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers the latest releases from Android XR, the Android Studio Otter 2 feature drop with Gemini 3, the release of Android 16 QPR2, Jetpack Navigation 3, and more!

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:31 - Android XR
1:59 - Android Studio and AI
2:31 - Jetpack updates
3:05 - Performance
3:20 - Core OS

Resources:
Check out the blog for all the resources → https://goo.gle/4qiDB0k
Android XR → https://goo.gle/3Mwbaxv
Check out the latest spotlight weeks → https://goo.gle/49djqu7
Check out the latest blogs → https://goo.gle/43fhsXP
Check out the latest YouTube videos → https://goo.gle/4hPBUoe
Recent Release Notes → https://goo.gle/49AgSYA

Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Ash covers the latest releases from Android 16 QPR2 to Android Studio Narwhal. Discover The Android Show, Androidify, the Wear OS Spotlight Week, and more!

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:23 - Android 16 QPR 2 and Beta
1:55 - Android Studio Narwhal
2:33 - The Android Show & Androidify
3:09 - Wear OS Spotlight Week
4:07 - Latest articles
7:07 - Latest videos
9:01 - AndroidX updates

Resources:
Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 is Here → https://goo.gle/4qQFOS2
Sign up for the ADI Early Access Program→ https://goo.gle/4r0n42u
Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop → https://goo.gle/49CgVmz
Fall episode of The Android Show → https://goo.gle/3JjiDPm
Androidify → https://goo.gle/4oPn6bo
Wear OS Spotlight Week → https://goo.gle/3WHweTv
Check out the latest blogs → https://goo.gle/43fhsXP
Check out the latest YouTube videos → https://goo.gle/4hPBUoe
Recent Release Notes → https://goo.gle/49AgSYA

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