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Developers can now leverage widgets to gain more visibility, drive better user engagement, and potentially increase conversions. Get the details and tools you need to optimize for One UI 7 in our latest post. </div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-buttons"> <a href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/04/widgets-take-center-stage-with-samsung-oneui7.html" class="button " data-value="0" data-label="one-ui-7-promo-card" target="_blank" data-category="feature-card" >Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="devsite-landing-row devsite-landing-row-1-up devsite-landing-row-no-image-background devsite-landing-row-padding-xlarge android-row-background-grey-50 android-row-dark-background-grey-900 android-row-padding-top-xlarge-bottom-small" header-position="top" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-inner"> <header class="devsite-landing-row-header" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-header-text"> <h2 id="developer-centers" data-text="Developer centers" tabindex="0"> Developer centers </h2> </div> </header> </div> </section> <section class="devsite-landing-row devsite-landing-row-2-up devsite-landing-row-no-image-background devsite-landing-row-padding-medium android-row-background-grey-50 android-row-dark-background-grey-900 android-promo" header-position="top" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-inner"> <div class="devsite-landing-row-group"> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item" description-position="left" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-media "> <figure class="devsite-landing-row-item-image"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/productivity"> <picture> <source class="devsite-dark-theme" srcset="https://developer.android.com/static/images/home/productivity_dt.svg" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 840px) 50vw, 708px" > <img alt="" src="https://developer.android.com/static/images/home/productivity.svg" srcset="https://developer.android.com/static/images/home/productivity.svg" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 840px) 50vw, 708px" loading="lazy" > </picture> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-body"> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-labels"> <span class=" " >New</span> </div> <h3 id="productivity-apps" data-text="Productivity apps " class="hide-from-toc no-link" tabindex="0"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/productivity"> Productivity apps </a> </h3> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description-content"> Level up your productivity app with media, adaptive layouts, and more. </div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-buttons"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/productivity" class="button " data-label="dev-center-productivity" data-category="feature-card" data-value="0" >Learn more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item" description-position="left" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-media "> <figure class="devsite-landing-row-item-image"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/social-and-messaging"> <picture> <source 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supercharge your app's social and messaging features. </div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-buttons"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/social-and-messaging" class="button " data-value="0" data-label="dev-center-social-and-messaging" data-category="feature-card" >Learn more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="devsite-landing-row devsite-landing-row-2-up devsite-landing-row-no-image-background android-row-background-grey-50 android-row-dark-background-grey-900 android-promo" header-position="top" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-inner"> <div class="devsite-landing-row-group"> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item" description-position="left" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-media "> <figure class="devsite-landing-row-item-image"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/media"> <picture> <source class="devsite-dark-theme" srcset="https://developer.android.com/static/images/cluster-illustrations/enhance-media-16-9_dt.svg" 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</div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-body"> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-labels"> <span class=" " >Featured</span> </div> <h3 id="health-fitness-apps" data-text="Health & fitness apps " class="hide-from-toc no-link" tabindex="0"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/health-and-fitness"> Health & fitness apps </a> </h3> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description-content"> Take your health and fitness app to the next level using Health Services with Health Connect. </div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-buttons"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/health-and-fitness" class="button " data-value="0" data-category="feature-card" data-label="dev-center-health-fitness" >Learn more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="devsite-landing-row devsite-landing-row-1-up devsite-landing-row-100 devsite-landing-row-no-image-background devsite-landing-row-padding-xlarge android-row-background-grey-50 android-row-dark-background-grey-900 android-section-intro-sidecar-primary" header-position="left" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-inner"> <header class="devsite-landing-row-header" icon-position="top" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-header-icon-container" size="large" > <picture> <source class="devsite-dark-theme" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://developer.android.com/static/images/logos/android_dt.svg" sizes="100vw"> <img class="devsite-landing-row-header-icon" alt="" src="https://developer.android.com/static/images/logos/android.svg" srcset="https://developer.android.com/static/images/logos/android.svg" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy" > </picture> </div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-header-text"> <h2 id="platform-updates" data-text="Platform updates" tabindex="0"> Platform updates </h2> <div class="devsite-landing-row-description"> Keep up to date with what's going on with the Android platform. </div> </div> <div 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data-text="Tools updates" tabindex="0"> Tools updates </h2> <div class="devsite-landing-row-description"> The latest on tools that help you build the highest quality Android apps for every Android device. </div> </div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-header-buttons"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/studio" class="button button-primary " >Go to Android Studio</a> </div> </header> <div class="devsite-landing-row-group"> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item devsite-landing-row-item-no-media" description-position="bottom" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-body"> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description-content"> <devsite-dynamic-content class="android-editorial-and-updates" fields="image origin title summary" initial-results="2" items-across="2" maxresults="2" query="origin:blogger+account:android developers+keyword:featured+keyword:androidstudio+keyword:kotlin,origin:blogger+account:android studio" 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srcset="https://developer.android.com/static/images/cluster-illustrations/developer-guidance_dt.svg" sizes="64px"> <img class="devsite-landing-row-item-icon" alt="" src="https://developer.android.com/static/images/cluster-illustrations/developer-guidance.svg" srcset="https://developer.android.com/static/images/cluster-illustrations/developer-guidance.svg" sizes="64px" loading="lazy" > </picture> </div> </a> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-body"> <h3 id="developer-guides" data-text="Developer guides" class="hide-from-toc no-link" tabindex="0"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/guide" data-category="illustrated-resource" data-label="developer-guides" data-value="0" > Developer guides </a> </h3> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description-content"> Find training classes that describe how to accomplish a specific task with code samples you can re-use in your app. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item devsite-landing-row-item-no-media" description-position="bottom" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description" icon-position="bottom-right" > <a href="https://developer.android.com/samples" data-category="illustrated-resource" data-label="sample-code" data-value="0" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-icon-container" size="xlarge" > <picture> <source class="devsite-dark-theme" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://developer.android.com/static/images/cluster-illustrations/samples_dt.svg" sizes="64px"> <img class="devsite-landing-row-item-icon" alt="" src="https://developer.android.com/static/images/cluster-illustrations/samples.svg" srcset="https://developer.android.com/static/images/cluster-illustrations/samples.svg" sizes="64px" loading="lazy" > </picture> </div> </a> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-body"> <h3 id="sample-code" data-text="Sample code" class="hide-from-toc no-link" tabindex="0"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/samples" data-category="illustrated-resource" data-label="sample-code" data-value="0" > Sample code </a> </h3> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description-content"> Jump-start your development using these sample projects. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item devsite-landing-row-item-no-media" description-position="bottom" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description" icon-position="bottom-right" > <a href="https://developer.android.com/quality" data-category="illustrated-resource" data-label="quality-guidelines" data-value="0" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-icon-container" size="xlarge" > <picture> <source class="devsite-dark-theme" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://developer.android.com/static/images/cluster-illustrations/quality-guidelines_dt.svg" sizes="64px"> <img class="devsite-landing-row-item-icon" alt="" src="https://developer.android.com/static/images/cluster-illustrations/quality-guidelines.svg" srcset="https://developer.android.com/static/images/cluster-illustrations/quality-guidelines.svg" sizes="64px" loading="lazy" > </picture> </div> </a> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-body"> <h3 id="quality-guidelines" data-text="Quality guidelines" class="hide-from-toc no-link" tabindex="0"> <a href="https://developer.android.com/quality" data-category="illustrated-resource" data-label="quality-guidelines" data-value="0" > Quality guidelines </a> </h3> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description-content"> Build a high quality app with these design and behavior guidelines. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="devsite-landing-row-item devsite-landing-row-item-no-media" description-position="bottom" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-description" icon-position="bottom-right" > <a href="https://developer.android.com/distribute" data-category="illustrated-resource" data-label="distribute-your-app" data-value="0" > <div class="devsite-landing-row-item-icon-container" 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