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121 – Android Studio Narwhal 3, Android 16 QPR2 beta, and more!

121 – Android Studio Narwhal 3, Android 16 QPR2 beta, and more!

Update: 2025-09-03
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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 Tipshttps://goo.gle/3I72rzT
Consume a Runtime-Enabled SDKhttps://goo.gle/3JIdr7o
WearOS Material 3 shape morphing | Jetpack Compose Tipshttps://goo.gle/42eZ6FJ
Autofill in Composehttps://goo.gle/464SA5N

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121 – Android Studio Narwhal 3, Android 16 QPR2 beta, and more!

121 – Android Studio Narwhal 3, Android 16 QPR2 beta, and more!

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