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Latest news, updates & events from the Google for Developers team in India to help you build smarter, ship faster. 🚀

[Google for Developers India @GoogleDevsIN]

Your front row seat to #AndroidDevSummit awaits! Catch the latest tech updates from the keynote livestream on October 28, 10:30 PM IST → https://t.co/QyBB6M6Prd

[Google for Developers India @GoogleDevsIN]

Watch out! DevFest 2026 might be coming to your city next, bringing with it innovation, connection and learning.

[Google for Developers India @GoogleDevsIN]

Driving discovery and re-engagement on Google Play just got easier. From side-by-side app comparisons to Gemini-led app recommendations, these new tools are designed to help you connect with the right audience. Dive in and start optimizing your apps today!

https://t.co/59MXPTu1qx

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

Optimize your apps for discovery and engagement with these new tools in Google Play → https://t.co/BuVv5ZZMBT

🔍 Ask Play now generates dynamic app comparisons directly in the store

💬 Expanded search allows users to discover your apps through Gemini

🎮 Keep players coming back with new social competitions and rewards

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

Gemini 4 Argon is here! → https://t.co/GPyFZ7Usuw

We tested it out and turned a basic 2D maps app into a 3D world. Watch our demo to see it in action.

Feeling inspired to try it out for yourself? Get started today in Google @Antigravity with your Google AI Ultra subscription or in @AndroidStudio with the Gemini API paid tier.

[Chrome for Developers @ChromiumDev]

The Split View API is here! Arriving in Chrome 155 and developed in close collaboration with Mozilla and browser vendors in the WebExtensions Community Group, this API integrates directly into the browser.tabs namespace without requiring any extra manifest permissions → https://t.co/Zby3rixvp1

[Chrome for Developers @ChromiumDev]

Side-by-side test for building dialogs: standard agent vs. agent with Modern Web Guidance 🏁

Both generate similar UIs, but the guided version skips four separate event listeners in favor of `commandfor` and `command` attributes, with less code overall.

Which approach would you rather maintain in your codebase? → https://t.co/OlV78OR3kc

[Google for Developers India @GoogleDevsIN]

@GoogleStartups @Adalat_AI @Aikenist1 @Aurassure @craftifai @buildonnodeops @dodopayments @h2loopai @OnFinance_ai @PipeshiftAI @potpiedotai @proxgy @soundverse_ai @SuperBryn_AI @TartanHQ @securezeron Ayna, Binocs, Fitsol, FlexifyMe, Jidoka Technologies

[Google for Developers India @GoogleDevsIN]

The interesting question isn't just what AI can do, it's what people are building with it. Meet the AI-first startups from the @GoogleStartups Accelerator: India Class of 2026, tackling challenges across healthcare, climate, legal and cybersecurity at Demo Day.
#AcceleratedWithGoogle

[Google for Developers India @GoogleDevsIN]

Building the next-gen web? Don't forget about AI agents.
WebMCP gives agents structured actions to find products and build carts, keeping payment approval safely with the user. PayPal saw 2x faster E2E checkout and approximately 4.6x lower compute costs in testing!

https://t.co/qyqC0Y1qWc

[Chrome for Developers @ChromiumDev]

PayPal recently tested the WebMCP proposed standard to streamline agentic commerce. By replacing more than 30 complex interface-interaction steps with 3 structured tool calls, they delivered a significantly faster and more consistent E2E checkout experience for AI assistants → https://t.co/YA0Sop9Nk0

[Google for Developers India @GoogleDevsIN]

Fewer bugs, faster builds, and more time for system design. Gemini 4 Argon is designed to handle complex, multi-step engineering tasks so you can focus on building💻
What are you building first?

https://t.co/WZiD9RjWQP

[Google for Developers @googledevs]

📣 Gemini 4 Argon is here!

Built to solve your hardest problems, Argon excels at real-world software engineering, enterprise workflows, cybersecurity defense, and scientific reasoning. By reliably handling routine tasks like everyday debugging to complex problems like codebase migrations, it frees developers to focus on architecture and product innovation.

See what you can build with Argon ↓

[Google for Developers India @GoogleDevsIN]

Building flexible, resilient AI features in Android just got easier:
- Cloud Background Execution: Offline safety
- Multi-Agent Orchestration: Subagent delegation
- Client-Agnostic UI: Dynamic backend layouts
Read the guide: https://t.co/3gpQJ5uTcf

https://t.co/TQAUx3al7a

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

💡 Practice building autonomous in-app agentic workflows with our sample app, Jetpacker.

In part 5 of this technical series we walk you through how to extend the app with end-to-end booking assistants powered by A2UI and ADK. Get started → https://t.co/eFuAplI0Ld

[Google for Developers India @GoogleDevsIN]

Indian devs, it's time to mark your calendars for DevFest 2026. Get ready to connect, learn, and innovate with fellow developers, tech enthusiasts, and industry experts across India.

[Chrome for Developers @ChromiumDev]

Say goodbye to "Replay XHR" in DevTools and hello to "Resend" 👋

Instantly refire web requests while preserving all headers, cookies, and payloads. Or choose "Edit and Resend as Fetch" if you want to modify them.

Check out the full What's New in DevTools video for all the latest updates → https://t.co/u6lZtPfwz3

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

Master Predictive Back in Jetpack Compose without the AI-generated bugs. 🤖

AI agents often miss strict lifecycle rules for androidx.navigationevent. The official NavigationEvent Skill solves dispatcher and scoping issues out-of-the-box. Add it today ⬇️ https://t.co/1kCme0PQYb

[Google for Developers India @GoogleDevsIN]

Modernizing @Instagram Direct went beyond a typical UI redesign. The team built an AI-native UI codebase that is:
- 50% smaller codebase
- 35% faster AI agent execution
- 33% token cost savings
Read more: https://t.co/70aGiHbXXH

https://t.co/Qh9Cmcq2tj

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

The Instagram Direct engineering team modernized @Instagram messaging at scale using Jetpack Compose. 🏗️

By replacing their legacy architecture with an AI architecture and Compose-native alternatives, they maintained a high performance bar and reduced their UI codebase by 50%. 🤯

Read more → https://t.co/0YwtzWT0LA

[Chrome for Developers @ChromiumDev]

Teach your coding agent to write scroll-driven animations with Modern Web Guidance → https://t.co/iP7QLNhiE8

See how Modern Web Guidance helps your coding agent build resilient scroll animations that won't break on different screen sizes.

[Chrome for Developers @ChromiumDev]

Loved scroll-driven animations? Meet their scroll-triggered sibling.

Instead of tying animation progress directly to the scrollbar, you can trigger full time-based CSS animations when crossing a scroll offset.

See how to build them with pure CSS → https://t.co/RZ50rNBin2

[Google for Developers India @GoogleDevsIN]

Android Devs, let’s put your Android API knowledge to test. Android is evolving into an intelligence system, where agents can orchestrate tasks across apps. Which Android API lets your app expose specific functions that agents can discover and execute?

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

It's happening. #AndroidDevSummit is officially back.

[Flutter @FlutterDev]

🔍 You can now design, inspect, and iterate on individual UI widgets in real time without the overhead of running your full application.

Run flutter upgrade to get Flutter 3.47 today!