Chris Koffi ASSIGBE

"We cannot preserve our stories if we stop telling them" youtube.com/watch?v=q19M9D…

A popular social engineering tactic used by anonymous phone scammers is to create a false sense of urgency: "Install this [fake, malicious] app and do X, Y, and Z right now to save your child!" By requiring a 24-hour wait before you can enable the advanced flow, potential victims will have time to think about what it is they're being guided through and potentially ask trusted contacts for guidance.

📣 Sideloading is here to stay. Users will be able to install apps from unverified developers via a new advanced flow, which includes safeguards that stop scammers and maintain choice. Learn more about how Android developer verification is evolving → goo.gle/advance-flow

📢 Important update on sideloading on Android It’s of course here to stay. The team’s been listening carefully to feedback from power users who want a way (apart from ADB) to install apps that don’t go through developer verification. Today, we have more details on the advanced flow that gives you this option. Read the post👇 for more info goo.gle/advance-flow

I did it My first mobile app about to go public So i've been running a closed beta testing for the last 14 days and it's finally time to publish the app for production And today i applied for a production on @GooglePlay Been a really nice journey talking to the users getting feedbacks and improving the app.

We open sourced WAXAL! - Multilingual speech dataset for African languages - 17 languages for TTS - 19 languages for ASR Over 100 million speakers across 40 Sub-Saharan African countries huggingface.co/datasets/googl…

Kenya and Rwanda are preparing a framework that would allow digital payments companies licenced in one country to operate in the other without seeking fresh regulatory approval, a move that could ease cross-border expansion for fintechs across East Africa. techcabal.com/2026/03/12/fin…

Show us the apps you’ve brought to life with the AI-powered New Project flow. Tag your posts with #AndroidStudio for a chance to have your project amplified on our social channels. 📱 Get started → goo.gle/3OuHC4q

Calling all Android Devs! 🤖 I’m curious to hear your thoughts on AppFunctions. Have you found any standout use cases or do you have feedback to share? Let’s chat! 🙏 developer.android.com/ai/appfunctions

In 2020, I tried to hire engineers in Africa. I found something I wasn't expecting — a generation of brilliant founders building great companies, with almost no institutional capital behind them and almost no one in the US paying attention.

5 ways the #GoogleDeveloperProgram can advance your career 👇

Now available: the Hybrid inference with @Firebase AI logic enables you to experiment with hybrid inference (on-device and in the Cloud) via a unified API surface. Try the SDK → goo.gle/4u2s1t7

Building high-quality apps with LLMs demands AI that truly understands the Android ecosystem. That’s why we’ve introduced Android Bench, the official leaderboard for LLMs in Android development 🏆. We’ve tested models against real-world tasks – from Jetpack Compose migrations to complex logic fixes – to help model creators identify gaps and accelerate improvements. Explore the leaderboard and review our methodology: goo.gle/4qZAeeC

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My first app got approved on the @GooglePlay Store. Meet YScroll. An app I built to stop endless scrolling and help people take control of their time. Closed beta starts now for the next 2 weeks. If you want early access: 👉 yscroll.xyz I’m 16 y/o, and I built this app to help people reclaim focus and use their time intentionally. The app is completely free If you want to support the journey: 👉 support: buymeacoffee.com/sanyidiriba

Building a great app is hard enough—navigating policy shouldn't make it harder. I’m turning your recent feedback into real platform improvements. Watch the video to see how we’re demystifying the review process and making Google Play a better home for your apps!

We’re introducing the "Save for later" feature in the Google Play Console! This gives you the granular control you’ve been asking for. You can now decouple your updates—shipping the features that are ready today while holding back unfinished items for a future release.

@KalumeYves Thank you so much for your steadfast dedication to #Android and the Sub-Saharan Africa dev community.

New documentation: get this comprehensive guide on building for Trifolds and landscape foldables. goo.gle/trifold It covers: 🔹 Handling multiple screen densities 🔹 Correcting camera preview stretching 🔹 Implementing Window Size Classes in Jetpack Compose

We’re releasing TranslateGemma, a new family of open translation models with support for 55 languages. 🌐 Available in 4B, 12B, and 27B parameter sizes – they’re designed for efficiency without sacrificing quality.

Let us handle the lower level parts of inking while you innovate on the rest of what makes your app essential and delightful for your users. developer.android.com/develop/ui/com…