Tor Norbye
@tornorbye.bsky.social
I lead engineering for Android developer tools and libraries at Google. Opinions my own.
Here's another episode of the ADB podcast! There's been a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about Android's new developer verification requirement, so I spoke with Matthew, Patrick, Raz and Naheed to dig into what it is, what it isn't, and how it works.
youtu.be/A7DEhW-mjdc
youtu.be/A7DEhW-mjdc
Android developer verification
YouTube video by Android Developers
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Here's another episode of the ADB podcast! There's been a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about Android's new developer verification requirement, so I spoke with Matthew, Patrick, Raz and Naheed to dig into what it is, what it isn't, and how it works.
youtu.be/A7DEhW-mjdc
youtu.be/A7DEhW-mjdc
Compose 1.9 is now stable!
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/what...
On top of the many new features, there are significant performance improvements (which you can configure further, see the prefetch API for LazyList), and for debug builds, you can turn on richer stack trace information!
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/what...
On top of the many new features, there are significant performance improvements (which you can configure further, see the prefetch API for LazyList), and for debug builds, you can turn on richer stack trace information!
What’s new in the Jetpack Compose August ’25 release
The Jetpack Compose 1.9 release introduces features like advanced shadow modifiers, new visibility modifiers, and enhanced rich styling capabilities.
android-developers.googleblog.com
August 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Compose 1.9 is now stable!
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/what...
On top of the many new features, there are significant performance improvements (which you can configure further, see the prefetch API for LazyList), and for debug builds, you can turn on richer stack trace information!
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/what...
On top of the many new features, there are significant performance improvements (which you can configure further, see the prefetch API for LazyList), and for debug builds, you can turn on richer stack trace information!
We have a new episode of the Android Developers Backstage podcast up -- this time @chethaase.com and I are talking to Melba Nuzen and Ralston Da Silva from the Compose team about Autofill!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb6b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb6b...
Autofill in Compose
YouTube video by Android Developers
www.youtube.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We have a new episode of the Android Developers Backstage podcast up -- this time @chethaase.com and I are talking to Melba Nuzen and Ralston Da Silva from the Compose team about Autofill!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb6b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb6b...
We have a new episode of the ADB podcast up -- I'm chatting with Siva Velusamy and Sandhya Mohan about the new features in Gemini in Android Studio -- the new agent mode and the upgrade agent!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlh6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlh6...
Bot to the future: Two years later
YouTube video by Android Developers
www.youtube.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We have a new episode of the ADB podcast up -- I'm chatting with Siva Velusamy and Sandhya Mohan about the new features in Gemini in Android Studio -- the new agent mode and the upgrade agent!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlh6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlh6...
The new agent in Android Studio is enabled in yesterday's canary build!
This build doesn't have all the tools hooked up that I showed in the I/O demo last week (agent here: youtu.be/KXKP2tDPW4Y?...), such as the Gradle awareness -- and it also doesn't have the Upgrade Agent yet. Hopefully soon!
This build doesn't have all the tools hooked up that I showed in the I/O demo last week (agent here: youtu.be/KXKP2tDPW4Y?...), such as the Gradle awareness -- and it also doesn't have the Upgrade Agent yet. Hopefully soon!
May 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The new agent in Android Studio is enabled in yesterday's canary build!
This build doesn't have all the tools hooked up that I showed in the I/O demo last week (agent here: youtu.be/KXKP2tDPW4Y?...), such as the Gradle awareness -- and it also doesn't have the Upgrade Agent yet. Hopefully soon!
This build doesn't have all the tools hooked up that I showed in the I/O demo last week (agent here: youtu.be/KXKP2tDPW4Y?...), such as the Gradle awareness -- and it also doesn't have the Upgrade Agent yet. Hopefully soon!
My favorite "hidden" feature on Android is turning on the screen zoom by long pressing both volume keys. I use it all the time to read tiny text when apps don't properly support or limit zooming...
May 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My favorite "hidden" feature on Android is turning on the screen zoom by long pressing both volume keys. I use it all the time to read tiny text when apps don't properly support or limit zooming...
Our annual "What's new in Android Developer tools" presentation is now online! Most of these features are already available, but though the upgrade agent and the general agent are baking a little bit longer, should be out very soon if all goes according to plan!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXKP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXKP...
What's new in Android development tools
YouTube video by Android Developers
www.youtube.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Our annual "What's new in Android Developer tools" presentation is now online! Most of these features are already available, but though the upgrade agent and the general agent are baking a little bit longer, should be out very soon if all goes according to plan!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXKP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXKP...
We have some great new library updates for Android developers: navigation 3
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/anno...
and -- look at all these Compose improvements:
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/what...
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/anno...
and -- look at all these Compose improvements:
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/what...
Announcing Jetpack Navigation 3
Explore Jetpack Navigation 3, a new Compose-first navigation library with increased flexibility so Android developers to build robust experiences.
android-developers.googleblog.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We have some great new library updates for Android developers: navigation 3
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/anno...
and -- look at all these Compose improvements:
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/what...
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/anno...
and -- look at all these Compose improvements:
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/what...
Here's a sneak peek at the upgrade agent, just demoed by @florinam.bsky.social in the Google I/O developer keynote! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubyP...
Agentic Experiences: Version Upgrade Agent
YouTube video by Android Developers
www.youtube.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Here's a sneak peek at the upgrade agent, just demoed by @florinam.bsky.social in the Google I/O developer keynote! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubyP...
Gearing up for Google I/O next week. The team is super hard at work putting the final touches on things for @jamaleason.bsky.social and I to present. Hope you can tune in!
io.google/2025/explore...
io.google/2025/explore...
May 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Gearing up for Google I/O next week. The team is super hard at work putting the final touches on things for @jamaleason.bsky.social and I to present. Hope you can tune in!
io.google/2025/explore...
io.google/2025/explore...
We have a new episode of the ADB podcast up, this time covering KMP -- Kotlin multiplatform. Yigit Boyar (@yboyar.bsky.social), Dustin Lam and I discuss library support, developer experience and a lot more. I found it fascinating, but Yigit's dog fell asleep...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7O...
Kotlin Multiplatform: Have your code and eat it too
YouTube video by Android Developers
www.youtube.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We have a new episode of the ADB podcast up, this time covering KMP -- Kotlin multiplatform. Yigit Boyar (@yboyar.bsky.social), Dustin Lam and I discuss library support, developer experience and a lot more. I found it fascinating, but Yigit's dog fell asleep...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7O...
Reposted by Tor Norbye
There's #JetpackReleaseNotes for *40* new releases today, headlined by bug fix releases in DataStore 1.1.4 (corruption fixes!), Benchmark 1.3.4, Camera 1.4.2, and Graphics Core 1.0.3, Compose 1.8.0-rc02, and a brand new Biometric API in its 1.4.0-alpha03 release
developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...
developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...
Recent Release Notes | Android Developers
developer.android.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
There's #JetpackReleaseNotes for *40* new releases today, headlined by bug fix releases in DataStore 1.1.4 (corruption fixes!), Benchmark 1.3.4, Camera 1.4.2, and Graphics Core 1.0.3, Compose 1.8.0-rc02, and a brand new Biometric API in its 1.4.0-alpha03 release
developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...
developer.android.com/jetpack/andr...
Forgot to post about this last week, but we have a new episode of ADB up where we delve into Compose performance with
@intelligibabble.bsky.social and
@chuckjaz.bsky.social (and of course @romainguy.dev )
There are a lot of cool optimizations on the way!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_e...
@intelligibabble.bsky.social and
@chuckjaz.bsky.social (and of course @romainguy.dev )
There are a lot of cool optimizations on the way!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_e...
March 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Forgot to post about this last week, but we have a new episode of ADB up where we delve into Compose performance with
@intelligibabble.bsky.social and
@chuckjaz.bsky.social (and of course @romainguy.dev )
There are a lot of cool optimizations on the way!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_e...
@intelligibabble.bsky.social and
@chuckjaz.bsky.social (and of course @romainguy.dev )
There are a lot of cool optimizations on the way!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_e...
The traffic on the freeway this morning was so slow that Google Maps concluded I must have stopped at a nearby business.... 😂😭
February 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The traffic on the freeway this morning was so slow that Google Maps concluded I must have stopped at a nearby business.... 😂😭
Our social team has created a "Meet the Android Studio" blog series, and I got to participate! Here's my interview:
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/02/meet...
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/02/meet...
Meet the Android Studio Team: A Conversation with Engineering Director, Tor Norbye
Tor Norbye, an Engineering Director at Google discusses the evolution of Android Studio, the impact of AI, and the importance of community feedback.
android-developers.googleblog.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Our social team has created a "Meet the Android Studio" blog series, and I got to participate! Here's my interview:
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/02/meet...
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/02/meet...
Our new ADB podcast episode covers the ten year anniversary of Android Studio, where @ducrohet.bsky.social and Jamal Eason joined us to look back at the early decisions and highlights over the years:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhP4...
(J had to leave early so missed the thumbnail photo at the end)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhP4...
(J had to leave early so missed the thumbnail photo at the end)
Happy birthday, Android Studio!
YouTube video by Android Developers
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Our new ADB podcast episode covers the ten year anniversary of Android Studio, where @ducrohet.bsky.social and Jamal Eason joined us to look back at the early decisions and highlights over the years:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhP4...
(J had to leave early so missed the thumbnail photo at the end)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhP4...
(J had to leave early so missed the thumbnail photo at the end)
Reposted by Tor Norbye
Hello, World! 🌍
IntelliJ IDEA is now on Bluesky. We’re here to share coding tips, provide updates, and stay connected with you.
📢 Follow us, tag your dev friends, and help spread the word!
IntelliJ IDEA is now on Bluesky. We’re here to share coding tips, provide updates, and stay connected with you.
📢 Follow us, tag your dev friends, and help spread the word!
January 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Hello, World! 🌍
IntelliJ IDEA is now on Bluesky. We’re here to share coding tips, provide updates, and stay connected with you.
📢 Follow us, tag your dev friends, and help spread the word!
IntelliJ IDEA is now on Bluesky. We’re here to share coding tips, provide updates, and stay connected with you.
📢 Follow us, tag your dev friends, and help spread the word!
Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop is now stable!!
Along with a brand new IntelliJ IDE version and various other features, this now includes the custom code transformations Gemini feature, generate commit message, etc etc.
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/01/andr...
Along with a brand new IntelliJ IDE version and various other features, this now includes the custom code transformations Gemini feature, generate commit message, etc etc.
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/01/andr...
Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop is Stable!
Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop (2024.2.2) introduces Gemini AI assistance for coding tasks, debugging improvements for Wear OS Tiles and more.
android-developers.googleblog.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop is now stable!!
Along with a brand new IntelliJ IDE version and various other features, this now includes the custom code transformations Gemini feature, generate commit message, etc etc.
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/01/andr...
Along with a brand new IntelliJ IDE version and various other features, this now includes the custom code transformations Gemini feature, generate commit message, etc etc.
android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/01/andr...
Today marks the ten year anniversary for Android Studio! 🎉
We released version 1.0 on the morning of December 8th 2014:
android-developers.googleblog.com/2014/12/andr...
We released version 1.0 on the morning of December 8th 2014:
android-developers.googleblog.com/2014/12/andr...
December 8, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Today marks the ten year anniversary for Android Studio! 🎉
We released version 1.0 on the morning of December 8th 2014:
android-developers.googleblog.com/2014/12/andr...
We released version 1.0 on the morning of December 8th 2014:
android-developers.googleblog.com/2014/12/andr...
I hate it when restaurant servers take orders without writing them down.
Instead thinking the service is top notch and
feeling flattered that my order is important enough to be committed to memory, I'm just stressed on their behalf that they're going to forget something...
Instead thinking the service is top notch and
feeling flattered that my order is important enough to be committed to memory, I'm just stressed on their behalf that they're going to forget something...
November 30, 2024 at 5:28 AM
I hate it when restaurant servers take orders without writing them down.
Instead thinking the service is top notch and
feeling flattered that my order is important enough to be committed to memory, I'm just stressed on their behalf that they're going to forget something...
Instead thinking the service is top notch and
feeling flattered that my order is important enough to be committed to memory, I'm just stressed on their behalf that they're going to forget something...
None of us are very excited about turkey, so our tradition is tri-tip (which apparently is a California thing -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-tip). The plan is 4 hours sous vide and then finish on the grill!
November 28, 2024 at 5:30 PM
None of us are very excited about turkey, so our tradition is tri-tip (which apparently is a California thing -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-tip). The plan is 4 hours sous vide and then finish on the grill!
Kotlin 2.1 is out!
kotlinlang.org/docs/whatsne...
I'm excited about better dollar substitution in raw strings! In lint's test DSL there's a workaround for it. Look at the screenshot -- unescaped $'s? But how? If you look carefully, it's a lookalike!
cs.android.com/search?q=%22...
kotlinlang.org/docs/whatsne...
I'm excited about better dollar substitution in raw strings! In lint's test DSL there's a workaround for it. Look at the screenshot -- unescaped $'s? But how? If you look carefully, it's a lookalike!
cs.android.com/search?q=%22...
November 27, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Kotlin 2.1 is out!
kotlinlang.org/docs/whatsne...
I'm excited about better dollar substitution in raw strings! In lint's test DSL there's a workaround for it. Look at the screenshot -- unescaped $'s? But how? If you look carefully, it's a lookalike!
cs.android.com/search?q=%22...
kotlinlang.org/docs/whatsne...
I'm excited about better dollar substitution in raw strings! In lint's test DSL there's a workaround for it. Look at the screenshot -- unescaped $'s? But how? If you look carefully, it's a lookalike!
cs.android.com/search?q=%22...
Reposted by Tor Norbye
The latest episode of ADB is out! @tornorbye.bsky.social and I had a chat with Shai Barack about system health and performance tools, including Compiler Explorer from @matt.godbolt.org. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvXW...
Rules about performance tools - Android Developers Backstage
YouTube video by Android Developers
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:24 AM
The latest episode of ADB is out! @tornorbye.bsky.social and I had a chat with Shai Barack about system health and performance tools, including Compiler Explorer from @matt.godbolt.org. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvXW...
Reposted by Tor Norbye
📢 Exciting news for Android developers! 📢
The first Developer Preview of Android 16 is here! 🎉 With a shift towards more frequent API releases,
starting with a major release in Q2 2025, bringing faster innovation to your apps and devices. Test your apps and give us your feedback! goo.gle/4fBRcek
The first Developer Preview of Android 16 is here! 🎉 With a shift towards more frequent API releases,
starting with a major release in Q2 2025, bringing faster innovation to your apps and devices. Test your apps and give us your feedback! goo.gle/4fBRcek
The First Developer Preview of Android 16
The first Developer Preview of Android 16 is available now, featuring faster API releases, new API level constants, an embedded photo picker and more.
goo.gle
November 20, 2024 at 12:54 AM
📢 Exciting news for Android developers! 📢
The first Developer Preview of Android 16 is here! 🎉 With a shift towards more frequent API releases,
starting with a major release in Q2 2025, bringing faster innovation to your apps and devices. Test your apps and give us your feedback! goo.gle/4fBRcek
The first Developer Preview of Android 16 is here! 🎉 With a shift towards more frequent API releases,
starting with a major release in Q2 2025, bringing faster innovation to your apps and devices. Test your apps and give us your feedback! goo.gle/4fBRcek