Highlights: Android N APIs, Android Security Rewards, Google Cloud Platform and Location, Google Cloud Platform CLI, Google Sheets API v4, Grow Revenue with AdMob

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Android N APIs are final

The Android N APIs are now final! It’s time to get your apps ready, so if you haven’t already, download the final SDK for Android N through the SDK manager in Android Studio. Also, you can now publish updates compiling with, and optionally targeting, API 24 to Google Play. Which means you can start testing your app on the alpha, beta, or even production channels with the Google Play Developer Console. Hit up the post for all the links.

Android Security Rewards

One year ago, we added Android Security Rewards to the long standing Google Vulnerability Rewards Program. Since then, we’ve paid over half a million dollars to eighty two researchers. And you know what, for reports filed after June 1st, we’re starting to pay more. The post has all the details.

Google Cloud Platform and Location

Have you ever wanted your own scalable location analysis platform? Well, check out the post for a full tutorial and docker images for one built with The Google Cloud Platform and Google Maps APIs.

Google Cloud Platform CLI

The gcloud tool is your gateway to manage and interact with the Google Cloud Platform from the command line. Check out the post for some details including a demonstration of filters, formatting, and projections.

Google Sheets API v4

At Google I/O 2016, we launched a new Google Sheets API. The update includes new features including access to functionality found in the Sheets desktop and mobile user interfaces. Follow the link for an introduction and some code.

Grow revenue with AdMob

Within one month of implementing AdMob native ads, Holaverse saw its total revenue increase by 10%. From just one native ad slot, they earned over four thousand dollars in a single day. To learn more, read the full case study.

Highlights: Daydream Labs, Firebass Alternate Reality Game, Android N, Google Stackdriver, Auto Generating Forms, Google Maps, Mobile Ads

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Daydream Labs

Daydream Labs has put out another blog post with what they’ve learned from rapidly prototyping virtual reality concepts. This week they discuss social interaction. It turns out, being in VR with others amplifies and improves the experience… as long as you take a few things into account. Click through to the blog post for their guidelines.

Behind the scenes: Firebass Challenge

Did you discover and catch the Firebass time-traveling digital fish at Google I/O? If so, you may want to check out this behind-the-scenes article on how we created the alternate reality game that teaches you about Firebase. If not, follow the link anyway and check out the game. It was a lot of fun.

Notifications in Android N

Notifications are a key interaction between your Android app and your users and Android N provides a better notification user experience with updates that include a visual refresh, improved support for custom views, and expanded functionality through Direct Reply, a new MessagingStyle, and bundled notifications. Check out the post for more details and code.

Security “Crypto” provider deprecated in Android N

Does your Android app derive keys using the SHA1-PRNG algorithm from the crypto provider? If so, you’ll need to start using a real key derivation function and possibly re-encrypt your data in Android N. The post has more.

Google Stackdriver

Google Stackdriver provides monitoring, logging, and diagnostics for applications on Google Cloud Platform and AWS. Learn more in these recent blog posts on adding ad-hoc logs to your application while it’s still running, using logpoints and six things Stackdriver brings to the DevOps table.

Auto-generating Google Forms

Creating a few Google Forms manually is manageable, but what if you needed to create hundreds or thousands? Check out this post on how Google Apps Script can help you scale by generating Google Forms programmatically.

Google Maps APIs Udacity course

The Google Maps Operations team just built a brand new Google Maps APIs course. It was developed in collaboration with Udacity, and teaches developers best practices when using our web APIs. Whether you’re new to Google Maps APIs or just want a refresher, this course will teach you how to start adding location features and map visualizations into your websites, today!

Mobile Ads Garage: Interstitial best practices

In the last episode of The Mobile Ads Garage, the team showed you how to implement AdMob interstitials on iOS and Android. In this new episode, they’re back to show you how to put interstitials to work in the best ways possible with some best practices.