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Everything new for developers at Google I/O: Android Studio, Flutter, AI, and more

While Google I/O has served as a venue for some of the company’s biggest debuts over the years, the conference has always had its roots in developer news.

This post will be steadily updated over the duration of the Google I/O 2023 developer keynote with the latest news from all of the company’s various avenues of development, as well as news from the “What’s New” sessions afterward. We’re expecting news from Android, Flutter, Jetpack, and Firebase, as well as many AI-related announcements.

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Here’s where to watch the Flutter Live 2018 developer event [Livestream]

Google’s Flutter app development software has grown from its early beginnings to be an extremely powerful kit for developers. After being highlighted at both Mobile World Congress and Google I/O, the company now believes Flutter is ready for its own developer event, Flutter Live. Here’s where to watch the opening keynote for Flutter Live.


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Google launches experimental project to build Android apps with Dart web language

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Google is working on a project that could allow Android developers to write their software using the company’s in-house Dart web language, as highlighted today by Ars Technica. The Dart language was created by Google engineers who were disappointed with existing options like JavaScript.

The project, currently called “Sky,” would allow devs to build their apps without writing a single line of Java—the language typically used for Android apps—and enable new capabilities like over-the-air updates without requiring the user to install anything.


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