121 – Android Studio Narwhal 3, Android 16 QPR2 beta, and more!

121 – Android Studio Narwhal 3, Android 16 QPR2 beta, and more!

From Now in Android by Now in Android

September 3, 2025 · 7 min

About this episode

Dan covers the latest updates in Android development including Android 16 QPR2 beta and Android Studio Narwhal.

Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers Android 16 QPR2 beta 1, the Android Studio Narwhal feature drop, Jetpack Compose 1.9, and more! Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:24 - Android 16 QPR2 beta 1:38 - Android Studio Updates 2:42 - Jetpack Compose August '25 released to stable 3:27 - Media3 1.8 Released 4:18 - Recently published Articles 4:55 - Recent published videos 5:26 - Android Developers Backstage 5:50 - AndroidX 6:45 - Recap Resources: 📚 Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 is here → https://goo.gle/47qDGck 📚 What's new in the Jetpack Compose August '25 release → https://goo.gle/4lTt60T 📚 Media3 1.8.0 - What's new? → https://goo.gle/427ftEb 📚 Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop is stable - start using Agent Mode → https://goo.gle/464WITg Advanced shared elements with shape morphing | Jetpack Compose Tips → https://goo.gle/3I72rzT Consume a Runtime-Enabled SDK → https://goo.gle/3JIdr7o WearOS Material 3 shape morphing | Jetpack Compose Tips → https://goo.gle/42eZ6FJ Autofill in Compose → https://goo.gle/464SA5N

People in this episode

Host: Dan

Topics covered

  • Android development
  • Android Studio
  • Jetpack Compose
  • Media3
  • Beta releases

Keywords

  • Android Studio
  • Jetpack Compose
  • Media3
  • QPR2 beta
  • Android development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Android Developers, AndroidX

Products: Android Studio Narwhal, Android 16 QPR2 beta, Jetpack Compose 1.9, Media3 1.8

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