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Bootstrap Your App's Cloud Services with Mobile Backend Starter -

Posted by Brad Abrams, Product Manager, Google Cloud Platform

Many of the best mobile app experiences are powered by services in the cloud.

Watch Android @ Google I/O 2013 -

Posted by Reto Meier, Android Developer Relations Tech Lead We had a lot to talk about this year at I/O.

Handling Phone Call Requests the Right Way for Users -

Posted by Dirk Dougherty, Android Developer Relations

One of the things users like most about Android is the flexibility to choose which apps should handle common tasks on their devices — from opening a web page or sending an SMS to playing a music file, taking a picture, or making phone calls.

Transitioning to Google Wallet Merchant Center -

Posted by Mark Thomas, Product Manager, Google Wallet

A key focus of Google Wallet is to simplify commerce for merchants and shoppers; for over a year now, consumers on Google Play have been using Wallet to make their purchases, to the benefit of the entire ecosystem.

New Ways to Optimize Your Business in Google Play -

Posted by Ellie Powers, Google Play team

This week at I/O, we were excited to announce some updates to Google Play to help you optimize your business on Google Play: to help you take control of your app publishing, gain insight into your users, and expand your app’s success globally.

Social Gaming, Location, and More in Google Play Services -

Posted by Greg Hartrell, Angana Ghosh, Francesco Nerieri, Francis Ma, and the Google Play services team

Some of the most exciting Android announcements at Google I/O this year are part of our latest Google Play services release, version 3.

Android Studio: An IDE built for Android -

Posted by Xavier Ducrohet, Tor Norbye, Katherine Chou

Today at Google I/O we announced a new IDE that’s built with the needs of Android developers in mind.

Android at Google I/O 2013: Keynote Wrapup -

The last year has been an exciting one for Android developers, with an incredible amount of momentum.

All Google Play Developers Can Now Reply to User Reviews -

Posted by Ellie Powers, Google Play team

There are a lot great things a developer can do to promote their app, but the best way for your app to take off is when a really happy user tells their friend about your app, who tells their friend, who tells someone else — you get the picture.

Android at Google I/O 2013 -

Posted by Reto Meier, Android Developer Relations Tech Lead

Google I/O 2013 is less than a week away, and the full session schedule - featuring 34 Android sessions (and 3 codelabs) - is now available.