Android Developers Blog

Posted by Allan Livingston, Product Management Director, Chrome OS App Ecosystem Android fuels mobile apps on devices that range far beyond your typical small-screen smartphone, from new Chromebooks like the lightweight, high-performance Google Pixelbook Go to multi-display devices and foldable phones like the Samsung Galaxy Fold . Not to mention the more than 175M Android tablets that have the Google Play store installed. 1 These large-screen devices set the stage for more engaging and visually immersive experiences, whether by creating a larger canvas for creativity or by giving users faster, more flexible ways to work . As we’ve continued to prioritize large-screen devices with OEM partners like Samsung, Asus, and Lenovo, we’ve been able to expand our reach to a huge new audience of users. During the week of Black Friday in 2018, 1 in 3 notebooks sold in the U.S. were Chromebooks. 2 Chromebook unit sales also increased 22% YoY, while the rest of the notebook category decreased -...

Posted by Sameer Samat, Vice President, Platforms & Ecosystems From day one, we designed Android to be a flexible, adaptive platform. Most people picture a smartphone when they think of Android, but Android also powers an amazing number of large-screen devices. In fact, there are more than 175 million Android tablets with the Google Play store, 1 making Android tablets a vital form factor for Google and our OEM partners today. Android apps also run on Chrome OS laptops , and the number of monthly active users who enabled Android apps grew 250% in just the last year. 2 Here at Google, we’re excited to see how you can take advantage of large-screen formats - including Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S6 , the upcoming Lenovo™ Smart Tab M8 with Google Assistant, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Fold, and other devices launching this week at IFA . Our OEM partners are building experiences that help users every day: From the start, Android was designed as a platform that could handle multiple scre...