Developer preview programs for game developers
Apply to join open betas and developer preview programs from Android and Google Play and shape the development of these cutting edge features with your feedback. Acceptance into each program is subject to game titles meeting program requirements. For more information on building games for Android, see the main Games page.
Developer preview
Android Game Development Extension
For cross-platform games and game engines developed with C/C++, the Android Game Development Extension enables the ability to continue using Visual Studio-based workflows to target Android.
Open beta
Android GPU Inspector
Android GPU Inspector is a GPU profiling tool. You can take traces of your games and find interesting performance insights to help you make optimization decisions.
Developer preview
Automatic Integrity Protection by Google Play
Spend less time worrying about problems like modding, tampering, piracy, and unauthorized distribution of your game and more time engaging your players and growing your business.
Open beta
ADB Incremental
With ADB Incremental in Android 11, installing large APKs (2GB+) from your development computer to an Android 11 device is up to 10x faster.