Android Development Guide for Googlebooks

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Scale your experiences across the Android tech stack. Googlebook provides a high-performance, large-screen canvas for your apps, allowing users to transition seamlessly from quick mobile interactions to deep, focused sessions on a laptop.

Adaptive development

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If you're already building Android apps, they will work on Googlebook. As the next step in the adaptive journey, Googlebook supports enhanced multitasking and input methods. Using familiar tools and flexible APIs in Jetpack Compose, you can easily adapt your existing layouts to thrive on a larger screen, giving users more room to explore, play, and achieve.

Build adaptive

Design for desktops

Leverage a larger display to maximize productivity with higher information density.

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Comprehensive input support

Optimize for precision and versatility by supporting keyboard, mouse, trackpad, stylus, and game controller interactions.

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Contextual cursors

Enhance usability by implementing custom cursors that provide visual feedback for text entry, resizing, and specialized tool interactions.

Implement custom cursors

File and print management

Support file-level interactions and printing, ensuring your app handles document management and export tasks natively.

Manage files and printing

Multi-instance

Support side-by-side multitasking by allowing users to launch multiple instances of your app for seamless content comparison and task management.

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Drag and drop

Implement intuitive interactions that allow users to move text, images, and files between windows or apps with ease.

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Widgets

Display a clear and actionable view of an app's content or actions on desktop.

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Develop

Desktop emulator

Test your app in a virtual desktop environment directly from your workstation. Download Android Studio Canary to use the desktop emulator to accurately validate window resizing, multi-instance behavior, and keyboard-mouse interactions.

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Adaptive AI Skills

Speed up your development with AI-powered insights and automation. Use the latest adaptive AI Skills to get your existing app looking great on Googlebook.

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