---
title: "Now in Android #119"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/now-in-android-119-jkei1iknk
source_url: https://medium.com/androiddevelopers/now-in-android-119-7b86ad2b3e81
type: article
source: "Android Developers"
published: 2025-07-09T18:51:04.714Z
updated: 2025-07-09T18:51:50.791Z
tags: ["testing", "mobile", "android", "jetpack-compose"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Now in Android #119

**[Android Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/andev)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Android 16 has been released with enhanced camera APIs, mandatory edge-to-edge UI, improved system animations, and progress-style notifications. The update introduces desktop windowing features for external displays, including flexible window tiling and multiple desktop support. Google I/O 2025 highlighted adaptive app development using Jetpack Compose Adaptive Libraries and Navigation 3. New testing strategies emphasize automated testing over manual approaches, with tools for screenshot testing and scalable patterns. AndroidX updates include a new PhotoPicker library, improved ViewModel integration with Navigation3, and Emoji2 library enhancements.

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Tags: [#testing](https://daily.dev/tags/testing), [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile), [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android), [#jetpack-compose](https://daily.dev/tags/jetpack-compose)

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