# Newsletter - December 2017

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| |---| | |---| | |---| | ![Google Developers](https://lp.thinkwithgoogle.com/rs/172-GOP-811/images/logo_lockup_google_developers_horizontal_reverse_wht.png "Google Developers") | |---| | |---| | Edition #12 \| December, 2017 | |---| | [ARCHIVE](https://developers.google.com/newsletter/?/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=archive) [\| SUBSCRIBE](https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googledevelopersnewsletter/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=subscribe) | | | |---| |   | | The December edition is hitting your inbox a bit earlier than usual in the month so you don't miss a thing before the holiday season. Happy holidays, and we'll see you in 2018 for more! | |---| | |---| | ### Featured Videos | |---|---|---|---|---| | |---| | |---| | |---| | [![Auto Backup](https://lp.thinkwithgoogle.com/rs/172-GOP-811/images/2017-12-android.jpg "Auto Backup")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3q4hEXcosY&utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=video1) | | **[Improving Retention for Android Apps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3q4hEXcosY&utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=video1title)** | | | |   | |---| | |---| | |---| | [![A/B Test Like a Pro](https://lp.thinkwithgoogle.com/rs/172-GOP-811/images/2017-12-abtesting.jpg "A/B Test Like a Pro")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph-gNsKX2oA&list=PLl-K7zZEsYLnt1-3lFiY89YtAFQzLZo-O&utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=video2) | | **[A/B Test Like a Pro with Firebase](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph-gNsKX2oA&list=PLl-K7zZEsYLnt1-3lFiY89YtAFQzLZo-O&+utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=video2title)** | | | |   | |---| | |---| | |---| | [![Build Out](https://lp.thinkwithgoogle.com/rs/172-GOP-811/images/2017-12-build out.jpg "Build Out")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uTcwgWhnb8&utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=video3) | | **[New developer YouTube Series: "Build Out"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uTcwgWhnb8&utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=video3title)** | | | | |   ||||| | |---| |   | | ### Android - Get your game noticed by industry experts and players by entering your game in the first-ever [Google Play Indie Games Festival in Latin America](https://events.withgoogle.com/indie-games-festival-latam/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article1) (by Dec 20th) or the [Google Play Indie Games Contest in Europe](https://events.withgoogle.com/indie-games-contest-2017/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article2) (by Dec 31st). ### Firebase - Scaling your Realtime Database just got a lot easier with [multi-database support](https://firebase.googleblog.com/2017/11/easier-scaling-with-multi-database.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article3) in your Firebase projects. ### Web - Allow your users to sign up on your website with a [single tap](https://developers.google.com/identity/one-tap/web/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article4) and [keep them signed in automatically](https://developers.google.com/identity/one-tap/web/retrieve-credentials?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article5) when they return to your site on any device or browser. - New Forrester research finds [positive ROI among websites using AMP](https://www.ampproject.org/latest/blog/the-total-economic-impact-of-amp-across-publishers-and-e-commerce/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article6) , including 20% increase in sales conversions for e-commerce merchants. ### Misc - Catch-up on the [sessions from Google Developer Days India](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlyCyjh2pUe_Xyqy9K6sBxwr0L8QaU7dq&utm_source=devsite&utm_medium=events-gdd-india&amputm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article7) if you weren't able to follow the event in real-time earlier this month. - Congratulations to the winners of the [Actions on Google Developer Challenge](https://developers.google.com/actions/challenge/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article8) ! - Introducing [AIY Vision Kit](https://www.blog.google/topics/machine-learning/introducing-aiy-vision-kit-make-devices-see/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article9) , a compact cardboard kit that lets you add object recognition and facial emotion detection to your Raspberry Pi-based projects. Build a device that sees people, pets, objects, and emotions and can respond accordingly --- like play music when someone comes home or sound the alarm when your sibling enters your room. - [GDGs](https://developers.google.com/programs/community/gdg?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article10) around the world have been busy hosting \~400 [DevFest events](https://developers.google.com/events/devfest/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article11) in 73 countries! Find other events your [local GDG chapter](https://meetup.com/pro/gdg/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article12) is hosting soon - these are a great opportunity to meet fellow developers in your community who share your passion. - The fifth class of [Launchpad Accelerator](https://developers.google.com/programs/launchpad/accelerator/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article13) is about to begin! As part of the six-month program, portfolio startups receive equity-free support, two weeks of all-expenses-paid training at Google headquarters in California, personalized mentorship from Google and Silicon Valley experts, credits for Google products, and more. - Last month, [Launchpad](https://developers.google.com/programs/launchpad/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article14) hosted its second-annual Female Founders Summit bringing together over 250 leaders in technology to help expand and support the community of women-led startups. Find and attend events like this one taking place at the [Launchpad Space in San Francisco](https://developers.google.com/programs/launchpad/space/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2017-12-eng&utm_content=article15) . | |---| | |---|---| | ![Google](https://services.google.com/hart/launchpad/google.jpg "Google") | |---| | Google LLC [1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 USA](https://developers.google.com/newsletter/2017/12#) | | | | |