# Newsletter - September 2021
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Get your apps ready, as the official release is coming soon. - **[See](https://developer.android.com/large-screens/stories?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=android)** app experiences developers have built with YouTube to optimize for foldable devices. - **[Discover](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/09/app-performance-to-drive-app-excellence.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=android)** the underlying features of high performing apps and how to attain app excellence through stability, quick loading, fast rendering, and more. - **[Learn](https://medium.com/googleplaydev/how-battle-passes-can-boost-engagement-and-monetization-in-your-game-d296dee6ddf8?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=android)** tips from top developers about how battle passes can boost engagement and monetization in your game. - **[Check out](https://events.withgoogle.com/android-study-jams-2021/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=android)** Android Study Jams North America hosted by the Developer Communities across the U.S. and Canada through December 31, 2021. | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | |---| | | | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | Firebase / Google Cloud - **[Announcing](https://firebase.googleblog.com/2021/08/the-new-firebase-js-sdk-now-ga.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=firebase)** version 9 of the Firebase SDK is now generally available. - **[Read](https://firebase.googleblog.com/2021/09/improvements-to-crashlytics-for-game-developers.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=firebase)** about Crashlytics improvements for game developers with improved NDK Reliability, higher quality NDK Stack Traces, easier NDK Integration, and more. - **[Access](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/get-the-latest-news-and-best-practices-for-google-cloud-datasets?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=firebase)** the newest datasets, see best practices, and review the latest trends in Google Cloud. - **[Register](https://pages.apigee.com/virtual-api-jam-master-register.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=firebase)** for the *Virtual API Jam Fundamentals* workshop on October 13 to start learning how to use API programs on the Apigee API Management Platform. - **[Sign up](https://pages.apigee.com/virtual-api-jam-advanced-master-register.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=firebase)** by October 27 for the *Virtual API Jam on API Management* course to use Apigee's advanced features to support cases like policy reuse, global policy management, and intelligence routing. | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | |---| | | | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | ML / AI - **[Try](https://blog.tensorflow.org/2021/09/introducing-tensorflow-similarity.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=ml)** TensorFlow Similarity (in beta), a python package designed to make it easy and fast to train similarity models using TensorFlow. - **[Improve](https://blog.tensorflow.org/2021/09/faster-quantized-inference-with-xnnpack.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=ml)** model performance with TensorFlow Lite's XNNPACK backend with new support for quantized inference. - **[See](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9OxBZKV45c?utm_medium%3Demail-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=ml)** what you can do with ML in the browser, from self-driving cars to VTubers, at the next *TensorFlow.js Show \& Tell* livestreaming October 1 at 9 AM PST. - **[Learn](https://blog.tensorflow.org/2021/09/how-waze-uses-tfx-to-scale-production-ready-ml.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=ml)** how Waze uses TFX and Vertex AI to simplify their ML stack and scale production-ready pipelines. - **[Use](https://blog.tensorflow.org/2021/09/easy-machine-learning-for-on-device-audio.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=ml)** TFLite Model Maker and the Task Library to fine-tune and deploy audio classification models to your app with a few lines of code. | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | |---| | | | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | Google Maps Platform - **[Build](https://github.com/googlemaps/openapi-specification?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=maps)** upon Google Maps Platform with the OpenAPI 3 specification, published on GitHub. - **[Explore](https://www.postman.com/google-maps-platform/workspace/google-maps-platform?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=maps)** the Google Maps Platform APIs with a public Postman collection. - **[Hear](https://youtu.be/gFr55siPqjU?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=maps)** Head of Developer Relations for Google Maps Platform, Mike Pegg, answer developers' live questions in the latest episode of *Between the Brackets* . - **[See](https://youtu.be/gGi9C7Ah_E4?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=maps)** how to enable the latest cloud-based maps styling features in this Geocasts video. - **[Understand](https://youtu.be/HvLIhglo_bk?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=maps)** the possibilities unlocked by WebGL-powered maps features with Alex Muramoto's explanation of the new available demos. | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | |---| | | | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | Open Source and Misc - **[Bring](https://web.dev/webassembly-threads/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=misc)** multithreaded applications written in other languages to WebAssembly and run code on multiple cores to significantly reduce execution time. - **[Unlock](https://blog.unity.com/technology/build-and-port-for-chrome-os?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=misc)** **better performance and stability on Chromebooks for your Unity Android game or app by building for x86 in Unity 2020 and 2021.** - **[Optimize](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsD2_LSsU0k?utm_medium%3Demail-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=misc)** your Android game for Chromebooks by watching this talk from the Google for Games Developer Summit. - **[Read](https://developers.googleblog.com/2021/09/drone-control-via-gestures-using-mediapipe-hands.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=misc)** about a more personalized approach to control a drone using gesture recognition with MediaPipe. - **[Visit](https://codingcompetitions.withgoogle.com/kickstart/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=misc)** g.co/kickstart to boost your coding skills, practice problems, and register for this global online coding competition with rounds throughout the year. | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | |---| | | | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | Developer Community / BIPOC Partner Highlights - **[Join](https://events.withgoogle.com/exchange-with-google-developers/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=devrel)** the Exchange with Google Developers pilot with #DevFest community organizers facilitating mentoring sessions and mentors sharing their knowledge. Pilot runs October 15 through November 15, 2021. - **[See](https://youtu.be/R4GgvdVEtKw?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=devrel)** the top 10 finalists in this year's #DeveloperStudentClubs Solution Challenge share their best tips for student developers. - **[Get](https://goo.gle/3zYGJVz?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=devrel)** to know the winners of the #IndieGamesFestival and the class of talented game creators from the #IndieGamesAccelerator. - **[Read](https://developers.googleblog.com/2021/08/gdg-nyc-positive-planet.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=devrel)** about how Google Developer Group NYC has partnered with a local non profit to help them shift to a digital first world using Google Cloud technology. - **[Meet](https://developers.googleblog.com/2021/08/from-beginner-to-machine-learning-expert.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=devrel)** Yara, the Developer Student Club lead from Egypt, who became a machine learning expert within a year and one of the first women in her club to pass the TensorFlow **[certification](https://www.tensorflow.org/certificate?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=devrel)** exam. - **[Discover](https://www.womentechmakers.com/initiatives/bwtm?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=devrel)** a new campaign by Women Techmakers to hear stories, journeys, and tips from Black women and what it means to be Black in tech. - **[Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2AQfr9DpyM?utm_medium%3Demail-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=devrel)** on demand #ICYM the Google Cloud Accelerator Canada: Demo Day 2021. #BuildWhatsNext | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | |---| | | | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---|---|---| | ||| | | |---| | **Google Cloud Next '21** | | Register for Next '21, Google Cloud's free flagship event happening from October 12--14, for live Q\&As, breakout sessions, immersive demos, keynotes from leaders like Thomas Kurian and Urs Hölzle, and more. |---| | **[Register](https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-09-eng&utm_content=next21-cta)** |
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