# Newsletter - December 2021
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**[Preview](https://developer.android.com/google/play/integrity?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=android)** the integration guide for the new Play Integrity API, to be released in 2022. - **[Now](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/12/develop-watch-faces-with-stable-jetpack.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=android)** available: Develop watch faces with the stable Jetpack Watch Face library. - **[View](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/11/ads21-modern-android-development.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=android)** the top three things to know for Modern Android Development. - **[Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-925K3hMHU?utm_medium%3Demail-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=android)** *What's new for large screens and foldables* in Android and ChromeOS. - **[Read](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/11/improving-app-startup-facebook-app.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=android)** lessons on how to improve App Startup experiences, drive user engagement, and adoption from the Facebook Android app. | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | |---| | | | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | Firebase / Google Cloud - **[Automate](https://firebase.googleblog.com/2021/11/app-distribution-rest-api.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=firebase)** your pre-release testing with the App Distribution REST API. - **[Catch](https://firebase.googleblog.com/2021/11/whats-new-at-Firebase-Summit-2021.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=firebase)** up on the latest announcements, sessions, demos, pathways, and more from Firebase Summit. - **[Get](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/serverless-change-data-capture-and-replication?utm_campaign=devshow_series__120721&utm_source=gdev&utm_medium=yt-desc?utm_medium%3Demail-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=firebase)** started with Datastream, Google Cloud's serverless change data capture (CDC) and replication service. - **[See](https://cloudonair.withgoogle.com/events/learn21?utm_source=cgc-site&utm_medium=et&utm_campaign=FY21-Q4-global-NA1399-onlineevent-er-seekho&utm_content=devhomesiteondemand?utm_medium%3Demail-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=firebase)** what you missed from Cloud Learn, a new interactive learning event with technical demos, Q\&As, career development workshops, and more. - **[Watch](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIivdWyY5sqIxUCyOq0-FPNn5GZ2-XR45&?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=firebase)** *This Week in Cloud* to learn about the releases, updates, and events around Google Cloud. | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | |---| | | | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | ML / AI - **[Introducing](https://blog.tensorflow.org/2021/11/introducing-tensorflow-gnn.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=ml)** TensorFlow Graph Neural Networks, a new library to make it easy to work with graph structured data. - **[Meet](https://blog.tensorflow.org/2021/11/2021-TF-Contributor-Awardees.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=ml)** the 2021 TensorFlow Contributor Awardees. - **[Read](https://blog.tensorflow.org/2021/11/an-introduction-to-keras-preprocessing.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=ml)** an introduction to Keras preprocessing layers. - **[Learn](https://blog.tensorflow.org/2021/12/continuous-adaptation-for-machine.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=ml)** about continuous adaptation for machine learning systems to data changes. - **[Detect](https://www.kaggle.com/c/tensorflow-great-barrier-reef?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=ml)** crown-of-thorns starfish in underwater image data in TensorFlow's latest Kaggle challenge. | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | |---| | | | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | Open Source and Misc - **[See](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/maps-platform/announcing-version-60-maps-and-places-sdks-ios?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=misc)** what's new in the 6.0 version of the **[Maps](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/ios-sdk/start#step_2_install_the_sdk?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=misc)** and **[Places](https://developers.google.com/places/ios-sdk/start#step-2:-install-the-sdk?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=misc)** SDKs for iOS. This version contains preview support for XCFrameworks and a new marker animation type. For 6.0, the new minimum supported iOS version is 12. - **[Add](https://developers.googleblog.com/2021/11/personalize-user-journeys-by-pushing-dynamic-shortcuts.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=misc)** App Actions to personalize app user journeys by pushing Dynamic Shortcuts to Assistant. - **[Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScCfmRVzwxE?utm_medium%3Demail-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=misc)** how to design custom silicon with the same workflow used to build software with Bazel. - **[Grow](https://docs.flutter.dev/apprentice-giveaway?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=misc)** your skills and prepare for the newest Flutter challenge before free access ends on January 6, 2022. More details coming soon. - **[Discover](https://flutter.dev/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=misc)** the redesigned Flutter website, learn about its multi-platform support and developer tools, and more. | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | |---| | | | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | Web - **[Read](https://developer.chrome.com/blog/full-accessibility-tree/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=web)** about the latest launch of Full Accessibility tree in Chrome DevTools. - **[Catch](https://designcember.com/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=web)** Designcember, a month-long celebration of web design from the Chrome Developers team. Get one treat a day like videos, podcasts, and exciting demos. - **[Available](https://blog.angular.io/angular-v13-is-now-available-cce66f7bc296?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=web)** now: See the latest enhancements from Angular v13. - **[Review](https://web.dev/compat2021-holiday-update/?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=web)** the final update on Compat 2021, an effort to eliminate browser compatibility problems. - **[Learn](https://chromeos.dev/en/stories/youtube?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=web)** how YouTube gave its Premium users offline access through a Progressive Web App. | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | |---| | | | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | | | Developer Community / BIPOC Partner Highlights - **[Read](https://developers.googleblog.com/2021/12/growing-with-gdg-in-shanghai.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=devrel)** how Google Developer Groups in Shanghai helped a developer grow his skills and network. - **[See](https://developers.googleblog.com/2021/12/from-idea-to-impact-how-a-team-from-solution-challenge.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=devrel)** how a team from the Solution Challenge launched an environmentally-focused social enterprise. - **[Meet](https://developers.googleblog.com/2021/12/iamagde-joel-humberto-gomez.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=devrel)** Google Developer Expert (GDE) Joel Humberto Gómez and learn why his favorite Google Maps Platform features are inspiring him to create a podcast about Maps. - **[Learn](https://developers.googleblog.com/2021/11/Iamagde-krupal-modi.html?utm_medium=email-d&utm_source=newsletter&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=2021-12-eng&utm_content=devrel)** from Krupal Modi, a GDE in Machine Learning from India. 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