# Newsletter - October 2023


More events, announcements, and inspiration from Google Developers

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| |---| | |---| | |---| | |---| | |---| | |---| | [![](https://gstatic.com/growthlab/api/8LfZ1cZlqUlJ2SIZ4gfWMC4OsZvOGNK1ZvWorzRB.png)](https://developers.google.com/newsletter/2023/10#) | | | |   | | | |---| | |---| | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/gdev-logo-new.png)](https://developers.google.com/newsletter/2023/10#) | |---| | October 2023 | | [Archive link](https://developers.google.com/newsletter?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | | [![](https://gstatic.com/growthlab/api/we4qxC9NJu0aQ8AquMKDUkfc10FXhjgkuqbhshe0.png)](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/10/watch-tas23.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | | | |---| | |---| | |---| | DevFest 2023 is here | | Get ready for DevFest, the world's largest distributed technology conference! This year, local events will run from October 1--December 31. Hosted by Google Developer Groups (GDGs) around the world, the event format is focused on in-person tech conferences designed specifically for local developer communities. RSVP to an event near you. | | |---| | [Learn more](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/10/watch-tas23.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | | | |---| | |---| | It's spooky season | | Follow Google for Developers for scary good developer resources, community events, and stories. | | |---|---|---|---|---| | [![Blogger](https://www.gstatic.com/growthlab/api/NEs0JPrJriLxNVQS4LJqq5kfpWdjhiXVkqxz5wuf.png "Blogger")](https://developers.googleblog.com/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [![YouTube](https://www.gstatic.com/growthlab/api/oONqRzGKXPjIdhaPmDiKBE4vYzADDHSiZk1hfSSv.png "YouTube")](https://www.youtube.com/googledevelopers?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [![Twitter](https://www.gstatic.com/gumdrop/files/google-play-developers-twitter-dark-transparent-w2400px-h2453px-2x.png "Twitter")](https://twitter.com/googledevs?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [![Instagram](https://www.gstatic.com/growthlab/api/gD4bL1um1ojFZRoZWk076AOWxtS9csqmDbsLoK3s.png "Instagram")](https://www.instagram.com/googlefordevs?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [![LinkedIn](https://www.gstatic.com/gumdrop/files/google-play-developers-link-round-transparent-w56px-h56px-2x.png "LinkedIn")](https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/googledevelopers?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | | | |---| | |---|---|---| | |---| | Featured content | | Catch up on developer news on * TL;DR * | | [![](https://gstatic.com/growthlab/api/kpjzi9LOgn1EhEKlUnUFjDjBU0GvHo5XqcHNWrkU.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-PG2r2e8Nk&utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | Connect Google Services to Bard, Flutter's Consulting Directory, and more developer news. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-PG2r2e8Nk&utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Watch now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-PG2r2e8Nk&utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | ![](https://www.gstatic.com/gumdrop/files/spacer-11.gif) | |---| | Featured content | | Celebrating 25 years of Google Search | | From "how to center a div" to "generative AI," explore the queries developers searched for. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/09/25-years-google-search-developer-trends.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Read more](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/09/25-years-google-search-developer-trends.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | Featured event | | Tune in to #TheAndroidShow | | Watch to learn about the latest announcements and updates for your favorite Android tools and APIs on October 19. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23)](https://d.android.com/events/show) | [Watch](https://d.android.com/events/show?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://developers.google.com/events?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Find more developer events](https://developers.google.com/events?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | | | | |---| | Product updates and developer solutions | | |---| | |---| | Now generally available: Android 14 to roll out to popular devices by end of year | | This includes custom lock screen shortcuts, CredentialManager with Passkey support, Ultra HDR photos, HealthConnect for user-controlled health data sharing, and more. Make sure your app is compatible. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/10/android-14-is-live-in-aosp.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Download now](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/10/android-14-is-live-in-aosp.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | Studio Bot is now in 160+ international markets | | The AI-powered coding assistant can accelerate your ability to build high-quality Android apps faster by generating code, answering questions, and more -- all within Android Studio. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/09/studio-bot-expands-to-international-markets.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Learn more](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/09/studio-bot-expands-to-international-markets.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | Go behind the scenes of * SPACE INVADERS: World Defense * | | * SPACE INVADERS * is a first-of-its-kind, immersive AR game that uses the latest ARCore technology. Explore how it works in this post. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/09/how-space-invaders-arcore-game-was-made.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Learn more](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/09/how-space-invaders-arcore-game-was-made.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | Announcing the Federated Credential Management Beta for Google Identity Services | | Join the Beta to ensure a seamless user experience after cookie deprecation in Chrome. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/08/announcing-federated-credential-management-beta-for-gis.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Learn more](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/08/announcing-federated-credential-management-beta-for-gis.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | Improve user safety for new Chrome and Android apps | | Custom URI schemes are known to be vulnerable to app impersonation attacks. To protect our users against this risk, we will restrict the use of custom scheme methods. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/10/enhancing-oauth-app-impersonation-protections.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Learn more](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/10/enhancing-oauth-app-impersonation-protections.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | Build a more sustainable future with new Environment APIs | | Explore Google Maps Platform APIs for solar, air quality, and pollen that were announced at Google Cloud Next. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/maps-platform/going-beyond-map-introducing-environment-apis?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Learn more](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/maps-platform/going-beyond-map-introducing-environment-apis?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | Learn how Terra increased ads spend by improving Core Web Vital metrics | | Prefetching helped increase their click-through rate by 30% and speed up Largest Contentful Paint. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://web.dev/terra-prefetching-case-study?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Learn more](https://web.dev/terra-prefetching-case-study?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | Go from idea to app with no coding using AppSheet | | Catch up on this helpful session from Google Cloud Next to learn how to build intelligent business apps that transform how you operate -- all with no code. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc5lZ1Ylp6Q&utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Watch now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc5lZ1Ylp6Q&utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | Get policy updates in * Notes From Google Play * | | Catch up on the latest to help you navigate privacy and security on Play to build trust with your users. | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs7KRO5M2yc&utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Watch now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs7KRO5M2yc&utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | | | | |---| | Codelabs and pathways | | |---|---| | |---| | Fix a single-page app for Google Search | | In this codelab, you'll fix a single-page app's SEO issues. | | |---| | [Start learning](https://developers.google.com/codelabs/making-a-single-page-app-search-friendly?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | | |---|---| | |---| | Add recommendations to your app with TensorFlow Lite and Firebase | | Learn how to create a content recommendation engine for your Android app. | | |---| | [Start learning](https://firebase.google.com/codelabs/contentrecommendation-android?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | | |---|---| | |---| | Create a generative chat app with Vertex AI Conversation | | Create, configure, and deploy a chat app to answer customer questions about products in the Google Store. | | |---| | [Start learning](https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/vertex-ai-conversation?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | | |---|---| | |---| | Your first program in Kotlin | | Learn how to create and modify simple programs in Kotlin. | | |---| | [Start learning](https://developer.android.com/codelabs/basic-android-kotlin-compose-first-program?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | | | |---| | Developer community and BIPOC updates | | |---| | |---| | Apply to the Indie Games Accelerator | | |---| | |---| | Get mentorship and education to power your game's growth. Join the 10-week accelerator from Google Play for high potential indie game studios. | | | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/indies-games-accelerator-2024/home?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Learn more](https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/indies-games-accelerator-2024/home?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | |---| |   | | | | |---| | Announcing the Immersive Geospatial Challenge | | |---| | |---| | Join a hackathon to develop a location-based AR experience with Geospatial Creator or a virtual, immersive experience with Photorealistic 3D Tiles. Apply until November 20 for a chance to win cash prizes. | | | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://googlesimmersive.devpost.com?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Register now](https://googlesimmersive.devpost.com?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | |---| |   | | | | |---| | Save the date for Firebase Demo Day 2023 | | |---| | |---| | Take a peek at the exciting future of Firebase on November 8. Learn how to solve development challenges like building and running full stack, AI-powered apps with the best of Google. | | | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://firebase.google.com/demo-day/2023/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gDev_October&utm_content=na) | [Learn more](https://firebase.google.com/demo-day/2023/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gDev_October&utm_content=na) | | | |---| |   | | | | |---| | Explore developer thoughts on performance, Core Web Vitals, and more | | |---| | |---| | Global Hispanic and Latinx developers share how they use Google tools on the web and beyond. | | | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/09/global-hispanic-and-latino-developers-share-how-they-use-google-tools.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Read more](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/09/global-hispanic-and-latino-developers-share-how-they-use-google-tools.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | |---| |   | | | | |---| | Meet the fourth Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders cohort | | |---| | |---| | From healthcare to medicine, energy, finance and empowering the creator economy, these startups leverage AI and ML technology to bring solutions to pressing problems. | | | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/09/supporting-black-tech-entrepreneurs-fourth-google-for-startups-accelerator-black-founders-program.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Learn more](https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/09/supporting-black-tech-entrepreneurs-fourth-google-for-startups-accelerator-black-founders-program.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | |---| |   | | | | |---| | Join the Google Workspace Developer Summit | | |---| | |---| | Build solutions for Google Workspace. Join a one-day, hands-on learning event in Singapore, Bangalore, Amsterdam, or Zurich in October and November. | | | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://goo.gle/gws-dev-summits-23?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Register now](https://goo.gle/gws-dev-summits-23?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | |---| |   | | | | |---| | STEM training for the next generation of Latinas in tech | | |---| | |---| | With a grant from Google, TECHNOLOchicas is expanding from Mexico to the United States. | | | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/diversity/google-stem-education-technolochicas?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Learn more](https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/diversity/google-stem-education-technolochicas?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | | |---| |   | | | | |---| | Catch up on the Google Developer Experts Summit Europe 2023 | | |---| | |---| | Experts share a range of skills and passions that span across Google technologies like Android, Cloud, and machine learning at a community summit in Berlin. | | | | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/yellow-arrow.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaZN-itMkFk?utm_source%3Demail&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | [Watch now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaZN-itMkFk?utm_source%3Demail&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=gdev-oct23) | | |   | | | | | |---| | |---|---| | [![](https://services.google.com/fh/files/emails/envelop.png)](https://developers.google.com/newsletter/2023/10#) | |---| | Was this newsletter forwarded to you? 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