Android Excellence: congratulations to the new apps and games for Fall 2017

Posted by Kacey Fahey, Developer Marketing, Google Play

Android Excellence recognizes some of the highest quality apps and games on
Google Play. With a strong focus on great design, an engaging user experience,
and strong app performance, this set of href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/topic?id=campaign_editorial_3002b4f_android_excellence_apps&hl=en">apps
and href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/topic?id=campaign_editorial_3002b50_android_excellence_games&hl=en">games
show the diversity of content on Google Play. Whether you're trying to better
manage personal finances with href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bookmark.money">Money
Lover or want to experience the thrill of stunt-racing with stunning
graphics and real-time challenges in href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftA8HM">Asphalt
8, there's something for everyone to enjoy.

One new awardee is href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.publisheria.bring&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Bring!,
a simple-to-use app that helps manage your grocery lists. Use the existing
catalog of items or add your own product photos, then share your lists and
message in-app to let others know when it's time to shop. If you're looking for
a new game to play, href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.auralab.karmaincarnation1">Karma.
Incarnation 1. is a "wonderfully weird, puzzle-filled indie adventure game."
With beautiful hand-drawn art, you guide the story's hero through moments of
humor and challenge to be reunited with his love.

Congratulations to the new Android Excellence apps and games for Fall 2017.

New Android Excellence apps	New Android Excellence games
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agoda.mobile.consumer&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Agoda	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftA8HM&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Asphalt 8
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.malangstudio.alarmmon&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">AlarmMon	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.king.bubblewitch3&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Bubble Witch 3 Saga
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.publisheria.bring&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Bring!	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.outplayentertainment.castlecreepstd&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Castle Creeps
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.castbox.audiobook.radio.podcast">CastBox	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appxplore.crabwar&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Crab War
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.easilydo.mail&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Email by Edison	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notdoppler.crashofcars&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Crash of Cars
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glow.android.eve&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Eve	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.halfbrick.dantheman&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Dan the Man
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.everimaging.photoeffectstudio&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Fotor	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.naturalmotion.dawnoftitans&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Dawn of Titans
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mint&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Mint	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.altitude.dreamdefense&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Dream Defense
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bookmark.money&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Money Lover	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ironhidegames.android.ironmarines&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Iron Marines
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.motain.iliga&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Onefootball	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.auralab.karmaincarnation1">Karma. Incarnation 1.
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robinhood.android&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Robinhood	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kurechii.postknight&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Postknight
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viki.android&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Viki	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.idreams.SkyForceReloaded2016&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Sky Force Reloaded
	href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redantz.game.zombie3&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign">Zombie Age 3

Explore other great apps and games in the Editors’ Choice section on Google Play.

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Android Developer Story: Zalando increases installs and revenue by focusing on app quality

Posted by Adriana Puchianu

Based in Berlin, href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.zalando.mobile">Zalando
is Europe's leading online fashion platform. With more than 70% of its traffic
now coming from mobile, the company has invested a lot in improving the quality
of its app to provide a good user experience. Investing in bridging the online
and the offline worlds, as well as providing a seamless cross-platform
experience, has had positive results on their user engagement and revenue. Using
features like A/B testing, the pre-launch report and the new release dashboard
from the Google Play Console, Zalando saw a 6% increase in installs and a 15%
increase in the users' lifetime value.

Watch Rushil Dave, Senior Product Specialist and Meritxell Rivera, Android
Developer discuss how the company has improved user experience and key revenue
and engagement metrics by investing in app quality for their href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.zalando.mobile">Zalando
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Android Developer Story: Robinhood uses Android Studio to quickly build and test new features

Posted by Christopher Katsaros, Developer Marketing, Android



Robinhood allows users to buy and sell stocks commission-free* in the US. It is designed to make financial investment easy for all users, even if you’ve never traded before.



With a team of two Android developers, the company has relied on fast tools like Android Studio to build rich new features, which have helped make Robinhood the highest-rated stock brokerage app on Google Play.



Watch Robinhood's Joe Binney, VP of Product Engineering, and Dan Hill, Android Developer, talk about how Android Studio is helping them achieve strong growth on Android.

The top Android developers use Android Studio to build powerful and successful apps on Google Play; learn more about the official IDE for Android app development and get started for yourself.



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*Free trading refers to $0 commissions for Robinhood Financial self-directed individual cash or margin brokerage accounts that trade U.S. listed securities via mobile devices. SEC & FINRA regulatory fees may apply.

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Android Developer Story: LinkedIn uses Android Studio to build a performant app

Posted by Christopher Katsaros, Developer Marketing, Android





LinkedIn is the world's largest social network for professionals. LinkedIn has 10 apps on Google Play, including the flagship LinkedIn app, which provides all of the same features users find on the web, so users can do things like browse and send messages to their professional network with an improved user experience.



For LinkedIn, and other teams with a large number of developers adding code to a project, making sure that everyone pays attention to areas that affect performance is vital for the quality of their app. That's why the the LinkedIn mobile team uses Android Studio to build high quality Android apps.



Watch Pradeepta Dash, Engineering Manager for Infrastructure at LinkedIn, as well as Drew Hannay, Tech Lead for the Android Infrastructure team, talk about how Android Studio helps everyone on their team stay focused on these topics while getting new engineers quickly up and running:

The top Android developers use Android Studio to build powerful, successful apps for Google Play; you can learn more about the official IDE for Android app development, and get started for yourself.



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