# A product manager's guide to adapting Android apps across devices

DevFeed: [A product manager's guide to adapting Android apps across devices](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-product-manager-s-guide-to-adapting-android-apps-across-devices-22667.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://medium.com/androiddevelopers/a-product-managers-guide-to-adapting-android-apps-across-devices-b2e9b8bfe5f1?source=rss----95b274b437c2---4>)

Author: Android Developers

Published: 2025-06-10T18:06:14Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Android Developers - Medium](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/android-developers-medium.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Large Screen](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/large-screen.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>)

Tags: [adaptive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/adaptive.md>), [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-16](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-16.md>), [android-apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-apps.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [developer-preview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-preview.md>), [featured](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/featured.md>), [google-io-2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-io-2025.md>), [large-screen](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/large-screen.md>), [large-screen-display](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/large-screen-display.md>), [layout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/layout.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [mobile-apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-apps.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [sdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdk.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>)

## AI overview

This guide explains why Android developers should adapt apps for phones, foldables, tablets, Chromebooks, cars, Wear, and XR. It discusses Android 16 changes for apps targeting SDK 36, including changes to orientation and resizability restrictions on large-screen devices, and describes the user-experience, development-efficiency, and market-reach benefits of adaptive apps.

## Source excerpt

Posted by Fahd Imtiaz, Product Manager, Android Developer Experience This article is also shared on the Android Developers Blog Today, Android is launching a few updates across the platform! This includes the start of Android 16's rollout, with details for both developers and users, a Developer Preview for enhanced Android desktop experiences with connected displays, and updates for Android users across Google apps and more, plus the June Pixel Drop. We're also recapping all the Google I/O updates for Android developers focused on building excellent, adaptive Android apps. With new form factors emerging continually, the Android ecosystem is more dynamic than ever. From phones and foldables to tablets, Chromebooks, TVs, cars, Wear and XR, Android users expect their apps to run seamlessly across an increasingly diverse range of form factors. Yet, many Android apps fall short of these expectations as they are built with UI constraints such as being locked to a single orientation or restricted in resizability. With this in mind, Android 16 introduced API changes for apps targeting SDK level 36 to ignore orientation and resizability restrictions starting with large screen devices, shifting toward a unified model where adaptive apps are the norm. This is the moment to move ahead. Adaptive apps aren't just the future of Android, they're the expectation for your app to stand out across Android form factors. Why you should prioritize adaptive nowSource: internal Google data Prioritizing optimizations to make your app adaptive isn't just about keeping up with the orientation and resizability API changes in Android 16 for apps targeting SDK 36. Adaptive apps unlock tangible benefits across user experience, development efficiency, and market reach. Mobile apps can now reach users on over 500 million active large screen devices: Mobile apps run on foldables, tablets, Chromebooks, and even compatible cars, with minimal changes. Android 16 will introduce significant advancements i