Google Launches New Dev Kit To Create Optimized And High-Quality Android Games

Typically, Android development usually requires the Java programming language, whereas game libraries and engines are built using C/C++. However, the AGDK bridges this gap by “providing C game libraries that minimize the use of the Java Programming language and JNI.” This will include game activity, game text input, and game controller libraries, with hopefully many more to come.
Finally, the team behind the AGDK is also focusing on performance optimization to “help you find any stability or performance issues before launch and monitor your game post-launch to catch any issues.” Between a major update to the Android GPU inspector, telemetry gained through the Android Performance Tuner, and system profiler to find inefficiencies, developers’ work in optimization should be straightforward.
There is something there for every developer, so the AGDK should prove to be incredibly useful. If you want to find out more about how the Android Game Development Kit can help you to “develop, optimize, launch, and iterate on high quality Android games,” you can read more here.