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App Developer Magazine May 2025

In this month's issue, we examine Google's sweeping transformation of the Play Store. Our cover story, The Great App Purge: Google's Quality Overhaul, explores the company’s dramatic 47% reduction in app listings, as it shifts to tighter enforcement, developer verification, and AI-driven moderation—moving closer to Apple's curated ecosystem and redefining quality in the Android space.

Android developers gain new tools with enhanced Play Console Insights, aimed at boosting app performance and surfacing actionable feedback. Meanwhile, Apple announces a major milestone in emissions reduction, and eyes turn toward WWDC 2025, officially set for June 9.

In gaming, Blizzard's Diablo 4 update introduces the Piranhado mechanic, while SEMO launches a formal game development degree, expanding talent pipelines. Cloud provider Nutrient grows its offerings with new scalable services, and student-led initiatives rise in response to increasing cybersecurity threats at universities.

AI continues to reshape workflows, with a new smart builder converting spreadsheets into functional applications. AutonomyAI debuts its autonomous agent platform, promising to transform how software is conceived and deployed.

Whether you're refining apps for a leaner Play Store or building with next-gen AI agents, this issue delivers the developments shaping tomorrow’s software landscape.