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OCT 30 - 31, 2026

UGANDA

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( SPEAKER )

Zachary Powell

Head of Developer Community @ droidCon

( session )

Beyond the Smartphone: Android’s Identity Crisis in 2026

Remember when being an "Android Developer" just meant making sure your app didn't crash on a 5-inch slab of glass? Those were simpler times. Fast forward to 2026, and Android is having a bit of an identity crisis, but in the best way possible. From tri-fold tablets that morph into workstations to the "spatial" frontier of Android XR and the native silicon in our car dashboards, the "mobile" label is officially too small for what we do. Join me as we take a look at the fragmentation of form factors and the unification of tools. Whether you’re still building for the pocket or you’re ready to put your UI on a windshield, it’s time to stop building for the phone you have and start building for the canvas the future is handing us.
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