Today Google kicked off Playtime, it's event focused on Google Play apps and games, and the company shared some exciting updates for Android applications.

First up, Android App Bundles are getting some improvements. Android App Bundles launched earlier this year as a new app publishing format that helps make app sizes smaller by installing only the parts that the user needs, meaning unnecessary languages and device configurations aren't included. Google says that on devices running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or later, Android App Bundles will be 8 percent smaller on download and 16 percent smaller on the device without any extra work from the developer.

Also new to Android App Bundles is support for larger app bundles with APK sizes up to 500MB without needing support for expansion files. Additionally, developers can now build app bundles in Android Studio 3.2 and in the Unity 2018.3 beta.

Google is improving Google Play Instant Apps. The feature, which lets you try an app without downloading or installing anything, is now available for premium titles and pre-registration campaigns.

Developers should also know that Google is linking the two Play Console tools for monitoring app performance and improving ap quality to give devs more actionable insights. "Whenever a real-world crash in Android vitals is also seen during a pre-launch report execution, you'll get all the extra metadata from the pre-launch report available to you in the Android vitals dashboard so you can debug more effectively," Google explains.

Some other improvements being made include the ability for users to pause an app subscription rather than canceling outright, the ability to change the price of an existing subscription without creating a new SKU, and new tools in the Play Console to evaluate core metrics. Google is also enabling devs to prompt users to update an app without leaing the app thanks to a new API called In-App Updates.

Most of these new features are developer-focused, but they should lead to an all-around better Android app experience for users, which is something all of us can get excited about.