Godot Daily: Weekly Recap - Android Platform Modernization
Godot removed deprecated Google Play OBB support and updated zlib to version 1.3.2. The week included significant Android platform cleanup and various engine stability improvements.
Duration: PT2M36S
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- Show: Godot Daily
- Published: 2026-04-20T00:00:00Z
- Audio duration: PT2M36S
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Good morning. This is your Godot Daily weekly recap for April 13th through 20th, 2026.
Two pull requests merged with 30 additional commits this week.
Starting with platform updates. The most significant change was the removal of deprecated Google Play OBB support from Android exports. This eliminated nearly 9,000 lines of legacy code across 54 files. Google deprecated OBB format in favor of Android App Bundles and Play Asset Delivery. Projects still requiring OBB…
In fixes, dictionary elements in the inspector now properly display context menus again. The fix also disables the copy property path option for these elements to prevent errors.
Moving to additional commits, several infrastructure improvements landed. The zlib library updated to version 1.3.2, bringing compression performance enhancements and security fixes. Engine organization improved with root image files migrated to a new misc/logo directory structure.
Platform stability received attention with missing window existence checks added to HDR methods across Linux Wayland, macOS, and Windows display servers. This prevents crashes when HDR functions are called on invalid windows.
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