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page.title=Preview Program Overview

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<p>
  The M Developer Preview program is an opportunity for you to test the compatibility of your apps
  with the next platform release, try out early versions of new API features, and provide feedback
  to the Android team. The program includes update releases during course of the program to allow
  you to follow the progress of feature development and fixes, leading up to the official release
  of the platform, as shown in Figure 1.
</p>

<img src="{@docRoot}preview/images/m-preview-timeline.png"
  alt="Preview program timeline" id="figure1" style="margin-top: 15px;">
<p class="img-caption">
  <b>Figure 1.</b> Timeline for the M Developer Preview program.
</p>

<p>
  We strongly encourage you to provide feedback for the M Preview releases through our <a href=
  "https://code.google.com/p/android-developer-preview/">issue tracker</a>. Issues reported early
  in the program have a better chance of being addressed before the official release, so reports
  provided by June 30, 2015 receive priority processing by the Android team.
</p>

<p>
  To get started testing your app:
</p>

<ul>
  <li>Review the <a href="{@docRoot}preview/api-overview.html">
	API Overview</a> and <a href=
	"{@docRoot}preview/api-changes.html">Behavior Changes</a> to
	get an idea of what's new and how it affects your app.
  </li>

  <li>Setup for testing and development by following the instructions for <a href=
  "{@docRoot}preview/setup-sdk.html">Setting up the Preview
  SDK</a> and configuring test devices.
  </li>

  <li>Review the <a href="{@docRoot}preview/reference.html">M
  Preview API Reference</a> and <a href=
  "{@docRoot}preview/samples.html">M Preview samples</a> to
  gain more insight into new API features and how to use them in your app.
  </li>

  <li>Join the <a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/101985907812750684586">M Preview
  Google+ developer community</a> to get the latest developer updates and connect with other
  developers working with the preview.
  </li>
</ul>

<p>
  Thanks in advance for your participation in the developer preview program!
</p>