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Build for an expanding lineup of Android XR devices with production-ready tools from Android Developer Summit
From full immersion at home to glanceable experiences on the go, building on Android XR lets you meet users at any moment across the entire spectrum of spatial applications. At Android Developer Summit, we marked an exciting milestone with the launch of XREAL AURA.
From in-app agents to the Android intelligence system: What’s new in intelligent apps at the Android Developer Summit
In the intelligence era, users are no longer just tapping through apps, they express high-level goals and expect AI agents like Gemini to complete multi-step workflows, sometimes across multiple apps on their devices.
Build for every screen with the latest Jetpack Compose updates from Android Developer Summit
The Android ecosystem is a multi-device reality that spans phones, foldables, tablets, wearables, in-car displays, XR, and Googlebook. In this landscape, adaptive development is foundational to reaching users wherever they are.
Developing for Today: 50+ New Developer Sessions on Building Apps Today
Over 900 attendees joined our event spaces for a keynote about our outlook on the future, demo sessions, dozens of workshops, a hackathon, and for community discussions focused on ideas and feedback on Android platform.
What's new in Android developer tools and performance at Android Dev Summit
This year at Android Dev Summit we shared how Android's developer tools are evolving to help you be more productive alongside your agents.
Agentic and Flexible: A next era of Android development
Today, at the Android Dev Summit, we are announcing the broad availability of many tools and APIs designed to remove everyday friction and give you more flexibility to build great Android apps.
Your favorite agents are now integrated in Android Studio
Android Studio Rabbit 2 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This release includes key features to improve your development such as Bring Your Own Agent, new XR Emulator features, a LeakCanary update, a new agent skills manager tool, AI code review, and more.
A more reliable way to add and edit contacts on Android
Apps that target the upcoming Android release will no longer be able to directly write to contacts with the WRITE_CONTACTS permission.
Grab Reduces ANRs by 32% and improves startup time by 35% with R8 and Profile guided optimization
Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp, offering deliveries, mobility, and financial services to millions of users across eight countries through a single app.
New ways to drive smarter discovery, deeper engagement, and business growth on Google Play
Posted by Paul Feng, VP of Product Management, Google Play, Google Play Today, we shared how we’re taking our “More than a store” vision into its next chapter. From You tab—now a personalized home base for your favorite apps and content—to Play Games Sidekick connecting over 2 billion players…
Bringing our latest frontier model to Android Developers
Posted by Jason Buchel, Creative Technologist, Platform & Devices As agentic development accelerates, Android engineering is reaching an exciting new frontier: moving from assistive code completion to agents executing end-to-end under your direction. You have total choice and flexibility in the…
Bringing our latest frontier model to Android Developers
As agentic development accelerates, Android engineering is reaching an exciting new frontier: moving from assistive code completion to agents executing end-to-end under your direction. You have total choice and flexibility in the models and agents you use.
New ways to drive smarter discovery, deeper engagement, and business growth on Google Play
Today, we shared how we’re taking our “more than a store” vision into its next chapter. From You tab, now the personal home base for over 250M monthly active users, to our unified gaming platform connecting over 700M gamer profiles, Google Play is meeting users wherever they are.
Introducing the Googlebook Linux Terminal Preview: A VM-Backed Environment for AI and Development
Posted by Cyrus Stoller, Group Product Manager, Laptops & Tablets Today, getting the most out of AI workflows requires access to a terminal with a command line, even if someone doesn’t identify as a programmer or software developer. With Googlebook, we’re excited to help users express themselves…
Introducing the Googlebook Linux Terminal Preview: A VM-Backed Environment for AI and Development
With Googlebook, we’re excited to help users express themselves and gain access to these tools.
Device Streaming and Android skills - available in Android CLI
As Android developers, you have many choices when it comes to the agents, LLMs, tools, and command-line interfaces (CLI) you use for app development. Our goal is to help you build beautiful, high-quality Android apps, no matter how you choose to build.
How Instagram Direct engineers built AI-native UI architecture with Jetpack Compose and reduced token cost per agent session by 33%
The team built an AI-native UI codebase that is 50% smaller than the original implementation, while achieving a 35% reduction in AI agent execution time, 32% fewer engineer-agent exchanges, and a 33% reduction in token cost.
Driving growth on Google Play: The next era of subscriptions
On Google Play, we are continuously expanding our subscription platform to help you drive growth, adapt to new business models, and meet your users exactly where they are.
Build your way: Use any AI agent of your choice in Android Studio
Last year, Android Studio opened up to any AI model. Today, we’re taking the next step by introducing support for your choice of coding agents.
Land your apps on Googlebook with adaptive development
Googlebook introduces a new category of laptops built on a shared Android foundation. High-performance hardware from partners such as HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, and Asus, combines mobile convenience with desktop power.
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