Posted by Matthew McCullough – VP of Product Administration, Android Developer
On this dynamic and sophisticated ecosystem, our dedication is to your success. That is why in our summer time episode of The Android Present, we’re making it simpler so that you can construct superb apps by unpacking the most recent instruments and alternatives. On this episode, we’ll cowl how one can get constructing for Put on OS 6, increase your productiveness with the most recent Gemini in Android Studio updates, create for the brand new Pixel 10 Professional Fold, and even have some enjoyable with the brand new AI-powered Androidify. (And for Android customers, we additionally simply dropped a bunch of recent characteristic updates as we speak; you may learn extra about these right here). Let’s dive in!
Get essentially the most out of Agent Mode in Android Studio with MCP
We’re targeted on making you extra productive by integrating AI straight into your workflow. Gemini in Android Studio is on the heart of this, serving to groups like Entri who was capable of scale back UI improvement time by 40%. Now you can join Mannequin Context Protocol servers to Android Studio, which expands the instruments, data, and capabilities of the AI Agent. We additionally simply launched the Android Studio Narwhal 3 characteristic drop, which brings extra productiveness boosters like Resizable Compose Preview and Play Coverage Insights.
Construct for each display screen with Compose Adaptive Layouts 1.2 beta
The brand new Pixel 10 Professional Fold creates an unbelievable canvas to your app, and we’re simplifying improvement so you may take full benefit of it. The Compose Adaptive Layouts 1.2 library, now formally in beta, makes it simpler than ever to construct for big screens and to embrace adaptive app improvement. This library is full of instruments that can assist you create subtle, adaptive UIs with much less code. We’re targeted on serving to you construct intuitive and interesting experiences for each display screen. This foundational library is full of highly effective instruments that can assist you create subtle, adaptive UIs with much less code. Construct dynamic, multi-pane experiences utilizing new format methods like Reflow and Levitate, and use the brand new Giant and Additional-Giant window measurement courses to make your app extra intuitive and interesting than ever. Learn extra about these new instruments right here.
Convey your most expressive apps to the wrist with Put on OS 6
We need to assist you construct superb experiences for the wrist, and the brand new Pixel Watch 4 with Put on OS 6 gives a robust new stage to your apps. We’re providing you with the instruments to make your apps extra expressive and private, with Materials 3 Expressive to create beautiful UIs. You may also interact customers in new methods by constructing your individual market with the Watch Face Push API. All of that is constructed on a extra dependable basis, with watches updating to Put on OS 6 seeing as much as 10% higher battery life and sooner app launches.
Androidify your self, with a selfie + AI!
Our journey to reimagine Android with Gemini at its heart extends to all the pieces we do—together with our mascot. That is why we rebuilt Androidify with AI at its core. With the brand new Androidify, obtainable on the internet or on Google Play, you need to use a selfie or a immediate to create your individual distinctive Android bot, powered by Gemini 2.5 Flash and Imagen. It is a enjoyable instance of how we’re constructing higher consumer experiences powered by AI… Strive it out for your self—we are able to’t wait to see what you construct.
Below the hood, we’re utilizing Gemini 2.5 Flash to validate the immediate and Imagen to create your Android bot. And on Friday’s this month, you’ll be capable to animate your Android bot into an 8-second video; this characteristic is powered by Veo and obtainable to a restricted variety of creations. You’ll be able to learn extra about the technical constructing of the Androidify app right here. Strive it out for your self – we are able to’t wait to see your inside Android!
Watch the Summer season episode of The Android Present
Thanks for tuning into this quarter’s episode. We’re excited to proceed constructing nice issues collectively, and this present is a vital a part of our dialog with you. We would love to listen to your concepts for our subsequent episode, so please attain out on X or LinkedIn. A particular because of my co-hosts, Annyce Davis and John Zoeller, for serving to us share the most recent updates.