Posted by Matthew McCullough – VP of Product Administration, Android Developer
On this dynamic and complicated 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 wonderful 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, enhance 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 function updates at the moment; you’ll be able to 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 middle of this, serving to groups like Entri who was capable of scale back UI growth time by 40%. Now you can join Mannequin Context Protocol servers to Android Studio, which expands the instruments, information, and capabilities of the AI Agent. We additionally simply launched the Android Studio Narwhal 3 function 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 unimaginable canvas on your app, and we’re simplifying growth so you’ll be able to 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 growth. This library is full of instruments that will help you create refined, 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 will help you create refined, adaptive UIs with much less code. Construct dynamic, multi-pane experiences utilizing new structure methods like Reflow and Levitate, and use the brand new Massive and Further-Massive window dimension lessons 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 wish to assist you construct wonderful experiences for the wrist, and the brand new Pixel Watch 4 with Put on OS 6 offers a robust new stage on your apps. We’re providing you with the instruments to make your apps extra expressive and private, with Materials 3 Expressive to create gorgeous UIs. You too can have interaction customers in new methods by constructing your personal 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 quicker app launches.
Androidify your self, with a selfie + AI!
Our journey to reimagine Android with Gemini at its middle extends to all the things we do—together with our mascot. That is why we rebuilt Androidify with AI at its core. With the brand new Androidify, accessible on the net or on Google Play, you should use a selfie or a immediate to create your personal distinctive Android bot, powered by Gemini 2.5 Flash and Imagen. This can be a enjoyable instance of how we’re constructing higher consumer experiences powered by AI… Attempt it out for your self—we are able to’t wait to see what you construct.
Beneath 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 function is powered by Veo and accessible to a restricted variety of creations. You may learn extra about the technical constructing of the Androidify app right here. Attempt it out for your self – we are able to’t wait to see your interior 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 crucial a part of our dialog with you. We might 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.
