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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.
Matthew Warner • 3 min read
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Product NewsAs 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.
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Product NewsToday, 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.
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Product NewsWith Googlebook, we’re excited to help users express themselves and gain access to these tools.
Cyrus Stoller • 2 min read -
Product NewsAs 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.
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Case StudiesThe 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.
Pavlo Stavytskyi, Rebecca Franks • 11 min read -
Product NewsOn 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.
Sheenam Mittal • 4 min read
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18% Faster Compiles, 0% Compromises
The Android Runtime (ART) team has reduced compile time by 18% without compromising the compiled code or any peak memory regressions. This improvement was part of our 2025 initiative to improve compile time without sacrificing memory usage or the quality of the compiled code.
Santiago Aboy Solanes, Vladimír Marko • 8 min read
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Accelerating your insights with faster, smarter monetization data and recommendations
Today, we’re announcing a suite of upgrades to the Google Play Console and beyond, giving you greater visibility into your financial performance and specific, data-backed steps to improve it.
Phalene Gowling • 2 min read
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Android 16 QPR2 is Released
Android 16 QPR2 is now released and available in AOSP
Matthew McCullough • 4 min read
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