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Android Studio Panda 2 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This release brings new agentic capabilities to Android Studio, such as enabling the agent to create an entire working application from scratch with the AI-powered New Project flow, and allowing the agent to automate the manual work of dependency updates with Version upgrade assistant.
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Android Bench is our new leaderboard for evaluating how LLMs handle Android development tasks. The goal is to help model creators accelerate improvements, which will empower developers to work more efficiently, leading to higher quality apps in the ecosystem. Take a look at the leaderboard, our methodology, and the list of Android development challenges the LLMs were tested on.
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The Intelligent OS: Making AI agents and assistants more helpful for Android apps
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Android is evolving into an intelligent OS, enabling AI agents to act across apps. With the new AppFunctions library and UI automation framework, developers can now expose app features directly to assistants like Gemini for seamless, multi-step tasks. Start building for the next generation of AI agents on Pixel and Galaxy devices today.
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The Second Beta of Android 17
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Android 17 Beta 2 is here, bringing new multitasking and privacy features. This update introduces Bubbles for all apps, a floating window mode that simplifies multitasking on foldables and tablets. It also debuts the Handoff API for seamless cross-device continuity and a privacy-preserving Contacts Picker. With the Platform Stability milestone approaching in March, now is the time to test your apps against these latest APIs.
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Keeping Android ecosystems safe in 2025
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Safety is at the heart of everything we do. We want developers to thrive and users to feel confident downloading apps. By investing in world-class defenses, we’re stopping threats before they reach our digital world–providing even stronger protection for your business.
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