Cozy up on your couch because there's never been a better time to be an Android developer...at home. All 8 Android sessions and the Developer Keynote from #GoogleIO 2026 are live for you to watch from the comfort of home on our YouTube channel. goo.gle/4v7MZqf

Building AI features doesn't require a dedicated backend. 📲 Karrot used @Firebase AI Logic and Gemini Flash Lite to build a seamless in-app translation feature in under 2 weeks, driving 2.4x more chats among non-English users. See how they did it → goo.gle/4nb0O4f

Guess what? We’ve got a skill for that. 💯 Our growing Android skills repository helps models master nuanced behaviors, so your AI is more equipped to help you for complex Android workflows. Skill up → goo.gle/4vvyAo0

Ship better apps faster with the latest updates to help your developer productivity. This playlist covers updates from Google I/O on Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) support, and Gemini in Android Studio. Dive in to learn how to level up your workflow ↓ goo.gle/4e7v8sz

⏺ You can now try Screen Reactions in Android 17 QPR1 Beta 4! As we previewed at The Android Show, this feature lets you record yourself and your screen at the same time without setting up a green screen. Here's how it works 🧵

To help you build more advanced AI features and explore building in-app agents, we’ve released new APIs, framework and guidance: 🔥 Firebase AI Logic Hybrid Inference 🔥 A2UI Jetpack Compose Renderer 🔥 ADK for Android Read more about these updates ↓ goo.gle/43hmOl7

Make Antigravity your agentic development platform for Android by installing optional resources like the Android CLI and skills. You can enable it during onboarding or anytime under Settings > Customizations > Build With Google Plugins.

Complex workflows require specialized knowledge. ⚡ We’re expanding our Android skills repository to help models master specific patterns. With 17 skills covering AppFunctions, Adaptive UI, and more, adding domain expertise is just a CLI command away → goo.gle/4vvyAo0

Android Bench now evaluates the open models you asked for. 📊 We added commonly used open models like our local Gemma 4, plus the latest like Gemini 3.5 Flash. Check out the leaderboard to find the right LLM for your workflow → goo.gle/bench

Build for Android, your way. 🛠️ In the era of agentic development, we’re giving you the flexibility to build apps using any AI tool, agent, or LLM you choose. See what's new: stable Android CLI v1.0, expanded Android skills, and fresh models on Android Bench → goo.gle/4393Mx9

App review roadblocks slowing down your launch? let’s fix that. Join us on June 11th for Android Office Hours: Navigating Google Play Policies & Publishing Best Practices! We are bringing in Google Play Trust & Safety experts to answer your questions live. Save your spot 👇 rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/a… @AndroidDev will be diving deep into the tools and knowledge you need to publish faster, covering: ✅ Common policy pitfalls & appeal best practices ✅ Resolving copyright/trademark disputes ✅ Using the Play Console "Pre-Review Check" Submit your questions for the live Q&A! 🛠️ #AndroidDev #GooglePlay

Reduce latency for on-device requests when using ML Kit's Prompt API with experimental prefix caching.⚡️ Store and reuse intermediate LLM states from shared prompt prefixes. Just separate the static prefix from the dynamic suffix in your request → goo.gle/4uDCDOU

Memory is the foundation of a smooth user experience. Our tips to help maintain app stability and performance: - Optimize bytecode with R8 - Minimize bitmap footprints - Resolve leaks via LeakCanary - Implement the onTrimMemory callback Read more → goo.gle/4nqfNaM

🐤 2606 Android Canary is now available with an exciting new experimental feature: more theming options! There's now a slider to tweak the hue, & four main color styles for more granular color customization. HUGE fan of this experimental change, and I hope y'all think so too!