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Use your preferred coding agent directly in @AndroidStudio. You can now choose from over 40 coding agents inside the IDE, giving your agents project context and access to Android Studio tools 🧵👇

💚 It's good to be back. The energy at #AndroidDevSummit was unmatched. Check out this roundup of some of our favorite posts.👇🏽

It's only lunchtime, but I've already learned so much about some very interesting (and relevant) topics The new A2UI lib for generative UI from agent payloads was demoed Followed by performance improvements tips for handling media #AndroidDevSummit

Wasn’t expecting to see this during the Android Dev Summit keynote today. Thanks @matthewmccull!

Turn agent replies into native app UI with Agent-to-UI (A2UI) for Jetpack Compose, now in alpha! A2UI lets agents respond with a real interactive UI built from your app's own components instead of a wall of text. #AndroidDevSummit

RT @ssamat: I’ve always believed that the endgame of spatial computing is something close to the holodeck on Star Trek – computing that feels limitless, immersive, and completely natural. When we started building Android XR, we knew the early chapters of that story would require bulky headsets. That was the price of admission for the technology at the time. Today, you can see the transition to the next generation happening in real time. XREAL just officially launched XREAL AURA, the first wired XR glasses running Android XR. Because they’re dramatically lighter and more balanced than traditional headsets, they cross a critical barrier: you can comfortably keep them on for hours whether watching a movie or getting work done on multiple screens. I’ve been using a pair recently, and it changes how you think about screens: 🟢 For productivity: I can pull up multiple virtual windows in a public space without anyone seeing my work. It completely changes working on the go. 🟢 For entertainment & daily apps: Because it runs Android, all of your favorite Google Play apps are natively there alongside immersive XR content. 🟢 For everyday life: With Gemini integrated, the glasses understand what you're looking at and can give you hands-free, contextual help as you walk around. We wanted Android XR to be more than a cool tech demo – we wanted it to fit effortlessly into daily life. Today feels like a huge step in that direction. Proud of the Google and XREAL teams who pulled this off! Learn more about XREAL AURA here:

Clear your cache and your calendar. #AndroidDevSummit goes live at 10 AM PT. 👀

RT @matthewmccull: I’ve just stepped off the stage at Android Developer Summit and am excited to share the updates my team and I gave there. We covered transforming how you build apps with agentic AI & tools that help you build for multiple devices. Here’s the bits in a quick thread:

Bring your app to Search and Gemini 👀 The new Connected Apps Platform (preview) is built on the open MCP standard, so you keep your brand and business logic, and users stay in control of key actions. Start building today → #AndroidDevSummit

Claude Sonnet 5.5, Gemini 4 Argon, and GPT 6.1 Sol have been added to Android Bench. 📊🤖 And we have a new #1 on the leaderboard. More data means more informed model selection for your next project. Check out the full rankings →

RT @MishaalRahman: ✨ This is huge 👀: We're launching Android MCP, powered by the AppFunctions API! This lets your app integrate with @GeminiApp on Android so your users can ask questions that pull info from your app or take actions in it. To support this, we're also launching a preview of the Connected Apps Platform. This is the announcement I'm most excited about from #AndroidDevSummit!

Let's talk about the future of Android development. Tune in to #AndroidDevSummit for the latest technical updates, new tools, and deep dives to help you build your best apps. 🔗 October 28 at 10 AM PT:

@AndroidStudio Setup takes seconds and you can switch between agents. Open Settings > Tools > AI > Agents, browse the marketplace, and install your coding agents. It's the best of both worlds: your preferred agents AND Android Studio's tools (Emulator, Compose Preview rendering, and more).

RT @AjeshRPai: Super excited to share our latest case study featuring Grab! 🚀 Tackling performance across a decade-old codebase with 10M+ lines of code isn't an overnight flick of a switch—the Grab team achieved it by rolling out R8 Compat Mode with Startup Profiles, moving to Full Mode, and using the R8 Configuration Analyzer and refining their keep rules to push their optimization scores past 78% alongside strict CI guardrails. The overall wins across the rollout: 📉 ~32.5% fewer ANRs 📦 ~30% smaller app size ⚡ 35% faster cold startup #Android #MobileEngineering #R8 #AndroidDev

@AndroidStudio Your 5-minute challenge. 🧪 Update to Android Studio Rabbit 2. Settings > AI > Agents → install your agent Then use this prompt: "Build an Android 3D app that features popular attractions in [city name] using Material 3 design" Show us what you make!👇 #AndroidDevSummit

Slashing app download size by ~30% across a 10-million line codebase is easier than ever with R8 and Profile guided optimization. 🛠️ See how @GrabSG rolled out R8 Full Mode and Baseline Profiles to dramatically shrink their app and cut ANRs by 32% →

RT @riggaroo: We've just released a new official Android skill that can be used to statically analyse your #JetpackCompose code for performance improvements. ⚡️ Install it, and ask your agent to run the skill on your code. 🧑‍💻 We've seen some good results running it internally - give it a try and let us know any feedback!

RT @vad710: Hey Friends! 👋 Can you believe we're 7 days away from #AndroidDevSummit? If you're curious about whats happening at ADS, check out: can't make it in person? Check out the Livestream and session on YouTube👉 #XR #AndroidXR

The Android ecosystem is expanding, and XR devices are here and shipping. Now is the perfect time to get your apps ready. Here are three ways to jump in today. 🧵⬇️ #AndroidDevSummit.

Keep your Android CLI workflow running smoothly with these quick tips from @anomisSi. 🛠️ Install it here →

RT @riggaroo: We've been improving the #JetpackCompose documentation with loads of small fixes, but also new docs in general! 🔥 For ex: The Dragging composables documentation was updated to showcase Modifier.anchorredDraggable(), showcasing how to make custom navigation drawers with overscroll effects.

🛠️ Core Jetpack XR SDK libraries and Android XR emulators are officially STABLE. See your app on XR glasses, no hardware needed: Android Studio → Device Manager → add an XR Glasses emulator → run your app. Screenshot it and tag us! 👓

Load-bearing code vs drywall code 🤔👷‍♀️ Fast experimentation uses what we call drywall code while load bearing code is part of the system. What do you think of this concept? Learn more in the latest episode of Android Developers Backstage Podcast →

Grab a front row seat to #AndroidDevSummit right from your couch. We’re bringing the action directly to you! Catch all the big announcements as they happen. Save the date for the keynote livestream →

⚡ The Android XR Engine Hub graduates to 1.0, with easy access to start and analyze performance traces across Unity, Godot, and Unreal. Streamline your engine workflows using the Android XR Engine Hub. 🔥

Which type of development work do you prefer? 🔨 Drywall code: Fast experimentation you don't even need to read; just run it 🏋️ Load-bearing code: A key part of the system, something foundational that you’ll maintain and nurture for years

RT @ssamat: Excited to share Gemini 4 is available for developers in Antigravity and Android CLI! By bringing frontier reasoning to native Android dev tools, Gemini 4 delivers autonomous self-correction loops, better token efficiency and production-ready Jetpack Compose code out of the box. Learn more:

Too busy shipping to catch #AndroidDevSummit? Whether you want to use Claude Agent or Codex in Android Studio, render native Jetpack Compose UI from agent replies, or scale instantly to the new Googlebook, we got you covered →

Optimize your apps for discovery and engagement with these new tools in Google Play → 🔍 Ask Play now generates dynamic app comparisons directly in the store 💬 Expanded search allows users to discover your apps through Gemini 🎮 Keep players coming back with new social competitions and rewards

From self-healing build loops to production-ready Jetpack Compose & shaders, Gemini 4 Argon is available to help Android developers with complex development challenges. Android developers with a paid Google AI Pro subscription can log into Antigravity within Android Studio to start using the new model.

You can now watch the #AndroidDevSummit keynote! Learn what the future of Android development looks like for you and your agent →

Gemini 4 Argon is here! → We tested it out and turned a basic 2D maps app into a 3D world. Watch our demo to see it in action. Feeling inspired to try it out for yourself? Get started today in Google @Antigravity with your Google AI Ultra subscription or in @AndroidStudio with the Gemini API paid tier.

We’re rolling out Gemini 4 Argon in Antigravity to paid Google AI Pro subscribers today. Demand has been incredible and we've scaled capacity deliberately to get here. We’ve rolled out a separate weekly-only Argon quota for Pro on top of the existing Gemini bucket for 3.8 Flash so you have the best of Gemini for all your tasks.

RT @anomisSi: 🚀 Lots of handy Android CLI updates this week! Device Streaming is now in CLI - agents can now spin up remote devices 📱 Fresh new batch of Android skills for Security, Identity, Media3, TV, and more 😌 Learn more in ⬇️ 🤙 :

RT @matthewmccull: The device streaming capability is going to be a hit as it empowers agentic workflows to test across a more diverse set of device form factors. I'm anticipating a step change in the app features targeting Android devices beyond handsets.

RT @antigravity: Watch how Antigravity takes an Android app from prompt to real device. Using the Stitch MCP and the Android CLI plugin, the agent pulls your designs, builds the native Jetpack Compose components, verifies them in the emulator, and runs the final build on a real phone.

Master Predictive Back in Jetpack Compose without the AI-generated bugs. 🤖 AI agents often miss strict lifecycle rules for androidx.navigationevent. The official NavigationEvent Skill solves dispatcher and scoping issues out-of-the-box. Add it today ⬇️

🚀 Lots of handy Android CLI updates this week! Device Streaming is now in CLI - agents can now spin up remote devices 📱 Fresh new batch of Android skills for Security, Identity, Media3, TV, and more 😌 Learn more in ⬇️ 🤙 :

It's happening. #AndroidDevSummit is officially back.