Android Developers Blog

Experimental hybrid inference and new Gemini models for Android

17 April 2026

Posted by Thomas Ezan, Senior Developer Relations Engineer If you are an Android developer looking to implement innovative AI features ...

The Fourth Beta of Android 17

16 April 2026

Posted by Dan Galpin, Developer Relations Engineer Android 17 has reached beta 4, the last scheduled beta of this release cycle, a critical ...

Android CLI and skills: Build Android apps 3x faster using any agent

16 April 2026

Posted by Adarsh Fernando, Group Product Manager and Esteban de la Canal, Senior Staff Software Engineer As Android developers, you h...

Boosting user privacy and business protection with updated Play policies

15 April 2026

Posted by Bennet Manuel, Group Product Manager, App & Ecosystem Trust We strive to make Google Play the safest and most trusted experie...

Get ready for Google I/O: Livestream schedule revealed

14 April 2026

Google I/O 2026: Livestream Schedule Revealed Posted by The Google I/O team The Google I/O schedule i...

Test Multi-Device Interactions with the Android Emulator

13 April 2026

Posted by Steven Jenkins, Product Manager, Android Studio Testing multi-device interactions is now easier than ever with the Android Em...

Android Studio supports Gemma 4: our most capable local model for agentic coding

02 April 2026

Posted by Matthew Warner, Google Product Manager Every developer's AI workflow and needs are unique, and it's important to be ...

Announcing Gemma 4 in the AICore Developer Preview

02 April 2026

Posted by David Chou, Product Manager and Caren Chang, Developer Relations Engineer At Google, we’re committed to bringing the most capable...

Gemma 4: The new standard for local agentic intelligence on Android

02 April 2026

Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP of Product Management Android Development Today, we are enhancing Android development with Gemma 4 , our l...

Increase Guidance and Control over Agent Mode with Android Studio Panda 3

02 April 2026

Posted by  Matt Dyor, Senior Product Manager Android Studio Panda 3 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This release...