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[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

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.

https://t.co/6kbkNBayek

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

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 → https://t.co/OsrsaDfeVz

[Mishaal Rahman @MishaalRahman]

🐤 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!

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

@Firebase Here's the sample if you want to try it for yourself → https://t.co/fmRjJDhfwZ

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

The @Firebase AI Logic Hybrid API provides a single, unified interface for splitting inference between cloud and on-device environments.

Hybrid inference lets you easily route AI requests to the models running on-device and in the cloud, optimizing performance, cost, and availability → https://t.co/NdQeS88DSZ

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

@sunildhiman90 Bypassing that extra boilerplate makes building robust, configuration-resilient layouts much smoother.

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

@kushalreya Congrats on the ship! 💚

[Android Studio @AndroidStudio]

Quail 1 is now stable 🐦🎊

What should we name our adorable quail?

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

Give your tablet users the experience they deserve. Don't simply stretch your mobile UI, design it to own the larger screen.

Support configuration changes to ensure your app looks and works great in every window size, orientation, and posture → https://t.co/v1WdlbUyVz

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

Android Studio Quail.1 is stable and ready for you to use in production.

This release brings efficiency gains to your agentic workflows, enabling you to analyze and fix app crashes using Gemini. Learn more → https://t.co/YdMOIDyaV1

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

Ways the Android Google app performance team reduced startup latency:

🩺 Identified bottlenecks
🏗️ Redesigned initialization architecture
📱 Implemented user-centric optimizations

See how they did it → https://t.co/hK0WYgl6Ej

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

One UI workflow, multiple form factors. With Wear OS 7, we’re unifying dev across watches and cars ⌚🚗

Using Jetpack Glance & RemoteCompose, you can build responsive, battery-friendly Wear Widgets that align perfectly with the Android ecosystem, saving dev time and reducing code friction.

Get started → https://t.co/QyWmnndImD

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

Analyze CPU, GPU, memory, and power usage together in one view. Available in open beta, the Android Performance Analyzer System Profiler helps you optimize apps and games across modern Android devices.

Read more and try out the beta → https://t.co/EkXUztOris

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

We're sharing key tools and libraries designed to help you optimize core performance, build highly responsive glanceable surfaces, and streamline how your app handles high-quality media. ⚒️

Check out the playlist to learn how you can stand out on every form factor → https://t.co/FtaIrI3BQ4

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

A premium experience is only as good as its foundation, and a performant foundation is what allows your app to scale across the Android ecosystem. 💯

We’re making it easier to build highly optimized, fast apps:
👉 R8 Configuration Analyzer
👉 Unified approach to glanceable surfaces
👉 Complete, production-ready media toolkit

https://t.co/jBmPAjM3mW

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

Get ready to become part of the next generation of intelligent experiences on Android.

Connect your app's capabilities directly to qualified agents using AppFunctions (Android MCP) and accelerate development with the new skill. Start experimenting → https://t.co/mu9HIumQev

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

Android 17 Beta is available on a wide variety of devices from Android partners.

The stable release is almost here so make sure your apps are tested and ready! → https://t.co/y6HFGIw1fu

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

Ground your agents in the latest best practices with the Android Knowledge Base. 📚

This specialized Android CLI command delivers the authoritative context needed to keep your AI current beyond its initial training → https://t.co/zGyZFiccUV

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

State-of-the-art reasoning is now on Android. 🧠

Introduced last month, Gemma 4 brings powerful on-device AI in 2B and 4B sizes. The code you write today is fully forward compatible with the upcoming Gemini Nano 4.

Join the AICore Developer Preview to start building → https://t.co/5gMVABitbJ

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

We've released new APIs, tools and samples to help you build intelligent experiences on Android. 🛠️

Catch up on the latest #GoogleIO announcements and learn about the new AppFunctions (Android MCP), new features for building on-device GenAI, Firebase AI Logic hybrid inference, and more → https://t.co/byl6xuzjLp