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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]

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 → https://t.co/rLbvHvOpry

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

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 → https://t.co/scNPOTBtsh

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

@Aqib__786Ai @Firebase Hybrid AI architectures truly offer the best of both worlds.

[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]

@AhmedNMahran @AndroidStudio Glad you're enjoying the new terminal command completion! 💚

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

@AndroidStudio @antigravity Whether you're using Android Studio, Android CLI, or Google Antigravity, we're supporting you wherever you choose to build. Bring your ideas to life faster and easier in this new era of agentic development ↓ https://t.co/VptTZwdGOS

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

Agent-assisted tooling is changing how we build for Android. To help you ship faster, we’re expanding our ecosystem to support your workflow across your favorite tools → https://t.co/VptTZwdGOS

Here are 3 Android Developer Productivity recent updates: 🧵👇

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

@AndroidStudio @antigravity Android Bench adds new models 📊

We're evaluating AI on real-world Android challenges. We've added open-weight models to the leaderboard so you can see how local models like Gemma 4 measure up. We also added the latest Gemini 3.5 Flash model → https://t.co/rLbvHvOpry

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

@KlodianLula Sorry for the crash after the update! To help us figure out what's causing the startup failure, could you submit a quick report with your crash logs at https://t.co/FxpL0uDBZo Our team is actively monitoring incoming reports. Thanks for letting us know!

[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]

@kevnblock 💯 We agree!

[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]

@fofrAI Appreciate you sharing these benchmarks with the developer community. 🔎📈

[Qamar A. Safadi @QamarSafadi]

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 👇

https://t.co/G43O8y18qE

@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

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

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 → https://t.co/j0jdKGhyiN

[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]

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

[Android Developers @AndroidDev]

@kushalreya Congrats on the ship! 💚