AI is unlocking experiences that weren’t even doable just a few years in the past, and we’ve been exhausting at work reimaging Android with AI on the core, to assist allow you to construct an entire new class of apps. At this yr’s Google I/O, we’re masking how new instruments like Gemini can energy constructing the following generations of apps on Android. Plus, we showcased a variety of updates to our instruments and providers grounded in productiveness, serving to you make it quicker and simpler to construct wonderful experiences throughout kind elements. Let’s dive in!
#1: AI in your instruments, with Gemini in Android Studio
Gemini in Android Studio (previously Studio Bot) is your coding companion for Android improvement, and because of your suggestions since its preview ultimately yr’s Google I/O, we’ve advanced our fashions, expanded to over 200 international locations and territories, and introduced it into the Gemini household of merchandise. Earlier at the moment, we previewed a lot of new options coming quickly, like Code recommendations, App High quality Insights that leverage Gemini, and a preview of the multi-modal inputs which can be coming utilizing Gemini 1.5 Professional. You may learn extra concerning the updates right here, and ensure to take a look at What’s new in Android improvement instruments.
#2: Constructing with Generative AI
Android supplies the answer that you must construct Generative AI apps. You should utilize our most succesful fashions over the Cloud with the Gemini API in Google AI or Vertex AI for Firebase instantly in your Android apps. For on-device, Gemini Nano is our best mannequin. We’re working intently with just a few early adopters corresponding to Patreon, Grammarly, and Adobe to make sure we’re creating the very best APIs that unlock probably the most revolutionary experiences. For instance, Adobe is experimenting with Gemini Nano to reinforce the on-device expertise of Acrobat AI Assistant, a device that enables their customers to summarize and work together with paperwork. Make sure you take a look at the Construct your individual generative AI powered Android app, Android on-device gen AI underneath the hood, and the What’s New in Android classes to study extra!
#3: Assume adaptive: apps on telephones, foldables, tablets and extra
Construct and design apps that adapt past the telephone, with the brand new Compose adaptive structure libraries constructed with Materials steerage in beta. Add wealthy stylus and keyboard assist to extend consumer productiveness. Try three of our key Android adaptive classes at Google I/O: Designing adaptive apps, Constructing adaptive Android apps, and Improve consumer productiveness with massive screens and equipment.
#4: Improve homescreens with Widgets and Jetpack Look
Jetpack Look 1.1 is now accessible in launch candidate and allows you to construct top quality widgets utilizing your Compose expertise. Try our new canonical layouts, design steerage and figma updates to the Android UI equipment. To study extra take a look at our Enhance the consumer expertise of your Android app workshop and Construct Android widgets with Jetpack Look technical session.
#5-9: come again right here tomorrow and Thursday!
We’ll proceed to share extra updates for Android Builders all through Google I/O, so test again right here tomorrow!
#10: Use Kotlin Multiplatform for sharing enterprise logic
Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) allows sharing Kotlin code throughout completely different platforms and several other of our Jetpack libraries, like DataStore and Room, have already been migrated to make the most of KMP. We use Kotlin Multiplatform inside Google and advocate utilizing KMP for sharing enterprise logic between platforms. Be taught extra about it right here.
#11: Compose: Shared Components, efficiency enhancements and extra
The upcoming Compose June ‘24 launch is filled with the options you’ve been asking for! Shared aspect transitions, lazy listing merchandise reordering animations, robust skipping mode, efficiency enhancements, a brand new lazy stream structure and extra. Learn extra about it in our weblog.
#12: Android Studio: the newest preview, with Gemini and extra
Android Studio Koala 🐨Characteristic Drop (2024.1.2) accessible at the moment within the canary channel, builds on prime of IntelliJ 2024.1 and provides new revolutionary options unlocked by Gemini, corresponding to insights for crashes in App High quality Insights, code transformations and a Gemini API starter template to get you shortly began with Gemini. Moreover, new options corresponding to USB pace detection, shortcut UI to manage system settings, a brand new option to signal into Google providers, up to date and speedier UI for profilers with a brand new job centric method and a deep integration with the Google Play SDK index are supposed to make the event course of extraordinarily productive. Learn extra right here.
#13: Develop your small business with the newest Google Play updates
Uncover new methods to draw and have interaction customers with enhanced customized retailer listings. Optimize income with expanded cost choices. Reinforce belief by safe, high-quality experiences made simpler with our newest SDK Console enhancements. Find out about these updates and extra, together with our new vertical method, in our weblog.
#14: Simplify app compliance with Checks
Streamline your app’s privateness compliance with Checks, Google’s AI-powered compliance answer! Checks empowers builders to swiftly establish, tackle, resolve privateness points, and allows you to launch apps quicker and with confidence. Harness the facility of automation with Checks’ clever reviews, saving you precious time and sources. Get began now at checks.google.com.
#15: And naturally, Android 15
…however for that, you’ll have to remain tuned tomorrow, after we’ve received a bit extra up our sleeve!