{"id":278783,"date":"2025-06-24T15:55:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/top-3-updates-for-android-developer-productivity-google-i-o-25\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:07:59","slug":"top-3-updates-for-android-developer-productivity-google-i-o-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/top-3-updates-for-android-developer-productivity-google-i-o-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 3 Updates for Android Developer Productivity @ Google I\/O \u201825"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjn1LmZMek4uOoAaQ_DeKUdl4rpvQcucsN7FfiN0VHWEtEnKMwAvmi9N5V71fj-nswyEqOKNI6ohM-taUgODmJh3WZLfO1W7imcMthWhkPDo8u4w0y22lipfPkMZzHRqW5Rt4A5tRfqQEa9L3SojYyC2EeFtWAfOwnWADRWX0WjEhwP1sP7Qn_LWt6p5FU\/s1600\/developer-productivity-meta.png\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjn1LmZMek4uOoAaQ_DeKUdl4rpvQcucsN7FfiN0VHWEtEnKMwAvmi9N5V71fj-nswyEqOKNI6ohM-taUgODmJh3WZLfO1W7imcMthWhkPDo8u4w0y22lipfPkMZzHRqW5Rt4A5tRfqQEa9L3SojYyC2EeFtWAfOwnWADRWX0WjEhwP1sP7Qn_LWt6p5FU\/s1600\/developer-productivity-meta.png\" style=\"display:none\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Posted by Meghan Mehta \u2013 Android Developer Relations Engineer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Top 3 updates for Android Developer Productivity at Google I\/O \u201825\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-GikklXjkgM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">#1 Agentic AI is available for Gemini in Android Studio<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/gemini-in-android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gemini in Android Studio<\/a> is the AI-powered coding companion that makes you more productive at every stage of the dev lifecycle. At Google I\/O 2025 we previewed new agentic AI experiences: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mP1tlIKK0R4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journeys<\/a> for Android Studio and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ubyPjBesW-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Version Upgrade Agent<\/a>. These innovations make it easier for you to build and test code. We also announced <a href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2025\/06\/agentic-ai-takes-gemini-in-android-studio-to-next-level.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agent Mode<\/a>, which was designed to handle complex, multi-stage development tasks that go beyond typical AI assistant capabilities, invoking multiple tools to accomplish tasks on your behalf. We\u2019re excited to see how you leverage these <a href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2025\/06\/agentic-ai-takes-gemini-in-android-studio-to-next-level.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agentic AI experiences which are now available<\/a> in the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/studio\/preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preview version of Android Studio<\/a> on the canary release channel.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use Gemini to automatically generate Jetpack Compose previews, as well as transform UI code using natural language, saving you time and effort. Give Gemini more context by attaching images and project files to your prompts, so you can get more relevant responses. And if you\u2019re looking for enterprise-grade privacy and security features backed by Google Cloud, <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/gemini-for-businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gemini in Android Studio for businesses<\/a> is now available. Developers and admins can unlock these features and benefits by subscribing to <a href=\"https:\/\/codeassist.google\/products\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gemini Code Assist<\/a> Standard or Enterprise editions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"What&#039;s new in Android development tools\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KXKP2tDPW4Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">#2 Build better apps faster with the latest stable release of Jetpack Compose<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/compose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compose<\/a> is our recommended UI toolkit for Android development, used by over <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/compose#apps-built-with-compose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">60% of the top 1K apps on Google Play<\/a>. We released a <a href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2025\/05\/announcing-jetpack-navigation-3-for-compose.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new version of our Jetpack Navigation library: Navigation 3<\/a>, which has been rebuilt from the ground up to give you more flexibility and control over your implementation. We unveiled the new <a href=\"https:\/\/m3.material.io\/blog\/building-with-m3-expressive?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=motion&amp;utm_campaign=IO25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Material 3 Expressive<\/a> update which provides tools to enhance your product&#8217;s appeal by harnessing emotional UX, making it more engaging, intuitive, and desirable for your users. The <a href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2025\/04\/whats-new-in-jetpack-compose-april-25.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest stable Bill of Materials (BOM) release<\/a> for Compose adds new features such as autofill support, auto-sizing text, visibility tracking, animate bounds modifier, accessibility checks in tests, and more! This release also includes significant rewrites and improvements to multiple sub-systems including semantics, focus and text optimizations.<\/p>\n<p>These optimizations are available to you with no code changes other than upgrading your Compose dependency. If you\u2019re looking to try out new Compose functionality, the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/develop\/ui\/compose\/bom#what_if_i_want_to_try_out_alpha_or_beta_releases_of_compose_libraries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alpha BOM<\/a> offers new features that we&#8217;re working on including pausable composition, updates to LazyLayout prefetch, context menus, and others.  Finally, we&#8217;ve added Compose support to <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/android\/platform-samples\/tree\/main\/samples\/camera\/camerax\/src\/main\/java\/com\/example\/platform\/camerax\/basic\/CameraXBasic.kt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CameraX<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/media\/media3\/ui\/compose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media3<\/a>, making it easier to integrate camera capture and video playback into your UI with Compose idiomatic components.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"What\u2019s new in Jetpack Compose\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/89UusPuz8q4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">#3 The new Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) shared module template helps you share business logic<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>KMP enables teams to deliver quality Android and iOS apps with less development time. The KMP ecosystem continues to grow: last year alone, over 900 new KMP libraries were published. At Google I\/O we released a new Android Studio <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/kotlin\/multiplatform\/migrate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KMP shared module template<\/a> to help you craft and manage business logic, updated <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/kotlin\/multiplatform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jetpack libraries<\/a> and new codelabs (<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/codelabs\/kmp-get-started\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting started with Kotlin Multiplatform<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/codelabs\/kmp-migrate-room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Migrating your Room database to KMP<\/a>) to help you get started with KMP. We also shared <a href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2025\/05\/android-kotlin-multiplatform-google-io-kotlinconf-2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">additional announcements<\/a> at KotlinConf.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Demystify KMP builds and structure\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gP5Y-ct6QXI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLWz5rJ2EKKc8I-QieOH8BHBdXBu_m6qB6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what we announced at Google I\/O 2025<\/a> to help you build better apps, faster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2025\/06\/top-3-updates-for-android-developer-productivity-google-io-25.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Posted by Meghan Mehta \u2013 Android Developer Relations Engineer #1 Agentic AI is available for Gemini in Android Studio Gemini in Android Studio is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":278784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[146],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278783"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}