Samuel Bright’s Post

Get ready, #Android developers! The team unveiled a lot of new tools to help you speed up Android development at this year’s #GoogleIO. You can incorporate these time-saving features into your workflow today by downloading #AndroidStudio Narwhal Feature Drop (2025.2.1) in the preview release channel.  Here’s a rundown of just a few of the latest AI features you can try: 1. AI-powered testing through Journeys with Gemini in Android Studio (now with access to Gemini 2.5 Pro): Test your app’s critical user journeys across various devices — simply by describing the test actions in natural language. 2. New AI features in Studio Labs: For easier ways to generate Compose previews, transform UI, and attach images and project files to Gemini for context-aware code generation. 3. Prompt Library rules and improvements: For more accurate and tailored coding assistance, you can define specific coding styles for Gemini to adhere to. (e.g., “Always give me concise responses in Kotlin.”) 4. Version Upgrade Agent (coming soon!): Save time and effort by automating your dependency upgrades. 5. Play Policy Insight beta (coming soon!): Android Studio now includes richer insights and guidance on Google Play policies that might impact your app to help you build safer apps from the start. As always, your input is extremely valuable to us. Please let us know if you come across any bugs or ideas for improvements!