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Android Studio Panda 3 is now stable and ready for you to use in production! Download the latest version today → https://goo.gle/4thwBlP This release gives you even more control and customization over your AI-powered workflows, to help you build high-quality apps. It includes: 🐼 Agent skills: Specialized instructions to teach the Agent your best practices 🐼 Manage Permissions: Granular control over how the Agent reads files or runs commands 🐼 Car App Template: A new way to jumpstart driving-optimized apps
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Don't wait until the September 2026 deadline, prepare your Wear OS apps for the 64-bit devices today. https://goo.gle/4v4yHr7 Follow these steps to assess your app: 🔍 Inspect APKs for native .so files using APK Analyzer 📦 Ensure parity between 32-bit and 64-bit architectures 🆙 Upgrade third-party SDKs to 64-bit compliant versions
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Monzo Bank cut their ANR rate by 35% with a simple R8 update. ⚡ By fully enabling R8, the team also saw a 30% improvement in cold starts and reduced app size by 9% without a major rewrite or complex engineering effort. Check out the full case study here → https://goo.gle/4bUSXm3
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Starting today, we’re rolling out the Android Developer verification process to all developers → https://goo.gle/3NO3I1M Based on your feedback, we’ve refined the experience with new features built directly into Android Studio to support your workflow.
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Navigating which model is best for your project isn't always easy, so our benchmark evaluates LLMs against actual Android development problems. The current top scores on Android Bench: 🔹 Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 🔹 Claude 4.6 🔹 GPT 5.2 Codex Full leaderboard → https://goo.gle/4swdpRe
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Find out how well your favorite LLM actually understands the nuances of Android → https://goo.gle/4swdpRe Android Bench is our official LLM leaderboard — by ensuring AI truly understands the nuances of the platform, you can leverage it to build high-quality Android apps with peace of mind. Swipe to see what JetBrains has to say! 👉
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Top FAQs about Android developer verification after last week’s preview: ❓Does the 24-hour waiting period break your ADB workflow? No, ADB isn’t changing at all. ❓Can other apps detect if advanced flow has been enabled? No. ❓Do I need to keep Developer options on to keep verification turned off? No. Matthew Forsythe sat down to answer your most pressing questions about sideloading to clarify how the advanced flow will work. Watch the video for answers and learn more in our recent blog → https://lnkd.in/gYv79Ykd
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List operations meet navigation logic. 🤝 Nav3 allows you to navigate by simply adding items to a list backed by Compose state. It's a straightforward approach that gives you full control → https://goo.gle/46zyLo1
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Android 17 is here with new APIs to improve app performance, privacy, and the user experience. → https://goo.gle/3PxQXsB Key updates for developers include: 📸 Photo Picker UI: Customize the grid to a 9:16 portrait ratio to better match your app. 🔋 Optimized Background Tasks: Reduce continuous wakelocks using the new OnAlarmListener. 🦻 BLE Hearing Aid Support: Granular audio routing via TYPE_BLE_HEARING_AID. 💻 Interactive Desktop PiP: Pinned windows now stay interactive and always-on-top. 🔒 Security & Privacy: Embeddable session-only Location Button, read-only dynamic code enforcement, and Post-Quantum Cryptography APK signing. Test your apps against the new SDK today via a supported Pixel or the Android Emulator.
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