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At Google I/O 2026, we introduced Android’s shift from an operating system to an intelligence system. We also demonstrated how you can build intelligent experiences natively with the system and bring the power of Google’s AI into your apps. If you missed these updates, check out our quick recap video here:
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_Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP, Product Management, Android Developer_
Today at Google I/O, we announced the many ways we’re powering agentic workflows to increase your productivity and ensure your apps shine across the expanding Android ecosystem. Here’s a recap of 17 of our favorite announcements for Android developers; you can also see what was announced last week in The Android Show:…
Product teams mostly know the value of contract testing. The hard part is implementation. Where do they start? A reusable AI playbook — built on risk reasoning — can give them that starting point in minutes.
Most developers now use coding assistants. I do too—Copilot at work, Claude Code at home. As a developer, I prefer not to repeat myself. This post explains why and how to avoid repetition as a skill. Don’t Repeat Yourself The DRY principle has been present in the software development field for ages. The idea is that if you copy and paste code in multiple places and a bug appears, you’ll need to…
Anthropic released skill-creator, a skill for creating and iteratively improving other skills. If you’re not familiar with building skills, it’s worth trying out. Here's how to pull just that folder from the GitHub repo without cloning the entire thing using Git’s sparse checkout.