How Grab cut ANRs 32% by rolling out R8 in three phases
Compat mode, then Full Mode, then keep-rule cleanup with Configuration Analyzer.
Android
Android platform releases, API levels, Jetpack, and the parts of the SDK that break builds.
Android Studio Rabbit 2 Canary 5 fixes L8 desugaring wiping the R8 mapping file
The per-variant l8DexDesugarLib task rewrote a full mapping.txt as a 25-byte stub.
Android Studio Rabbit 2 Canary 4 fixes a Compose Preview memory leak
StudioModuleClassLoader instances were never released, filling Metaspace until an OutOfMemoryError.
Android CLI adds Device Streaming and more than 20 agent skills
Agents can drive physical devices over ADB over SSL, and install skills such as Wear Compose Material 3.
Enhancing Android Apps with In-App Agentic Workflows
Developers can now build intelligent Android apps using agentic workflows with the latest tools and protocols.
Instagram Direct's AI-Native UI Transformation with Jetpack Compose
Instagram Direct engineers achieve efficiency and performance gains by migrating to Jetpack Compose.
Android Studio Rabbit 2 Canary 2 fixes a Windows crash in the Android CLI
sdk list --all exited with 0xC0000409 on Windows; the build also fixes three IDE and Gradle issues.
Android Games Now Available on Car Screens
Developers can now reach drivers and passengers by publishing Android games for in-car screens.
Android Studio Quail 4 Patch 1 fixes dex files that crashed apps on launch
AGP 9.4.1 also fixes a 38% D8 slowdown, R8 non-determinism and two VerifyErrors.
AndroidX Security State can tell you if a CVE is patched on a device
Patch-level tracking across system, modules and kernel, with OSV data behind it.
Android Studio Rabbit 1 Canary 5 fixes agent feedback buttons sending private data
With local models, the agent's thumbs-up and thumbs-down buttons appeared to send private data unexpectedly.
Introducing Fast and Reliable Wireless Debugging with ADB Wi-Fi 2.0
ADB Wi-Fi 2.0 enhances wireless debugging with improved connection reliability and speed.