your new teammate is an LLM: Supercharging Android Development

In this talk, I explored the latest features of AI in Android Studio to see how it can simplify everyday tasks. I showcased how it handles complex, multistep workflows like refactoring large codebases, generating and running tests, updating dependencies, and fixing stubborn build errors.

I also dived into its UI-focused capabilities: instantly turning visual designs and screenshots into production-ready Jetpack Compose code, transforming UIs with natural language commands in the Compose Preview, generating previews with realistic sample data, and even suggesting accessibility fixes or adaptive layouts.

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1. your new teammate is an LLM Moyinoluwa Adeyemi Supercharging Android Development
2. Before AI…
3. 1 Before AI… Think of an idea
4. 1 2 Before AI… Think of an idea Come up with a name
6. “The company would later accuse Paystack of trademark infringement, claiming that the use of the name “Zap” causes confusion among users and dilutes its trademark.”
7. 1 2 3 Before AI… 👯 Think of an idea Come up with a name Form a team
8. 1 2 3 4 Before AI… 👯 Think of an idea Come up with a name Form a team Start building
9. How are teams problem-solving? How are teams problem-solving with AI?
10. With AI…
11. 1 With AI… Think of an idea
12. Please give me app ideas for a conference demo. The idea should be simple enough that it should have a maximum of 3 screens
13. Which other apps solve the same problem?
14. Which other apps solve the same problem? What wow factor can be added to differentiate it from the others?
15. Which other apps solve the same problem? What wow factor can be added to differentiate it from the others? Can you tell me all the edge cases of the app and how to mitigate them?
16. Which other apps solve the same problem? What wow factor can be added to differentiate it from the others? Can you tell me all the edge cases of the app and how to mitigate them? How will the app respect users’ privacy and security?
17. 1 2 With AI… Think of an idea Come up with a name
19. Which other apps have similar names?
20. 1 2 3 With AI… 👯 Think of an idea Come up with a name Form a team
21. No designer? Vibe design 󰥮
22. stitch.withgoogle.com
23. stitch.withgoogle.com Standard mode Standard 2.5 Flash
24. stitch.withgoogle.com Standard mode Standard 2.5 Flash Experimental 2.5 Pro
25. stitch.withgoogle.com Standard mode Standard 2.5 Flash Experimental 2.5 Pro
26. stitch.withgoogle.com Standard mode Standard 2.5 Flash Experimental 2.5 Pro
27. 1 2 3 4 With AI… 👯 Think of an idea Come up with a name Form a team Start building
29. Start building Gemini API Key
30. Start building Choose your fighter 🤺 provider
31. Start building Ask mode
32. User journey Ask mode
33. Start building Ask mode Agent mode
34. User journey Agent mode
35. “Generate a Retrofit interface and data models from this JSON or API specification.”
36. “Generate a Retrofit interface and data models from this JSON or API specification.” “Create a Room database entity and DAO based on this data class”
37. “Generate a Retrofit interface and data models from this JSON or API specification.” “Create a Room database entity and DAO based on this data class” “Generate KDoc (Kotlin documentation) for this entire class and all its public methods”
38. User journey Agent mode
39. User journey Agent mode
40. User journey Agent mode
41. Start building Ask mode Agent mode Rules
42. User journey Agent mode (Rules) https://developer.android.com/static/studio/images/rules.png
43. Start building Ask mode Agent mode Model Context Protocol)
44. User journey Model Context Protocol Github MCP Server configuration
45. User journey Model Context Protocol Github MCP Server usage
46. Start building Ask mode Project generation NEW Agent mode Rules and MCP
47. User journey Project generation Generate a new project from a prompt
48. Start building Ask mode UI generation Project generation NEW Agent mode Rules and MCP
50. User journey UI generation Compose preview generation Transform UI with AI
53. Start building Ask mode UI generation Project generation NEW Agent mode Rules and MCP Version Upgrade Agent
54. User journey Version Upgrade Agent Update dependencies
55. User journey Version Upgrade Agent Update dependencies
56. User journey Version Upgrade Agent Update dependencies
57. Start building Ask mode UI generation Journeys Project generation NEW Agent mode Rules and MCP Version Upgrade Agent
58. User journey Journeys https://developer.android.com/static/studio/gemini/images/journey-animation.mp4
59. Start building Ask mode UI generation Journeys App Quality insights Project generation NEW Agent mode Rules and MCP Version Upgrade Agent
60. User journey App Quality Insights https://developer.android.com/static/studio/preview/features/images/suggested-fixes.png
61. Start building Firebender Agent mode
62. Start building Firebender Agent mode Background Agents
63. “Background agents use Git worktrees to spin up a separate workspace that mirrors your repo at the current state. The agent can change anything without touching your main project. Keep coding, testing, and committing in your main environment while agents work in parallel in their own workspace.”
64. Start building Firebender Agent mode Background Agents Voice input
65. User journey Voice input
66. Start building Google Play Console Gemini-powered localization
67. User journey Localization
68. Questions? MINS 5
69. Thank you!