Google made several developer announcements at I/O 2026, led by AI Studio's new capability to build native Android apps.

Google unveiled new web-based AI tools that can generate native Android apps in minutes, as the company expands its push into ...

For years, Java was the one official language for Android development. While other options were available through alternative tools like Unity or Xamarin, Java with the Android SDK was still the clear ...

Checking back on Google AI Studio, I found that the ability to create a native Android app was now available. So I made one.

Java may still be the first programming language that springs to mind when you think about Android, but you don’t have to use Java for Android development. In fact, Kotlin is now Google’s preferred ...

Google's AI Studio now lets users build native Android apps within minutes, all from their web browser—no Android Studio ...