Android 17 beta is here. Here’s what is confirmed so far, what leaks suggest, and which rumored features may arrive later in 2026.

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Google rebuilt Android’s kernel using AutoFDO and real app data, boosting performance, speeding system calls, and improving app launches.

Google introduces Android Bench to rank AI models on real-world coding tasks, with Gemini 3.1 Pro currently leading for app ...

For Android app developers relying on AI to code, picking the right model can be tricky. Not all models are built the same, and many are not specifically trained for Android development workflows. To ...

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated environment. Compared to platforms like iOS with Objective-C, which is just C ...

A common use case in generative AI is developing an agent, which is a system users interact with in plain language to accomplish a given task. Creating AI agents can require a lot of heavy lifting, ...

Apple's Swift programming language is now being officially extended to support Android app development through the establishment of a dedicated Android Working Group within the Swift open-source ...

Apple's Swift programming language, first released in 2014 for Apple's own platforms, is now pushing to add official support for Android. Historically, Swift has been closely tied to Apple's ecosystem ...

Google has released its second Developer Preview of the Android XR software development kit (SDK) following its initial release late last year, introducing new features and improvements including ...