Explore how Android Studio's new AI features and Skills help you develop apps with speed and confidence in this talk by Simona Milanovic. Learn how to leverage these tools, whether you are adding features to an existing app, creating a new app from scratch, or maintaining a legacy codebase.
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:15 - Prototyping a new app & generating design mocks
5:41 - Adding Health Connect integration & MCP support
7:10 - Planning mode & running tasks in parallel
8:53 - Demo: Implementing Health Connect integration
10:21 - Full stack with Firebase & App publishing
11:42 - Journeys with Gemini
13:31 - App quality insights & managing dependencies
17:59 - Android skills overview
22:31 - Android skills in Android Studio & CLI
25:44 - XML to Compose migration skill
26:25 - Demo: XML to Compose migration & reviewing results
36:08 - Recap
Resources:
Browse Android skills → https://goo.gle/4eSJddw
Watch more Android sessions from I/O Connect Berlin → GFD IOC Playlist (Link TBD)
Subscribe to Android Developers → https://goo.gle/AndroidDevs
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Event: Google I/O Connect Berlin 2026
Speaker: Simona Milanovic
Products Mentioned: Android, Android Studio, Android Skills