Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind

Google created a benchmark earlier this year to evaluate how LLMs perform in Android app development, and Android Bench is ...
9to5Google

Google is changing how it judges AI models for Android coding, updates list with Fable 5

Google is changing how it tests AI models for Android coding following new rankings led by Fable 5. Google released the ...
Android Police

The first Android 16 developer preview just landed: Here’s what you need to know

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...
ZDNet

Inside Google's AI plan to end Android developer toil - and speed up innovation

Google is expanding AI across the Android Studio workflow. It intends AI to reduce "toil" for work like tests, updates, and API migrations. Google says coding shifts from "how" to defining "what." ...

Android's strongest security mode may soon lock down something power users love

Google seems to be working on a new Advanced Protection feature to block access to Android's Developer Options menu.
TechCrunch

Google’s AI Studio now lets anyone build Android apps in minutes

The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday at Google IO 2026, the company announced new native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based Google AI ...