If you code Android apps with AI, Google’s new benchmark makes it easier to pick the right model

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 ...
eWeek

Gemini Beats Claude, GPT in Google’s First Android AI Coding Benchmark

Google’s new Android Bench ranks the top AI models for Android coding, with Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leading Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.2-Codex.

Google’s New Benchmark Will Rank the Best AI Models to Build Android Apps

Android Bench will act as a leaderboard to rank the AI models that perform the best when developing an Android app.

I replaced the Pixel Screenshots app with a free alternative that is actually better

The first app, Shots Studio, is an AI-powered screenshot manager that is the closest alternative to Pixel Screenshots on the ...

Google stuffs Gemini into Android Studio Panda 2 to build apps from prompts

Google has released Android Studio Panda 2, a feature drop including an AI agent that can create apps from scratch and an ...
InfoWorld

JetBrains introduces Java to Kotlin converter for Visual Studio Code

In a bid to ease the adoption of its Kotlin programming language by Java developers, JetBrains has introduced a Java to Kotlin converter extension for Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code editor. Long ...
Wired

The Best Alternative Operating Systems to Get Google Off Your Phone

Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...
MacRumors

Apple's 'Creator Studio' App Bundle Now Available for $12.99 Per Month

Apple today launched the new Creator Studio that was initially unveiled two weeks ago, providing content creators with access to six Apple apps for $12.99 per month or $129 per year. Creator Studio ...
Android Authority

Gemini now helps you prep for SATs with free mock tests

Gemini will now let you take SAT prep tests for free. These are full-length tests vetted by experts to simulate real-world SATs. It is also rolling out Gemini features to Gmail and Google Docs for ...
Forbes

Google’s New Android Update Locks Your Apps And Hides Your Messages

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Jan. 13 with further updates on locking apps on Android.
GitHub

Building Android Apps with Java (No Android Studio)

This guide will help you build a fully functional Android app using Java only, without Android Studio. It covers setting up the environment, creating a minimal project, building debug APKs, and ...
IEEE

Effective Unit Test Generation for Android Apps

Abstract: While the received wisdom says that testing at levels like classes and methods is necessary for detecting bugs in programs, the application of unit testing to Android development in practice ...