Google opens the Android dev environment to third-party agents, ships new Gemini API
What happened
On October 29, 2026, The Decoder reported that Google introduced BYOA for Android Studio Rabbit 2 at this year's Android Dev Summit, opening the Android development environment to third-party AI agents. The same event included a new Gemini API aimed at on-device agents and app connections. The report covers both the open development environment and the new API, but gives no details on how BYOA connects, the API's technical specifics, or when either will be available.
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- Oct 29 · 1 report · This story
Google opens the Android dev environment to third-party agents, ships new Gemini API
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- The DecoderPickGoogle opens Android dev environment to third-party AI agents, launches new Gemini API
At this year's Android Dev Summit, Google introduced a BYOA feature for Android Studio Rabbit 2 and released a new API for connecting on-device agents and apps.
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