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Android's sideloading changes, the big Visual Studio Code update, better Linux phones, and more: News roundup

Everything you may have missed from the past week.
9to5google

Gemini in Android Studio can now turn UI mockups into code

Besides the GDC 2025 announcements, Google announced today that Gemini in Android Studio “now supports multimodal inputs, which lets you attach images directly to your prompts” for visual help during ...
Android Police

Android Studio Bumblebee brings QR code pairing for wireless ADB, Apple silicon support for platform tools, and other improvements

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...
VentureBeat

Android Studio to get Gemini 1.5 Pro upgrade, Gemini code suggestions and crash reporting

Google's Android development environment is getting a Gemini makeover of sorts. The company is announcing that Gemini 1.5 Pro will arrive on Android Studio later this year. This version offers longer ...
SiliconANGLE

Gemini in Android Studio rolls out more AI-powered development features

Google LLC today unveiled more features for Android Studio, its toolkit for building Android apps, powered by its Gemini artificial intelligence model. Naming classes, methods and variables is ...
The Verge

Google launches an AI coding bot for Android developers

Studio Bot will help Android developers generate and debug code. Studio Bot will help Android developers generate and debug code. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, ...
9to5google

Gemini Pro arrives in Android Studio

Initially launching last year as “Studio Bot,” Google is renaming its AI-powered app development assistant to “Gemini in Android Studio.” One of the overarching themes of last year’s Google I/O was ...