Android Studio Gets Smarter, Faster, and More Cross-Platform at Google I/O 2025

Google used this year’s I/O to drop three major upgrades for Android developers, all aimed at cutting dev time and expanding flexibility across platforms.

The most talked-about announcement came from the Android Studio team. Gemini, Google’s AI assistant, now includes “agentic” tools that handle complex tasks by using multiple features in tandem. These include Journeys, which help developers plan and execute multi-step tasks, and the Version Upgrade Agent, built to manage dependency changes with fewer headaches. Android Studio users in the Canary release channel can start testing these features now.

Gemini doesn’t just write code – it can now generate Jetpack Compose previews, refactor UI layouts from natural language prompts, and even work with attached screenshots or files for more contextual responses. For enterprise teams, Google rolled out paid tiers, Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise, offering deeper integration with Google Cloud’s privacy and security tools.

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Jetpack Compose also picked up momentum. With over 60% of top apps using it, Google introduced Navigation 3, a full rewrite focused on flexibility and cleaner architecture. The stable BOM now includes autofill support, auto-sizing text, visibility tracking, accessibility checks, and more. Developers won’t need to change code to benefit, just upgrade the dependency. Alpha builds now support experimental features like context menus and better LazyLayout performance.

Finally, Kotlin Multiplatform got a productivity boost. A new shared module template in Android Studio helps teams structure cross-platform logic faster. Google also released updated libraries and codelabs to support iOS/Android parity. Over 900 KMP libraries launched last year, and Google clearly wants that number higher in 2025.

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