InfoQ

Android Studio Otter Boosts Agent Workflows and Adds LLM Flexibility

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Android Authority

First look: Android 17 may finally let you remap buttons on your game controller

A new menu found in the latest Android Canary build reveals the UI for a game controller remapping feature likely coming in Android 17. Found under Bluetooth settings, the “Game Controller settings” ...
Android

Google could be adding controller button mapping in Android 17

Google looks to be adding an option in Android 17 that will allow users to remap the controls for games to whatever buttons they want on a connected controller. This is something that is technically ...
SlashGear

5 Ways To Restart Your Android Device Without Using The Power Button

Restarting an Android device is easy: you press the power button in combination with either the volume up or down button, and tap Restart in the power menu. But what if one of those buttons isn't ...
InfoQ

Android Studio Narwhal Extends Gemini AI Capabilities

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Cory Benfield discusses the evolution of ...
TheServerSide

How to install Visual Studio Code for Java

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...
Android Police

Android 16's power button Wallet shortcut only works on Pixel 8 and later-released devices

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
SiliconANGLE

Google releases AI-powered Agent Mode for developers in Android Studio

Google LLC’s Android Studio got a significant upgrade Monday with an experimental capability that can handle complex developmental tasks by just chatting with Gemini, the company’s flagship artificial ...
Android

Android 16 Causing Unresponsive Navigation Buttons & Gestures on Pixel Phones

Google Pixel phone users on Android 16 stable are reporting frustrating unresponsive navigation gestures and buttons. This bug causes controls to freeze for seconds, recurring throughout the day.
TechRepublic

Google Adds Gemini 2.5 Pro AI to Android Studio, Saves Developers Significant Time

Google Adds Gemini 2.5 Pro AI to Android Studio, Saves Developers Significant Time Your email has been sent Google on Tuesday revealed new Android development tools, a new mobile AI architecture, and ...
autoevolution

This New Android Auto Button Kills Off Hopes for a Highly Requested Feature

If you're a long-time Android Auto user, you certainly remember the good old days when the app displayed a weather widget. The next refresh killed off the widget, but Google still found a way to ...
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 ...