Weekly Digest
Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2026
5 articles this week
Agentic and Flexible: A next era of Android development
Matthew McCullough from Google just dropped the biggest Android development shift in years. If you're still coding the old way, you're already behind.
Your favorite agents are now integrated in Android Studio
Matthew Warner from Google just dropped Android Studio Rabbit 2, and it's a game-changer: you can now plug in any AI coding agent you want. No more vendor lock-in for your dev workflow.
What's new in Android developer tools and performance at Android Dev Summit
Adarsh Fernando from Google just dropped a massive tooling update that fundamentally changes how developers build Android apps. AI agents can now access real physical devices, render Compose previews from the terminal, and autonomously fix memory leaks.
How the Xcode 27 MCP can lead to higher token costs when navigating the Simulator
Antoine van der Lee benchmarked Xcode 27's new MCP against RocketSim's CLI and found a 7x difference in token consumption. If you're using AI agents to navigate iOS Simulators, this could be quietly draining your budget.
Multi-Ratio Video Resizing for Mobile Feed and Marketing
Netflix just solved a problem every mobile team faces: how do you turn cinematic 16:9 video into vertical formats without losing the story? Their answer involves neural networks, active speaker detection, and a virtual camera that knows where to look.