Google's web-based AI Studio now lets users build native Android apps; Google says the apps are for personal use only for now and publishing is on the roadmap (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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Google AI Studio adds native Android app generation, letting users build apps in minutes though publishing remains future roadmap work.

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<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/googles-ai-studio-now-lets-anyone-build-android-apps-in-minutes/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260519/i46.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260519/p46#a260519p46" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Sarah Perez / <a href="http://techcrunch.com/">TechCrunch</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/googles-ai-studio-now-lets-anyone-build-android-apps-in-minutes/">Google's web-based AI Studio now lets users build native Android apps; Google says the apps are for personal use only for now and publishing is on the roadmap</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development.&nbsp; On Tuesday, Google announced new native Android app creation capabilities &hellip; </p>