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Increase Guidance and Control over Agent Mode with Android Studio Panda 3
Android Studio Panda 3, now stable, enhances AI-powered workflows for Android app development. This release provides more control and customization options. Developers can build high-quality apps more easily than before. New features improve the developer experience by letting the AI Agent learn and by giving granular control over permissions. Additional updates support building Android apps for cars, improving this experience. Agent skills, specialized instructions, teach the agent new capabilities like custom code reviews. Users create skills in a project and the agent automatically learns, or can manually select skills using the "@" operator. Developers also have greater control over Agent Mode permissions, including granular permissions and an optional sandbox. A new "Empty Car App Library App" template simplifies building driving-optimized apps. Panda 3 builds on Panda 2's AI improvements, including new project flows and upgrade assistants. Download Android Studio Panda 3 to explore and accelerate development with these new features. Feedback is encouraged, with resources for reporting bugs and joining the community provided.