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#TheAndroidShow: live from Droidcon, including the biggest update to Gemini in Android Studio and more SDK releases for Android!

The latest episode of #TheAndroidShow has been released, featuring updates on Android developer news, including a major update to Gemini in Android Studio and more frequent SDK releases. Gemini, an AI-powered development companion, now offers features at every stage of the development lifecycle, directly in the Android Studio IDE experience. Android will have more frequent SDK releases starting next year, with two releases planned in 2025, which will bring new developer APIs and drive faster innovation in apps and devices. The investment in adaptive apps for large screens has seen a 20% increase in app spend, with over 300 million active Android large-screen devices. High-quality apps optimized for large screens have advantages on Play, including improved visibility and eligibility for featuring in curated collections. Flipaclip has seen a 54% growth in tablet users in the past four months, demonstrating the benefits of investing in adaptive apps. Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) has been announced for shared business logic across Android and iOS, reducing development time and duplicated code. Google has been migrating Workspace apps to use KMP, and many companies are seeing significant benefits from using KMP. To make it easier to leverage KMP, many Jetpack libraries have been migrated to take advantage of KMP, and a new template has been added to Android Studio. The full episode of #TheAndroidShow can be watched on YouTube and developer.android.com, and ideas for the next episode can be shared on X or LinkedIn.