Google AI Studio can now generate native Android apps from a prompt - built in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose and testable in a browser emulator. For simple utility apps like trackers or checklists, the Play Store could become less and less relevant. Apple is taking the opposite approach, consistently blocking vibe-coding apps.

Google unveiled new web-based AI tools that can generate native Android apps in minutes, as the company expands its push into AI-powered software development.

Google is embracing the rise of AI coding agents with new Android tools designed to work with platforms like Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, allowing developers — or their AI…