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Google has introduced AI Studio, a new platform that allows users to create Android apps in just minutes using Kotlin. This innovative tool integrates with hardware sensors like GPS and Bluetooth, enhancing app functionality, and includes a new AI-powered overlay in the Play Store for easier app discovery.
AI Studio reduces app development time from weeks to minutes, enabling users to preview apps in a web browser and install them via USB.
The platform will soon support app publishing for family and friends, expanding the Android app ecosystem.
Google's Antigravity 2.0 enhances project management capabilities and introduces a new $100 per month AI Ultra plan with 5X usage limits.
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