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Android Studio Narwhal now includes a "Generate Preview" with Gemini. My thoughts after playing with it: • It generates fake data for previews • It struggles with custom types • It needs modification, but it speeds up the process In the future, it might be a helpful tool for

Did you know you can change the color mode and font size from the "Running Devices" panel in Android Studio without accessing the settings? By using the "Device UI Shortcuts" feature, you can adjust: • Color mode • Navigation mode (gesture, buttons) • Font size • Display

Recently, Jetpack Compose 1.8.0 was released and it allows to adjust the text size to the size of the container. Jetpack Compose 1.8.0 is available as part of the BOM: 2025.04.01 implementation(platform("androidx.compose:compose-bom:2025.04.01"))

Starting with Jetpack Compose 1.8.0, you have access to additional text overflow options. Here are the available options: • Ellipsis • StartEllipsis • MiddleEllipsis

Did you know you can activate TalkBack to verify your application on an Android emulator using the "Device UI shortcut" menu in Android Studio?

Ensure that your composable function is accessible. Do you have a preview for your UI? Then, verify it by selecting "Start UI Check Mode" for your preview in Android Studio. This feature works for Compose Multiplatform code, too. (tested it in Android Studio Narwhal).

In Android Studio Narwhal, you can visually configure a preview for composable functions by clicking the gear icon next to your preview function.

Compose Multiplatform 1.8.2 is now available. With this update, you can use preview parameters for Compose Multiplatform previews. ⚠️ Currently, the multiple previews are rendered in IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1.2 (stable version) and not rendered in Android Studio.

Want to see how your UI adapts to different wallpapers? You can preview dynamic colors directly in Android Studio using the "wallpaper" parameter for preview annotation. Does your app support dynamic colors?

Here is one more reason why you need visual tests which will verify your components and screens against system configuration options, like font scale. Remember: Not everyone uses the default font size.