--- title: Improve your code with Android skills in Android Studio description: Android Studio's Quail release adds over 20 preloaded Android Skills that ground AI coding agents in Google's best practices for tasks like migrating XML views... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/improve-your-code-with-android-skills-in-android-studio-aw5mb8wj4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Improve your code with Android skills in Android Studio | daily.dev og:description: Android Studio's Quail release adds over 20 preloaded Android Skills that ground AI coding agents in Google's best practices for tasks like migrating XML views... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/improve-your-code-with-android-skills-in-android-studio-aw5mb8wj4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aw5MB8Wj4.png og:image:alt: Improve your code with Android skills in Android Studio og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Improve your code with Android skills in Android Studio **[Android Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/androiddevelopers)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Android Studio's Quail release adds over 20 preloaded Android Skills that ground AI coding agents in Google's best practices for tasks like migrating XML views to Compose, building edge-to-edge layouts, and using Navigation 3, reducing outdated AI-generated code and token overhead spent on setup prompts. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What are Android Skills in Android Studio and what do they do? Android Skills are over 20 preloaded instruction sets created by the Android team that ground an AI coding agent in Google's best practices for specific Android tasks. They cover things like migrating from XML views to Compose, building edge-to-edge layouts, and using Navigation 3. When a developer prompts the agent, it automatically matches the request to the relevant skill metadata, reducing outdated code and token overhead spent on setup prompts. _Developers wiring AI agents into Android workflows track tooling updates like this on daily.dev._ ### Which Android Studio release introduced preloaded AI skills for agents? The Android Studio Quail release introduced over 20 preloaded Android Skills available out of the box for AI coding agents. These skills give the agent domain expertise for tasks such as XML-to-Compose migration, edge-to-edge screen support, and Navigation 3 usage, without requiring manual setup prompts. _Follow Android Studio release changes like this on daily.dev to keep AI-assisted workflows current._ --- Tags: [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android), [#jetpack-compose](https://daily.dev/tags/jetpack-compose), [#android-studio](https://daily.dev/tags/android-studio) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/improve-your-code-with-android-skills-in-android-studio-aw5mb8wj4) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Improve your code with Android skills in Android Studio","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/improve-your-code-with-android-skills-in-android-studio-aw5mb8wj4","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/improve-your-code-with-android-skills-in-android-studio-aw5mb8wj4"},"datePublished":"2026-09-01T19:45:36.267Z","dateModified":"2026-09-02T17:20:03.603Z","description":"Android Studio's Quail release adds over 20 preloaded Android Skills that ground AI coding agents in Google's best practices for tasks like migrating XML views...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9fj41SO4Sik/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9fj41SO4Sik/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Android Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Android Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VHoSw1TN--/f_auto/v1722583834/logos/androiddevelopers","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/androiddevelopers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/improve-your-code-with-android-skills-in-android-studio-aw5mb8wj4","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"android,jetpack-compose,android-studio","timeRequired":"PT1M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"Improve your code with Android skills in Android Studio","description":"Android Studio's Quail release adds over 20 preloaded Android Skills that ground AI coding agents in Google's best practices for tasks like migrating XML views...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9fj41SO4Sik/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-01T19:45:36.267Z","duration":"PT1M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/aw5MB8Wj4","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/9fj41SO4Sik"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Android Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/androiddevelopers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Improve your code with Android skills in Android Studio"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/improve-your-code-with-android-skills-in-android-studio-aw5mb8wj4#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What are Android Skills in Android Studio and what do they do?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Android Skills are over 20 preloaded instruction sets created by the Android team that ground an AI coding agent in Google's best practices for specific Android tasks. 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