# Google lets Claude and Codex into Android Studio

Digest AI · Agents & Tools · published 2026-10-31T10:03:00Z

Canonical: https://digestai.news/story/google-lets-claude-and-codex-into-android-studio

## Summary

Google announced at its Android Developer Summit that Android Studio now supports more than 40 AI coding agents, including Claude, Codex and Antigravity. The feature, called Bring Your Own Agent (BYOA), is a stable release in Android Studio Rabbit 2 and lets agents access project structure, builds, the emulator and Logcat through the Agent Client Protocol (ACP).

Google added an AI‑assisted reviewer called Change Review and released official Claude Code and Codex plugins for the Android CLI. In a demo, Claude Opus 5.5 hunted memory leaks across 45 user journeys, finishing in 46 minutes versus 88 minutes without the agent. The result is a promising demo, not a verdict.

Developers can install agents via the marketplace and switch between them, giving them freedom to choose a trusted assistant. They still must act on the findings, so the impact on app quality remains uncertain.

## Key points

- Android Studio now supports 40+ AI coding agents via BYOA in Rabbit 2
- Agents can access project structure, builds, emulator and Logcat through ACP
- Claude Opus 5.5 demo found memory leaks in 45 journeys, 46 minutes vs 88 minutes without

## Why it matters

The move gives developers freedom to choose trusted AI assistants, potentially speeding debugging and testing. It also signals Google’s openness to third‑party tools, which could reshape Android app development workflows.

## Sources

1. [Google is letting Claude and Codex into Android Studio, and that changes everything](https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/claude/articles/google-letting-claude-codex-android-170346241.html) (tech.yahoo.com, 2026-10-31)

Part of the developing story: [Google Opens Android Studio To Third Party AI Agents](https://digestai.news/thread/google-opens-android-studio-to-40-third-party-ai-agents-via-byoa-feature) (2 stories)

## Cite

Digest AI, "Google lets Claude and Codex into Android Studio", 31 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/google-lets-claude-and-codex-into-android-studio

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