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Posted by ingve 11 hours ago

Android CLI: Build Android apps 3x faster using any agent(android-developers.googleblog.com)
169 points | 54 commentspage 2
winrid 3 hours ago|
Catching up to Flutter.
firemelt 2 hours ago|
flutter have this already?
diego_sandoval 2 hours ago|||
AFAIK, Flutter has had a good, capable CLI since the beggining. You've never needed to install Android Studio to use Flutter.
winrid 2 hours ago|||
I meant in terms of development speed with agents.
OutOfHere 9 hours ago||
But can I publish an app without having to share my ID? I want an ecosystem that doesn't require it.
binkHN 6 hours ago||
It's not just your ID; it's your address, phone number, and the list goes on.
Flavius 8 hours ago|||
Absolutely not. That would be crazy.
nout 7 hours ago||
Zapstore or Obtanium...
Evidlo 9 hours ago||
Now please let us install the apps just as easily
stronglikedan 8 hours ago|
downloading an APK and opening it is already about as easy as it gets. the only thing easier would be for someone else to do it for you
throwaway81523 7 hours ago|||
You're forgetting the installation ("sideloading", what everyone else calls installation) restrictions they are about to deploy. It will be a significant hassle to install anything without Google's approval. Many F-droid apps are showing warning notices about this upcoming change.
kube-system 1 hour ago||
Good, it shouldn't be two clicks for elderly people to install trojans on their phone that then drain their bank account. There should be some explicit confirmation that the user knows what they are doing and they are not being scammed. It is long overdue.
LtWorf 1 hour ago||
It is 1 click because the malware is on the play store already!
kube-system 1 hour ago||
Both are problematic.
stavros 3 hours ago|||
"This APK cannot be scanned and its safety cannot be verified. Learn more/go back" and "learn more" has a link that looks like nothing but is actually a button to actually install the app.

I can think of some easier things, for example popping up a dialog, pressing "install" and having my all actually be installed after that.

TeMPOraL 31 minutes ago||
You're saying it should look like those damned browser certificate failure sites, with option to open the damn site hidden under button that looks like an unassuming link?
hyhmrright 3 hours ago||
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kevinten10 4 hours ago||
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kdhaskjdhadjk 9 hours ago||
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rafram 9 hours ago||
What does this have to do with the Android CLI?
kdhaskjdhadjk 9 hours ago||
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AnimalMuppet 8 hours ago|||
Since rafram is not the only one confused, yes, you really do.
rvz 8 hours ago||
It isn't that hard to understand:

> Just wait until there are entire classes of vulnerabilities related to LLM usage

This is a valid concern.

There are going to be a new class of vulnerabilities which an LLM is involved which are going to be discovered and it will make it possible to cause catastrophic damage to a company; very easily.

This won't be surprising since we have companies building casual remote code execution tools for "agents" waiting to be hijacked.

AnimalMuppet 7 hours ago||
I understand that. What about that relates specifically to the Android CLI? That was rafram's question, and mine, and as far as I can tell still hasn't been answered.

I mean, I guess if you're going to say "don't use LLMs", then you also don't want to let agents use the Android CLI, but it seems like raising an awfully general concern in a discussion about a very specific article.

kdhaskjdhadjk 5 hours ago||
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vlapec 9 hours ago||
That probably depends on how good 2026-era LLMs already are. But I hope you’re right, and that pre-AI devs will still make a real difference.
kdhaskjdhadjk 9 hours ago||
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agentifysh 7 hours ago|
Flutter CLI is what we really need but this is a welcome addition.
bartekpacia 5 hours ago|
It exists already. Wdym?