As Android apps grow and AI coding assistants become essential, using executable code to configure your build can create bottlenecks with slow sync times, fragile logic, and added complexity.
Enter Lightbuild: Google's declarative, config-driven interface to the build engine, designed for modern Android development.
In this session, we'll explore Lightbuild's new approach to managing builds and how to use it to build a demo app. Learn how decoupling build config from execution delivers faster project opens with lightning-fast sync in Android Studio, while offering a predictable schema for safer, more reliable AI editing. We’ll also cover Lightbuild's agent-friendly CLI tools for creating reproducible builds across local machines, teams, and CI/CD pipelines
Resources:
Lightbuild overview → https://goo.gle/4ysGIXm
Speakers: Scott Myers, Juan Sebastian Oviedo, Jerome Dochez
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to lightbuild
4:19 - Core pillars of lightbuild
10:27 - Getting started with lightbuild in Android studio
16:55 - Lightbuild command-line interface demo
21:58 - Now in Android sample app demo
25:10 - Summary and wrap-up
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Event: Android Dev Summit 2026
Products Mentioned: Lightbuild, Android Studio, Developer Tools