Android Developers: Declarative, agent-ready Android builds with Lightbuild

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