The Gemini 3 Pro model, released today and engineered for better coding and agentic experiences, is now available for AI assistance in the latest version of Android Studio Otter. Android Studio is the best place for professional Android developers to use Gemini 3 for superior performance in Agent Mode, streamlined development workflows, and advanced problem solving capabilities. With agentic AI assistance to help you with boilerplate and complex development tasks, Android Studio helps you focus on what you do best—creating high quality apps for your users.
To get started with Gemini 3 Pro for Android development, download or update to the latest version of Android Studio Otter. For developers using Gemini in Android Studio at no-cost (Default Model), we are rolling out limited access to Gemini 3 with a 1 million token size window. For higher usage rate limits and longer sessions with Agent Mode, use a Gemini API key to leverage Gemini 3 in Android Studio for the highest tier of AI capability.
Adding a Gemini API key in Android Studio
This week we’re rolling out Gemini 3 access for organizations, starting with users who have Gemini Code Assist Enterprise licenses. Your IT administrator will need to enable access to preview models through the Google Cloud console, and you’ll need to sign up for the waitlist.
Try Gemini 3 Pro in Android Studio, and let us and the Android developer community know what you think. You can follow us across LinkedIn, Blog, YouTube, and X. We can't wait to see what you build!
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