The following are new features in Android Studio Otter 2 Feature Drop.
Access fresh documentation with the Android Knowledge Base
Agent Mode is now equipped with the Android Knowledge Base. With the knowledge base, the agent can use information that was published after its last training cutoff date, improving the quality of its responses and reducing the chance of providing outdated guidance and code examples. The knowledge base gives the agent access to fresh, authoritative documentation about API changes, new libraries, updated best practices, and more from the following sources:
- Android developer docs
- Firebase
- Google Developers
- Kotlin docs
The Android Knowledge Base provides the agent with the following two new tools.
To see all the tools available to the agent, type /tools into the prompt
field.
search_android_docs: Searches the Android Knowledge Base for authoritative, high-quality documentation relevant to your query.fetch_android_docs: Retrieves the full content of the documents identified by the search tool.
The Android Knowledge Base should be invoked automatically when applicable, but you can increase the chance that the agent will use it by specifically asking the agent to use Android documentation in your prompt. For example, instead of just saying "Upgrade navigation to Navigation 3" say "Upgrade navigation to Navigation 3. Refer to Android documentation for guidance."
Communications from Android Studio
Android Studio Otter 1 Canary 3 and higher includes a new option to opt into communications from our team. This enables you to receive relevant emails and notifications regarding updates and new features in Android Studio. You will see this option when you sign in.
