Android has been around for nearly 20 years, and it’s overwhelmingly the most popular mobile OS worldwide.Yet, apps still occasionally launch first on the iPhone and take months to arrive on Android—if at all.Google is hoping to change that with a new Migration Assistant tool.
Today at Google I/O 2026, the company is busy showcasing a bunch of new AI-powered tools in Android Studio.These tools aim to make it easier for people to create their own apps without needing as much programming experience.Developers can grant their preferred AI agent the ability to help with their app, or simply generate an app with a prompt in Google AI Studio.
Making it easier to port apps to Android Can AI help with app parity? One of the most exciting announcements, however, is the Migration Assistant in Android Studio.This feature allows iPhone apps and others to be natively ported to Android.Here’s Google’s explanation: The Migration Assistant in Android Studio is designed to port apps from platforms like iOS, React Native, or web frameworks to native Android.
By simply selecting an existing project, developers can have the agent intelligently map features, convert assets like storyboards and SVGs, and implement Android best practices using Jetpack Compose and our recommended Jetpack libraries.This will effectively transform what used to be weeks of manual porting into a streamlined agentic workflow that only takes hours.As with all of these AI tools, there will still need to be some testing and human oversight to get everything working just right.
However, as Google says, the process can automate some of the most time-consuming aspects of developing apps for multiple platforms.As long as it doesn’t result in wonky, broken ports, this could be a great update for app parity.Google AI Studio Google AI Studio is the fastest way to start building with Gemini, the company's next-generation family of multimodal generative AI models.
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