Android CLI: Build Android apps 3x faster using any agent

Post by volume_tech » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC

rtpg wrote: post #24

user2722 wrote: post #2

Agents will allow human programmers to get what they've been begging for decades now: proper requirements and flexible, logical, tooling.

this has been my sort of big tent alignment with AI people. If I'm getting good CLI tooling that _actually works_ (or fixes to existing ones that have been busted forever) then I'm pretty happy. Things that make systems more understandable to the LLMs ... usually make things more understandable for humans as well. Usually. The biggest issue I've found is that vibed up tooling tends to be pretty bad at having the righ…

Post by kdhaskjdhadjk » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #25

rvz wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It isn't that hard to understand: > Just wait until there are entire classes of vulnerabilities related to LLM usage This is a valid concern. There are going to be a new class of vulnerabilities which an LLM is involved which are going to be discovered and it will make it possible to cause catastrophic damage to a company; very easily. This won't be surprising since we have companies building casual remote code execu…

I understand that. What about that relates specifically to the Android CLI? That was rafram's question, and mine, and as far as I can tell still hasn't been answered. I mean, I guess if you're going to say "don't use LLMs", then you also don't want to let agents use the Android CLI, but it seems like raising an awfully general concern in a discussion about a very specific article.

Post by panzi » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC

gowld wrote: post #12

sunaookami wrote: post #4

>Google collects usage data for the Android CLI, such as commands, sub-commands, and flags used. This data does not include custom parameters or identifiable information. This information helps improve the tool and is collected in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy. > https://policies.google.com/privacy >Disable Android CLI metrics collection by using the --no-metrics flag. No thanks, is there no env variable fo…

Android CLI can write a tool that wraps android-cli and automatically passes the flag based on an env variable. How would Google have enough data about a brand new product without collecting that data?

Post by mridulmalpani » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC

Post by SJMG » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC

panzi wrote: post #35

gowld wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Android CLI can write a tool that wraps android-cli and automatically passes the flag based on an env variable. How would Google have enough data about a brand new product without collecting that data?

`alias android-cli='android-cli --no-metrics'`