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Insights8 minJul 13, 2026

AppFunctions and the Agent-First Android: What Google's New API Actually Changes

Google's AppFunctions gives AI agents a structured, on-device way to call Android apps — but the UI automation fallback shipped alongside it tells the real story. Here's an honest map of the two-track future and where accessibility-based phone control still wins.

InsightsJul 6, 2026

Android 17 Is Locking Down the Accessibility API. What It Means for Phone Automation

Android 17's Advanced Protection Mode now revokes the AccessibilityService permission from any app that isn't a genuine assistive tool. For a generation of automation apps, that permission was the whole engine. Here is what changed, why, and how to build phone control that survives it.

InsightsMay 31, 2026

2026: The Year Phone Automation Went Agentic

At MWC 2026 the smartphone "became an AI agent", and agentic systems began beating human baselines on Android benchmarks. What actually changed in mobile automation this year — and what it means for teams.

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