{"id":1341,"date":"2026-06-08T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wade.one\/blog\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2026-06-08T20:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:21:19","slug":"android-studio-gemma-4-is-really-about-local-agent-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wade.one\/blog\/2026\/06\/08\/android-studio-gemma-4-is-really-about-local-agent-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Studio Gemma 4 Is Really About Local Agent Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Android Studio supporting a stronger local model is not just another AI feature box. For mobile teams, the interesting part is trust. Where does the code go, what context can the model see, and can the tool keep working when cloud access is awkward?<\/p>\n<p>Google says <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/blog\/posts\/android-studio-supports-gemma-4-our-most-capable-local-model-for-agentic-coding\">Android Studio supports Gemma 4<\/a> for local agentic coding. 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