Build an Android app with AI
Ask a capable AI agent to build the app and run it on your phone, for example "build a step counter app for Android and run it on my phone": it builds the app on your Mac, Windows PC or Linux computer, sets up Android's tools there, and installs the app on the phone. To run it on the phone, the phone and the computer must be on the same Wi-Fi.
Say what to build, and where to run it
Describe the app and say where you want it, so the agent builds and installs it rather than only describing it:
Build a shopping list app for Android and run it on my phone.
Build a quiz app for Android, then check my phone can be reached and install it there.
The first time, the agent installs Android's build tools on the computer and walks you through the one-time setup on the phone, such as turning on wireless debugging. It checks the phone can be reached before it installs.
On your computer, in the desktop app
Desktop appPaid plan
- Open the Circuitry desktop app and choose File → New Project to pick a folder for the app.
- Describe the app in the Ask box and send it to a coding agent: Circuitry's AI, or one you already use such as Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI.
- The agent writes the app's files into the project and builds it on the computer.
From your Android phone or tablet, with your computer
Phone or tabletYour computer (Circuit)Paid plan
- Pair your phone with Circuit on the computer.
- Open a project, so the app's folder lives on the computer.
- Describe the app in the Ask box and send it to a coding agent.
The agent runs on the computer and the build happens there; the phone is where you talk to it and where the app ends up.
Run it on your phone
Your computer (Circuit)Same Wi-Fi
To run the app on your phone, the phone and the computer must be on the same Wi-Fi. Ask the agent to install it: "run it on my phone". After a change, ask again and it reinstalls.
Which AI to use
Building an app takes a capable model, such as ChatGPT, Claude or Google's Gemini, through Circuitry's AI or a subscription you already have. Apple Intelligence, on an iPhone, iPad or Mac, answers questions on the device but does not build apps.