Entri cut UI development time by 40% with Gemini in Android Studio

Posted by Paris Hsu - Product Manager

Entri delivers online learning experiences across local languages to over 15 million people in India, empowering them to secure jobs and advance in their careers. To seize on the latest advancements in AI, the Entri team explored a variety of tools to help their developers create better experiences for users.

Their latest experiment? Adopting Gemini in Android Studio to enable them to move faster. Not only did Gemini speed up the teams’ work, trim tedious tasks, and foster ongoing learning, it streamlined collaboration between design and development and became an enjoyable, go-to resource that boosted the team’s productivity overall.

Turning screenshots to code—fast

To tighten build time, developers at Entri used Gemini in Android Studio to generate Compose UI code directly from mockups. By uploading screenshots of Figma designs, Gemini produced the UI structures they needed to build entire screens in minutes. Gemini played a key role in revamping the platform’s Sign-Up flow, for example, fast-tracking a process that typically takes hours to just under 45 minutes.

By streamlining the creation of Compose UIs—often from just a screenshot and a few prompts—Gemini also made it significantly easier to quickly prototype new ideas and create MVPs. This allowed their team to test concepts and validate business needs without getting bogged down by repetitive UI tweaks up front.

Entri developers found that the ability to generate code by attaching images in Gemini in Android Studio drastically reduced boilerplate work and improved alignment between design and engineering. Over time, this approach became a standard part of their prototyping process, with the team reporting 40% reduction in average UI build time per screen.

Faster experimentation to create a better app experience

The Entri team has a strong culture of experimentation, and often has multiple user-facing experiments running at once. The team found Gemini in Android Studio particularly valuable in speeding up their experimentation processes. The tool quickly produced code for A/B testing, including UI changes and feature toggles, allowing the team to conduct experiments faster and iterate in more informed ways. It also made it faster for them to get user feedback and apply it. By simplifying the early build phase and allowing for sharper testing, Gemini boosted their speed and confidence, freeing them up to create more, test faster, and refine smarter.

When it came to launching new AI learning features, Entri wanted to be first to market. With Gemini in Android Studio’s help, the Entri team rolled out their AI Teaching Assistant and Interview Coach to production much faster than they normally could. “What used to take weeks, now takes days,” said Jackson. “And what used to take hours, now takes minutes.”

Tool integration reduces context switching

Gemini in Android Studio has changed the game for Entri’s developers, removing the need to break focus to switch between tools or hunt through external documentation. Now the team receives instant answers to common questions about Android APIs and Kotlin syntax without leaving the application.

For debugging crashes, Gemini was especially useful when paired with App Quality Insights in Android Studio. By sharing stack traces directly with Gemini, developers received targeted suggestions for possible root causes and quick fixes directly in the IDE. This guidance allowed them to resolve crashes reported by Firebase and Google Play more efficiently and with less context switching. Gemini surfaced overlooked edge cases and offered alternative solutions to improve app stability, too.

Shifting focus from routine tasks to innovation

Entri developers also wanted to test the efficiency of Gemini in Android Studio on personal projects as well. They leaned on the tool to create a weather tracker, password manager, and POS billing system—all on top of their core project work at Entri. They enjoyed trying it out in their personal projects and experimenting with different use cases.

By offloading repetitive tasks and expediting initial UI and screen generation, Gemini has allowed developers to focus more on innovation, exploration, and creativity—things that often get sidelined when dealing with routine coding work. Now the team is able to spend their time refining final products, designing smarter UX, and strategizing, making their day-to-day work more efficient, collaborative, and motivating.

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