Android Studio 6.0 debuts Visual Layout Inspector and Compose live templates

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The Visual Layout Inspector enables designers and developers to preview layouts across multiple simulated devices and dynamic states, including foldable posture changes and Continuum-like adaptive behaviors. It supports linked editing where a change in the inspector can push a change to the code and vice versa.

Compose live templates now include adaptive components that surface token-based theming hooks and accessibility settings. Debugging tools can visualize real-time recompositions and suggest simplifications to reduce unnecessary renders.

Android Studio also expanded its design-sync integration with Figma, allowing developers to import design tokens and component variants directly into Compose previews. Google emphasized workflow parity across design and engineering teams to shorten iteration loops.