Google has released a preview of the latest version of its Android Studio development environment, with a raft of new features shown off at I/O 2016.

Under design, a new UI designer -- or layout editor in Android-speak -- features the addition of a blueprint mode and a properties panel used to tweak widgets' visual properties. "The new layout ...

This year's big talking points feature Jetpack Compose, Material Design 3, and Android Studio Flamingo, but most of the individual form factors are also making appearances.