Google's Project IDX Introduces Built-In iOS and Android Simulators

The web-based app development suite also adds new project templates and enhances Nix and Docker support.

Google's Project IDX, a web-based app development suite, now includes built-in iOS and Android simulators, allowing developers to preview their applications in a mobile view without leaving their workspace.
The update also includes new project templates for Astro, Go, Python/Flask, Qwik, Lit, Preact, Solid.js, and Node.js, expanding the range of compatible tools for developers.
Project IDX uses Nix, a cross-platform package manager, to configure templates and previews. Developers can now customize these Nix-based templates and the IDE is getting syntax highlighting, error detection, and code completion support for Nix files.
Google has also made it easier for developers to work with Docker containers by enabling Docker right in their Nix configuration file.
Despite the updates, Project IDX remains an experimental project for Google, and developers still need to request an invite to get started.