Android Studio

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Android Studio
Android Studio icon.svg
Android Studio 1211.png
Developer(s) Google
Stable release 2.1.1 / May 11, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-05-11)[1]
Preview release 2.2 Preview 1 / May 18, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-05-18)[2]
Development status Stable
Written in Java
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
License Apache 2.0[3]
Website developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Android Studio is the official[4] integrated development environment (IDE) for Android platform development.

It was announced on May 16, 2013 at the Google I/O conference. Android Studio is freely available under the Apache License 2.0.[3]

Android Studio was in early access preview stage starting from version 0.1 in May 2013, then entered beta stage starting from version 0.8 which was released in June 2014.[5] The first stable build was released in December 2014, starting from version 1.0.[6]

Based on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA software, Android Studio is designed specifically for Android development.[7] It is available for download on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux,[8][9] and replaced Eclipse Android Development Tools (ADT) as Google's primary IDE for native Android application development.

Features

New features are expected to be rolled out with each release of Android Studio. The following features are provided in the current stable version:[10][11]

  • Gradle-based build support.
  • Android-specific refactoring and quick fixes.
  • Lint tools to catch performance, usability, version compatibility and other problems.
  • ProGuard integration and app-signing capabilities.
  • Template-based wizards to create common Android designs and components.
  • A rich layout editor that allows users to drag-and-drop UI components, option to preview layouts on multiple screen configurations.[12]
  • Support for building Android Wear apps
  • Built-in support for Google Cloud Platform, enabling integration with Google Cloud Messaging and App Engine.[13]

System requirements

Version 2.x

Windows OS X Linux
OS version Microsoft Windows 10/8/7 (32- or 64-bit) Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher, up to 10.11.4 (El Capitan) GNOME or KDE desktop
RAM 2 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB RAM recommended
Disk space 500 MB disk space for Android Studio, at least 1.5 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
Java version Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 Java Development Kit (JDK) 6 Java Development Kit (JDK) 8
Screen resolution 1280x800 minimum screen resolution

Version 1.x

Windows OS X Linux
OS version Microsoft Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/2003/XP (32 or 64 bit) Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher, up to 10.10 to up 10.10.2 up 10.10.3 on 10.10.5 (Yosemite) GNOME or KDE or Unity desktop on Ubuntu or Fedora or GNU/Linux Debian
RAM 2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB RAM recommended
Disk space 500 MB disk space
Space for Android SDK At least 1 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
JDK version Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 or higher
Screen resolution 1280x800 minimum screen resolution

Android Studio vs. Eclipse ADT comparison

Feature Android Studio Eclipse ADT
Build system
Maven-based build dependencies Yes No
Build variants and multiple-APK generation Yes No
Advanced Android code completion and refactoring Yes No
Graphical layout editor Yes Yes
APK signing and keystore management Yes Yes
NDK support Yes Yes

References

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External links

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