Android Studio is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) designed specifically for Android app development. It is the official IDE for Googles Android operating system and is built on JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA software. Android Studio is available for download on Windows, macOS, and Linux-based operating systems.
Some key features of Android Studio include:
- Lint tools: These tools catch performance, usability, version compatibility, and other problems.
- C++ and NDK support: Android Studio supports C++ and the Native Development Kit (NDK) .
- Built-in support for Google Cloud Platform: This makes it easy to integrate Google Cloud Messaging and App Engine.
- Gradle build system: Android Studio uses Gradle as the foundation of the build system, with more Android-specific capabilities provided by the Android Gradle plugin.
Android Studio helps developers debug and improve the performance of their code, including inline debugging and performance analysis tools. It also uses an Apply Changes feature to push code and resource changes to a running application.
Android Studio was announced on May 16, 2013, at the Google I/O conference and the first stable build was released in December 2014. It replaced Eclipse Android Development Tools (E-ADT) as the primary IDE for native Android application development.
