At least some new language features up to Java 12 are usable in Android.

While IntelliJ states that Android Studio supports all released Java versions, and Java 12, it's not clear to what level Android Studio supports Java versions up to Java 12 (the documentation mentions partial Java 8 support). Java, C++, and more with extensions, such as Go and Android Studio 3.0 or later supports Kotlin and 'all Java 7 language features and a subset of Java 8 language features that vary by platform version.' External projects backport some Java 9 features.

Android Virtual Device (Emulator) to run and debug apps in the Android studio.Īndroid Studio supports all the same programming languages of IntelliJ (and CLion) e.g.

Built-in support for Google Cloud Platform, enabling integration with Firebase Cloud Messaging (Earlier 'Google Cloud Messaging') and Google App Engine.

A rich layout editor that allows users to drag-and-drop UI components, option to preview layouts on multiple screen configurations.

Template-based wizards to create common Android designs and components.

ProGuard integration and app-signing capabilities.Lint tools to catch performance, usability, version compatibility and other problems.Android-specific refactoring and quick fixes.

The following features are provided in the current stable version: On May 7, 2019, Kotlin replaced Java as Google's preferred language for Android app development. At the end of 2015, Google dropped support for Eclipse ADT, making Android Studio the only officially supported IDE for Android development. The first stable build was released in December 2014, starting from version 1.0. It 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.

It is a replacement for the Eclipse Android Development Tools (E-ADT) as the primary IDE for native Android application development.Īndroid Studio was announced on May 16, 2013, at the Google I/O conference. It is available for download on Windows, macOS and Linux based operating systems. Windows, macOS, Linux (including ChromeOS) īinaries: Freeware, Source code: Apache LicenseĪndroid Studio is the official integrated development environment (IDE) for Google's Android operating system, built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA software and designed specifically for Android development.

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