Android studio

Android Studio
Android Studio icon.svg
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Developer(s)Google
Stable release
2.3 / March 2, 2017; 28 days ago[1]
Preview release
2.4 Preview 3 / March 21, 2017; 9 days ago[2]
Repositoryandroid-review.googlesource.com
Written inJava
Operating systemWindowsmacOSLinux[3]
Size191 MB ~ 1,848 MB[3]
TypeIntegrated development environment (IDE)
LicenseApache License 2.0[4]
Websitedeveloper.android.com/studio/index.html
Android Studio is the official[5] integrated development environment (IDE) for the Android platform.
It was announced on May 16, 2013 at the Google I/O conference. Android Studio is freely available under the Apache License 2.0.[4]
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.[6] The first stable build was released in December 2014, starting from version 1.0.[7]
Based on JetBrainsIntelliJ IDEA software, Android Studio is designed specifically for Android development.[8] It is available for download on WindowsmacOS and Linux,[9][10] and replaced Eclipse Android Development Tools (ADT) as Google's primary IDE for native Android application development.

FeaturesEdit

New features are expected to be rolled out with each release of Android Studio. The following features are provided in the current stable version:[11][12]
  • 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[13]
  • Support for building Android Wear apps
  • Built-in support for Google Cloud Platform, enabling integration with Google Cloud Messaging and App Engine[14]
  • An Android Virtual Device that is used to run and debug apps

System requirementsEdit

Version 2.xEdit

WindowsOS X/macOSLinux
OS versionWindows 10/8/7 (32- or 64-bit)Mac OS X 10.9.5 or higher, up to 10.11.6 (El Capitan) or 10.12.3 (Sierra)GNOME or KDE desktop
RAM4 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB RAM recommended
Disk space500 MB disk space for Android Studio, at least 1.5 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
Java versionJava Development Kit (JDK) 8
Screen resolution1280x800 minimum screen resolution

Version 1.xEdit

WindowsOS X/macOSLinux
OS versionMicrosoft 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 or 10.10.5 (Yosemite)GNOME or KDE or Unity desktop on Ubuntu or Fedora or GNU/Linux Debian
RAM3 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB RAM recommended
Disk space500 MB disk space
Space for Android SDKAt least 1 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
JDK versionJava Development Kit (JDK) 7 or higher
Screen resolution1280x800 minimum screen resolution

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