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Android Studio
Developer(s)Google
Stable release
2.3 / March 2, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-02)[1]
Preview release
2.4 Preview 3 / March 21, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-21)[2]
Written inJava
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux[3]
Size191 MB ~ 1,674 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 JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA software, Android Studio is designed specifically for Android development.[8] It is available for download on Windows, macOS and Linux,[9][10] 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:[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 requirements

Version 2.x

Windows OS X/macOS Linux
OS version Windows 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
RAM 3 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
Screen resolution 1280x800 minimum screen resolution

Version 1.x

Windows OS X/macOS 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 or 10.10.5 (Yosemite) GNOME or KDE or Unity desktop on Ubuntu or Fedora or GNU/Linux Debian
RAM 3 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

References

  1. ^ "Android Studio 2.3". Android Developers Official Blog. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Android Studio 2.4 Preview 3 is now available". Android Studio Official Blog. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Download Options". developer.android.com. Google. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Android Studio Plugin". android.googlesource.com. Google. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "Android Studio website".
  6. ^ "Download Android Studio". Android Developers. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Google Launches Android Studio And New Features For Developer Console, Including Beta Releases And Staged Rollout". VentureBeat. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  8. ^ Ducrohet, Xavier; Norbye, Tor; Chou, Katherine (May 15, 2013). "Android Studio: An IDE built for Android". Android Developers Blog. Google. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  9. ^ "Getting Started with Android Studio". Android Developers. Google. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  10. ^ Haslam, Oliver (May 16, 2013). "Download Android Studio IDE For Windows, OS X And Linux". Redmond Pie. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  11. ^ Honig, Zach (May 15, 2013). "Google intros Android Studio, an IDE for building apps". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  12. ^ Dobie, Alex (May 15, 2013). "Android Studio unveiled at Google I/O keynote". Android Central. Mobile Nations. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  13. ^ Olanoff, Drew (May 15, 2013). "Google Launches Android Studio And New Features For Developer Console, Including Beta Releases And Staged Rollout". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  14. ^ "Android Studio BETA". Google. Google. May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
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