Description
For building Android apps with less friction, you reach for Android Studio, the official Google IDE built on IntelliJ that covers coding, building, debugging and signed packaging in one place. Its bundled AVD emulator runs your app across screens and OS versions without a physical device.
It integrates Gradle builds and SDK management, with Kotlin/Java completion, live layout preview and performance and memory profilers, so going from new project to APK/AAB needs no extra tools. Free.
Official IDE: The Google-made, IntelliJ-based Android environment, updated alongside the OS and APIs.
Built-in emulator: The AVD emulator debugs many device profiles and OS versions without hardware.
Gradle builds: Integrated Gradle and SDK management handle compile, package and signing end to end.
Smart development: Kotlin/Java completion, layout preview, and performance and memory profilers.
It integrates Gradle builds and SDK management, with Kotlin/Java completion, live layout preview and performance and memory profilers, so going from new project to APK/AAB needs no extra tools. Free.
Features
Official IDE: The Google-made, IntelliJ-based Android environment, updated alongside the OS and APIs.
Built-in emulator: The AVD emulator debugs many device profiles and OS versions without hardware.
Gradle builds: Integrated Gradle and SDK management handle compile, package and signing end to end.
Smart development: Kotlin/Java completion, layout preview, and performance and memory profilers.
