Android Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing on the Android platform. It was announced on May 16, 2013 at the Google I/O conference by Google 's Product Manager, Ellie Powers. Android Studio is freely available under the Apache License 2.0 [citation needed . 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.[ 3] [ 4] JetBrains ' IntelliJ IDEA software, the Studio is designed specifically for Android development.[ 5] Windows , Mac OS X and Linux .[ 6] [ 7]
Features [ edit ] Several features are expected to be rolled out to the users as the software matures; currently, however the following features are provided for:[ 8] [ 9]
Live Layout: WYSIWYG Editor - Live Coding - Real-time App Rendering.[ 10]
Developer Console: optimization tips, assistance for translation, referral tracking, campaigning and promotions - Usage Metrics.
Provision for beta releases and staged rollout.
Gradle -based build support.Android-specific refactoring and quick fixes.
Lint tools to catch performance, usability, version compatibility and other problems.ProGuard 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.
Support for building Android Wear apps
Built-in support for Google Cloud Platform, enabling integration with Google Cloud Messaging and App Engine.[ 11]
System requirements [ edit ]
Windows
OS X
Linux
Microsoft Windows 8/7/Vista/2003 (32 or 64 bit)
Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher, up to 10.10 to up 10.10.1 up 10.10.2 (Yosemite)
GNOME or KDE or Unity desktop on Ubuntu or Fedora
2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB RAM recommended
2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB RAM recommended
2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB RAM recommended
500 MB disk space
500 MB disk space
500 MB disk space
At least 16 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
At least 16 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
At least 16 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 or higher
Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 or higher
Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 or higher
1280x800 minimum screen resolution
1280x800 minimum screen resolution
1280x800 minimum screen resolution
Android Studio vs. Eclipse ADT comparison [ edit ]
Feature
Android Studio
ADT
Build system Gradle ANT
Maven-based build dependencies
YES
NO
Build variants and multiple-APK generation
YES
NO
Advanced Android code completion and refactoring
YES
NO
Graphical layout editor
YES
YES
APK signing and keystore managementYES
YES
NDK supportYES
YES
References [ edit ]
^ Norbye, Tor (January 15, 2015). "Android Studio 1.1 Preview 1 Released" . Android Tools . Google . Retrieved January 16, 2015 . ^ http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html ^ https://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html ^ "Google Launches Android Studio And New Features For Developer Console, Including Beta Releases And Staged Rollout" . VentureBeat. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014 . ^ Ducrohet, Xavier; Norbye, Tor; Chou, Katherine (May 15, 2013). "Android Studio: An IDE built for Android" . Android Developers Blog . Google . Retrieved May 16, 2013 . ^ "Getting Started with Android Studio" . Android Developers . Google . Retrieved May 14, 2013 . ^ Haslam, Oliver (May 16, 2013). "Download Android Studio IDE For Windows, OS X And Linux" . Redmond Pie. Retrieved May 16, 2013 . ^ Honig, Zach (May 15, 2013). "Google intros Android Studio, an IDE for building apps" . Engadget AOL . Retrieved May 16, 2013 . ^ Dobie, Alex (May 15, 2013). "Android Studio unveiled at Google I/O keynote" . Android Central . Mobile Nations. Retrieved May 16, 2013 . ^ 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 . ^ "Android Studio BETA" . Google Google . May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2014 .
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