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 10.10.2 up 10.10.3 (Yosemite)
GNOME or KDE or Unity desktop on Ubuntu or Fedora or GNU/Linux Debian
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 1 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
At least 1 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
At least 1 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 (March 10, 2015). "Android Studio 1.2 Preview 1 Released" . Android Tools . Google . Retrieved March 10, 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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