Android Studio

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Android Studio is the official integrated development environment (IDE) for building Android apps. According to the page, it helps increase developer productivity through "Gemini in Android Studio," an AI-powered coding assistant, and offers an AI agent experience that can help with generating and fixing code and answering questions about Android development.

The IDE includes tools for designing and building interfaces, such as creating dynamic designs with Jetpack Compose, previewing designs at any screen size, and inspecting Compose animations. Its smart code editor supports Kotlin, Java, and C/C++ with code completion, and offers live edit for Jetpack Compose. Developers can also test on real devices using Android device streaming, use the Android Emulator to test across a range of Android devices, and use the build system and build analyzer to customize and analyze builds.

Android Studio also covers publishing, including tools to find opportunities to reduce app size by inspecting APK or Android App Bundle contents and comparing builds. It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS, and the page links to installation guides, tutorials, and beginner and advanced courses.