androidstudio

Android Studio

The official IDE for Android Application development is based on IntelliJ IDEA. Additional features found in this IDE include (not limited to):

• Gradle-based build system
• Code Templates
• Layout Editor that supports drag and drop theme editing
• Pro Guard (app-signing capabilities)

Download Information

1. Make sure your computer has the latest Java SE (JDK) installed.

2. For Windows 8 users go to Control Panel -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Environment Variables and add JAVA_HOME as a new system variable that points to your JDK folder.

3. Download Android Studio and install any additional packages from the SDK manager that you need.

Android Studio Tour

![Image] (http://developer.android.com/images/tools/studio-helloworld-design.png)

Structure of a Basic App

#####Activities (Screens)

• AndroidManifest.xml Contains all created activities. Searches for the property called LAUNCHER, which tells android studio where the starting point of your app is.
• User Interface/Layout-Design (XML)
• Intelligence behind Interface (Java)

Can utilize a virtual device from the AVD manager for testing

Helpful Tips

1. Under Help->Default Keymap References, you can find all available keyboard shortcuts.
2. To display line numbers, right click on left hand side of your code and select show line numbers

Helpful Links

• [Android Studio Tutorial]http://developer.android.com/tools/studio/index.html)
• The New Boston