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) Can utilize a virtual device for testing under AVD Manager