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AndroidIDE v2.1.0-beta

AndroidIDE v2.0.0-beta is here with new features, improvements, bug fixes and a whole new

Important notes

  • The HOME and SYSROOT directories has been renamed to home and usr respectively.
  • The packages for the AndroidIDE terminal has been updated. But, it requires you to reinstall the bootstrap packages. Please follow this guide to install the new bootstrap packages.
  • Android 12 devices no longer need to use 32-bit build tools. You can simply reinstall AndroidIDE with 64-bit build tools.
  • You can now easily open/show the ide-environment.properties file using the ideenv command. Execute :
    • ideenv -e: To edit the environments file. Uses nano editor to edit.
    • ideenv -s: To print the contents of the file in the terminal.
  • The minimum Android Gradle Plugin version required to build projects in AndroidIDE is now set to version 7.2.0. The build process will fail for projects using older versions. However, those projects would still be able to build with terminal.
  • The installation process in this version vastly different from previous version. Please see this for the new installation process.

Additions

  • Warn about empty body for the following statements :
    • if
    • else
    • try
    • catch
    • finally
    • for
    • while
    • do while
  • New java code actions :
    • Generate toString(): Overrides the toString() method for the current class. Always accessible.
    • Generate constructor: Allows the user to select fields from the current class, then generates a constructor with those fields as parameters.
    • Remove unused imports: Removes imports that are not used in the source file.
    • Import orderer: Organizes the imports. Thanks to @MrIkso (#180).
  • XML Code formatter. Thanks to @MrIkso (#182).
  • New Gradle command line options: --build-cache and --offline. Thanks to @MrIkso (#180).
  • Highlight IDE logs based on the log line priority.
  • Option to share Build Output, App log and IDE logs as text file.
  • Syntax highlighting for Kotlin and C/C++ language. Thanks to @MrIkso (#196).
  • Highlight hex color code in string literals. Thanks to @MrIkso (#209).
  • Save all files before executing any build process. (#209).
  • New Template: Jetpack Compose. Thanks to @BanDroid (#198).
  • Added Brazilian Portuguese translations. Thanks to @ghost (#165).

Removals

  • $ANDROID_HOME/cmake/bin is no longer prefixed to the PATH variable.
  • Removed syntax highlighting from log views.

Fixes

  • Crash when performing 'Replace all' action in editor (#158).
  • Crash when layout inflation fails (#168).
  • Always show toasts on UI thread (#160).
  • Fixed: Invalid log line formatting when tag to too long.
  • Fixed: Application crashes when layout inflation fails (#168).
  • Fixed: Invalid syntax highlighting for text tags in XML files. Thanks to @MrIkso (#180).
  • Memory leaks in some fragments. Thanks to @MrIkso (#209).
  • Fixed: Extra empty new line gets appendend to files while saving.
  • Fixed: SuperNotCalledException in DesignerActivity (#214). Thanks for @MrIkso (#219).

Improvements

  • Do not show 'Cut' & 'Paste' action if editor is not editable.
  • Include aapt2 in IDE itself. The IDE now automatically specifies android.aapt2FromMavenOverride property while building projects.
  • Use ported version of NetBeans' nb-javac for Java language server.
  • Removed extra Maven repository URLs from project templates. Thanks to @MrIkso (#188).
  • Show progress indicator when initializing project
  • Update dependency versions in project templates and update the Kotlin project template image. Thanks to @BanDroid (#191).
  • Ability to cache completion results for faster completions on next completion request.
  • Use Gradle v7.4.2 in template projects and updated template dependencies Thanks to @MrIkso (#209).
  • The project creator UI and logic has been improved (#209).
  • Use of libhook.so is now optional and is DISABLED by default. This hook is only required if you use JDK 11 and if you have an Android 11 or lower device.
  • JDK 17 is now preferred by the IDE. It looks for JDK 11 only if JDK 17 is not found on path $SYSROOT/opt/openjdk.
  • Implemented incremental analysis for supported languages.
  • Updated Hindi translations. Thanks to @Premjit-Chowdhury (#171).
  • Updated Russian translation. Thansk to @AndreyKozhev (#181 and #220).
  • Updated Chinese translations. Thanks to @mikofe (#192).
  • Added missing translations for PT-BR. Thanks to @ghost (#176).

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/AndroidIDEOfficial/AndroidIDE/compare/v2.0.1-beta...v2.1.0-beta