Android is one of the most popular mobile device platforms. The Android platform allows developers to write managed code using Java ( http://www.developer.com/java ) to manage and control the Android device. Android Studio is a popular IDE developed by Google for developing applications that are targeted at the Android platform. Note that Android Studio has replaced Eclipse as the IDE of choice for developing Android applications. This article presents a discussion on how to get started using the Android Studio for developing Android applications.
Android Studio contains tools such as the Android Virtual Device Manager and the Android Device Monitor. It also contains Gradle, which helps you configure your Android application seamlessly. Some of the interesting features of Android Studio include the following:
Assuming that Android Studio is installed in your system, we will explore how we can create a simple application using Android Studio in the section. Android applications are based on the Java programming language and make extensive use of XML.
