Android Studio

Fresh IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3 EAP build, packed with various improvements is here. This and all future builds will have the Gradle composite builds support, so you can substitute any of your project dependencies with another project. Imagine your project has compilation time dependencies to org.s…

In addition to being the IDE of choice for many professional Java developers, IntelliJ IDEA is also a favorite platform for plugin developers. From time to time we keep selecting interesting plugins from IntelliJ IDEA repository to share them with you. Today's list is made by Linton Ye, specially fo…

As the release of IntelliJ IDEA 14.1 approaches really fast, we keep updating you on our progress by sharing EAP builds with you. This week is no exception: hurry to grab yet another fresh preview build with two noticeable improvements (among other changes). First and foremost, IntelliJ IDEA 14.1…

Two months ago Google rolled out Android Studio, their brand new IDE for Android developers. The new IDE, built on top of IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition, has replaced ADT, a plugin for Eclipse, changing "developer experience" for millions of Android developers. As a member of the IntelliJ IDEA crew…

Yet another IntelliJ IDEA new update is under way. Meet the fresh preview build of IntelliJ IDEA 14.0.3 where you can, along the numerous bugfixes and improvements, find the features pulled from Android Studio 1.0, that has been announced a week ago. Don't forget that your feedback is always welc…

Android developers will be familiar with the concept of resource IDs, which are unique integers generated by the Android Asset Packaging Tool (aapt) for accessing resources within your application through the static class, `R`. Resource IDs are assigned to all resources defined inside your project's…

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We've received a large number of questions related to yesterday's announcement of Android Studio, and we've decided to compile the answers in a FAQ post. Where do I get Android Studio? Android Studio is available for download at the developer.android.com site. Is Android Studio a fork of In…