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.sample:number-utils and org.sample:string-utils: Now, you'd like to change something in these libraries (a very common case). Normally you'd need to open the sources of these libraries as separate projects, make the changes, build, upload new artifacts to the repository, then update the depend

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 for Android developers. Enjoy reading and pick what you like. Android Studio makes Android development easier than ever. What makes us developers love it even more? It’s the ever-growing list of plugins that improve our workflow in many ways. In this post, I’ll share our pick of plugins that hav

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 gets the newest features from Android Studio 1.1. Another noticeable change is the feature you asked us for that lets you define remotes right from the Push dialog: Hurry to download the preview build, and give the new features a try. As always your feedback is welcome in our discussion f

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, I couldn't miss a chance to discuss this "small revolution" with one of the Googlers behind it – meet Tor Norbye. Andrey: Before joining the ADT team at Google, where you’re working with Eclipse, you’ve also had quite a lot of experience with NetBeans at Sun Microsystems. I'm sure you know a lo

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 welcome in our discussion forum and issue tracker. Develop with Pleasure!

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 `/res` directory. In the past, it was common to inadvertently pass one resource type into a parameter that expected another, since they are both integers. IntelliJ IDEA now offers improved support for detecting mismatched resource types, thanks to some resourceful developers on the Android Tools T

Java developers have been busier than ever this April, and here at JetBrains, we’ve noticed! Each month, we’re excited to bring you the best Java content from around the web, straight to your favorite blog! If you have any topics you would like to see covered, please email me, Breandan dot Considine at JetBrains and I’ll be happy to take a look. Spring Spring is in the air again, bringing along support for first-class functions, java.time, enhanced concurrency and much more. If you want the whole nine yards, you can get up to speed with Spring 4.0 and IntelliJ IDEA 13 o

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 IntelliJ IDEA? No. Android Studio and the Android plugin for IntelliJ IDEA are built from the same code, and all of the changes in Android Studio are, and will continue to be, available in IntelliJ IDEA releases. When can I get the Android Studio features in IntelliJ IDEA? The EAP of IntelliJ