Why developers like Android Studio

What is Android Studio?

Android Studio is a new Android development environment based on IntelliJ IDEA. It provides new features and improvements over Eclipse ADT and will be the official Android IDE once it's ready.

Android Studio is a tool in the Integrated Development Environment category of a tech stack.

Who uses Android Studio?

Companies

1748 companies reportedly use Android Studio in their tech stacks, including Google, Lyft, and Delivery Hero.

Google

Lyft

Delivery Hero

HENNGE K.K.

Accenture

Alibaba Travels

CRED

Asana

ViaVarejo

Developers

14082 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Android Studio.

Personal

vbwebstudio

99atoms

Amrur

Muzei Ghibli

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Sharette

Channely

Getback GPS

Android Studio Integrations

Android SDK, Android OS, Snyk, Windows 10, and WakaTime are some of the popular tools that integrate with Android Studio. Here's a list of all 34 tools that integrate with Android Studio.

Android SDK

Android OS

Snyk

Windows 10

WakaTime

Azure DevOps Server

Crowdin

RIBs

Selenide

Pros of Android Studio

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Android studio is a great tool, getting better and bet

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Google's official android ide

Intelligent code editor with lots of auto-completion

Its powerful and robust

Easy creating android app

Amazing Layout Designer

Great Code Tips

Great tool & very helpful

Built in Emulator

Easy to use

Keyboard Shortcuts are Amazing Out of the box

Decisions about Android Studio

Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose Android Studio in their tech stack.

Stephen DeMeulenaere

Jun 7, 2020 | 6 upvotes · 36.2K views

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PHP

I'm building a web and mobile application for transferring virtual digital currencies between 3 types of users for real-world applications, not in-game. I've been contacting companies for recommendations and estimates, and two have come back with Laravel and either Flutter or Android Studio/Swift. I've been studying Flutter, and I think that's the way to go, but for the web app and backend, Laravel just doesn't seem right. Maybe, I'm so used to PHP that it looks like a step backward or being stuck in the past or for bloated WordPress sites and text document management. And the components of Laravel, although they look handy, are rather pricey. Looking at similar kinds of apps, I see them being built in AngularJS, TypeScript, Node.js. What do you folks think? Thank You.

Ishika Dubey

student · Sep 1, 2020 | 1 upvote · 4.7K views

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Flutter

Android Studio

I want to make an app, as a beginner which one is better Android Studio or Flutter?

Nikhil Ajith

Nov 2, 2020 | 2 upvotes · 3.8K views

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Android Studio

Flutter

I am planning to try android development, I am confused that whether I should use Flutter or Android Studio.

jayptl27

Jan 15, 2021 | 2 upvotes · 2K views

Shared insights

Android Studio

Flutter

I have never used the Flutter Framework. I want to work on a Mobile App, and I was recommended to use the Flutter Framework. Could you please help me understand what Flutter is and how is it different from Android Studio?

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Android Studio's Features

Flexible Gradle-based build system.
Build variants and multiple APK generation.
Expanded template support for Google Services and various device types.
Rich layout editor with support for theme editing.
Lint tools to catch performance, usability, version compatibility, and other problems.
ProGuard and app-signing capabilities.
Built-in support for Google Cloud Platform, making it easy to integrate Google Cloud Messaging and App Engine.

Android Studio Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Android Studio?

IntelliJ IDEA

Out of the box, IntelliJ IDEA provides a comprehensive feature set including tools and integrations with the most important modern technologies and frameworks for enterprise and web development with Java, Scala, Groovy and other languages.

Visual Studio

Visual Studio is a suite of component-based software development tools and other technologies for building powerful, high-performance applications.

Eclipse

Standard Eclipse package suited for Java and plug-in development plus adding new plugins; already includes Git, Marketplace Client, source code and developer documentation. Click here to file a bug against Eclipse Platform.

Xamarin

Xamarin’s Mono-based products enable .NET developers to use their existing code, libraries and tools (including Visual Studio*), as well as skills in .NET and the C# programming language, to create mobile applications for the industry’s most widely-used mobile devices, including Android-based smartphones and tablets, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Xcode

The Xcode IDE is at the center of the Apple development experience. Tightly integrated with the Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks, Xcode is an incredibly productive environment for building amazing apps for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

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