May 15, 2013
Android Studio announced
Google announced AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. Studio at Google I/OGoogle's annual developer conference — Android, cloud, AI, and web platform announcements. on May 15, 2013 — a dedicated AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. IDEIntegrated development environment — an editor with debugging, build tools, and project management built in. built on the IntelliJ Platform.
What it was for
AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. Studio replaced Eclipse ADT with GradleA build automation tool for Java, Kotlin, and Android projects using a flexible task model. builds, layout editors, emulators, and KotlinA modern language from JetBrains — officially supported for Android and interoperable with Java.-first tooling. It became the only officially supported AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. IDEIntegrated development environment — an editor with debugging, build tools, and project management built in. by 2015 — where millions of mobile developers write JavaA portable language running on the JVM — dominant in enterprise servers, Android, and big data., KotlinA modern language from JetBrains — officially supported for Android and interoperable with Java., and Jetpack Compose apps.
Companies
- JetBrains
Why it's here
AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. Studio consolidated AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. development onto JetBrains' IDEIntegrated development environment — an editor with debugging, build tools, and project management built in. platform under Google.
Why it mattered
It ended the fragmented Eclipse plugin era for mobile AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. teams.
What it solved
AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. developers juggled Eclipse plugins, Ant builds, and inconsistent emulator workflows.
Media
- ImageAndroid Studio
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Related
- IntelliJ IDEA releasedJanuary 2001
- Kotlin 1.0 releasedFebruary 15, 2016
- Android announcedNovember 5, 2007