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

Android StudioAndroidGoogle'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

  • Google
  • 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

  • Android Studio
    ImageAndroid Studio

    Google, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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