How To Use Android Studio for Beginners
Android Studio is a free and open-source IDE for Android development with features such as code completion, syntax highlighting and debugging. It is the recommended way for developing apps for Android. There are plenty of tutorials on how to use this tool all over the web, but they often contradict each other. This article will give you a complete guide to using Android Studio to make your life easier!
Introduction
Before we start using the IDE, it’s important to know how to go about setting it up on a Windows system. Android Studio is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, but the version for Windows is a bit older, at version 2.3. If you are on a 64-bit Windows system and haven’t upgraded to version 2.5 yet, you can the 32-bit version from the Android developer site. At this time, you can also the latest version from the site and use it to get started. However, for some reason, the versions for OSX and Linux have not been updated yet. So for the time being, it will be recommended that you just use the version available for Windows.
Setup
One of the first things you have to do when you start developing for Android is to get the IDE working. If you use one of the OS so that you can get the IDE working right from the start, it should be very simple to set up. How To Install Android Studio Android Studio from their website and install the IDE on your computer. Follow the prompts in the installer and accept the license agreement. Prepare Your Code Android Studio has a huge number of features that you can add to your code, but this tutorial is not going to cover the complete list. So to avoid confusion, we will only focus on the most important ones: Syntax Highlighting Syntax highlighting lets you focus on the essential parts of your code.
The Welcome Screen
The first thing you need to do is to Android Studio. Head over to the official page and the Android Studio IDE. The is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Once you have the tool, place it in the user directory and double-to start the installation. If all goes well, Android Studio will now be automatically installed on your system. The New and Improved IDE The first time you open Android Studio, you’ll be greeted by a pretty and visually pleasing interface. The menu and navigation panel is placed on the right of the screen, and you can on the three horizontal dots on the left and select “My Application”. You can also on the right side of the menu and select “New Project”.
Basic Usage
Android Studio comes with many pre-defined layouts, which are meant to guide you through your project. You can choose the layout of your preference. If you like something else, you can create your own custom layout. Java Android Studio has Java support out of the box. You can edit source code right in the IDE. And your IDE automatically launches to a Java console whenever you save a project. The console features breakpoints, line numbers, error highlighting, and built-in help. The IDE comes with Java 7, Java 8 and Java 9 support. Java 9 support is optional. Semantic searching You can use this feature to find matching keywords in a particular source code, regardless of language.
Resources for Android Studio Users
Features Simple UI Let's start with the things that make Android Studio so powerful. It includes all the standard features of Android Studio such as live reload, which lets you change the code right in the IDE, fixes bugs as you write them and syncs everything on the remote server. It's the simplest way to test your changes without messing with your code. Android Studio also has a live package manager for development. This is useful when you have a folder with multiple Android apps, which you want to share with someone else or deploy. Just install the appropriate Android Studio plugin, drag the apps into the main package manager dialog and you're done. The new apps are displayed in the development workspace of the IDE.