This post explores the most important Android developer tools, ranging from Android Studio and other IDEs, to advanced options like MLKit and Firebase.

Previously, you'd have to download Android Studio or the SDK to get these, which are a 400MB-1.6GB download. Even the smaller command line tools download is still 200-300MB.

Google announced this week the release of the first public preview its SDK Extensions, which leverage modular system components to add APIs to the public SDK for certain previously released API levels ...

While Studio Bot is integrated in Android Studio, Codey has a more general use model where you can use it via API, or embed it in an SDK or application.

Android’s official new Integrated Developer Environment (IDE), Android Studio Hedgehog, is now available. Android Studio version 2023.1.1 is out, and developers can enjoy its new features and ...

Android Studio Giraffe is now stable, bringing in the new IntelliJ 2022.3, a new IDE look and feel, improved Live Edit, Compose animation previews, and more.

The Android Developers team at Google is beginning to preview the launch of Android Studio 2.0, detailing what features app developers can look forward to upon release. All features detailed are ...

Android Studio 2.0 will also include an Android emulator that is faster and features a new user interface. It isn’t included in today’s Canary release, but you can expect it to show up in a ...

SignalR is a popular ASP.NET library for server-client communications. .NET developers use it often for apps that need frequent server updates; chat is the classic example. Now, SignalR has been made ...