After two years of development, Google today released Android Studio 1.0, the first stable version of its Integrated Development Environment (IDE) aimed at Android developers. You can download it right now for Windows, Mac, and Linux from the Android Developer site.
What’s New in Android Studio 1.0:
Given that Android Studio is only hitting 1.0 now, all the features are
“new” to some extent. But Google does have specific features it wants to
highlight (for a full overview, check out the Android Studio Basics page).
Startup experience:
- First-run setup Wizard
- Sample Importing & templates
Code and resource editing, user interface design:
- Code Editing:
- Internationalization string editing — Manage string translations of your app in Android Studio.
- User interface design — Edit and preview your Android Layouts across multiple screen sizes, languages, and even API versions.
Performance analysis
- Memory monitor — View the memory usage of your app over time to help find ways to improve the performance of your app.
Instant access to Google Cloud Services
- Android Studio even enables an easy way to add Google Cloud Backends & Endpoints to your app, as well as Google Cloud Messaging (find out more).
Source: Android Developers
