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Android Studio

22 February 2022 by RFX

Android Studio is the official integrated development environment for Google's Android operating system, built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA software and designed specifically for Android development

Android Studio is the official integrated development environment (IDE) for Android app development, built and distributed by Google. An IDE contains tools that enable software developers to design, build, run, and test software, in this case, apps for the Android platform. Android Studio uses IntelliJ IDEA as its foundation and includes the Android plugin pre-installed along with some modifications specifically for the Android platform.

Official website

https://developer.android.com/studio

Documentation

https://developer.android.com/studio/intro

Start learning

• https://developer.android.com/codelabs/basic-android-kotlin-compose-first-app
• Android basics

Installing Android studio

https://developer.android.com/codelabs/basic-android-kotlin-compose-install-android-studio#0

What you'll need

• A computer running a 64-bit version of Windows (8, 10, or 11), Linux, macOS (10.14 Mojave or later), or ChromeOS
• Internet access for your computer
• 8 GB RAM or more
• 8 GB of available disk space minimum (IDE + Android SDK + Android Emulator)
• 1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution

More resources

• https://developer.android.com/courses/pathways/android-development-with-kotlin-1
• https://www.w3schools.com/kotlin/kotlin_intro.php

// starter code
// MainActivity.kt 
              
class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
  override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
      setContent {
          GreetingCardTheme {
              // A surface container using the 
              // 'background' color from the theme
              Surface(
                  modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
                  color = MaterialTheme.colors.background
              ) {
                  Greeting("Android")
              }
          }
      }
  }
}