Android Studio is the primary tool developers use to make apps for Android. After being in beta for months, the latest version of the SDK — Studio 4.2 — is available to download through the ...

Android Studio 4.1: easier to add on-device TensorFlow Lite models, run Android Emulator directly, more foldable form factors, and Database Inspector.

Android Studio 4.1 entered beta alongside the release of the first Android 11 beta, and now it's ready for all developers to use.

This post details all the new features included in Android Studio 4.1 - including the embedded emulator, new design components, and more.

Under the hood, Android Studio 4.0 gets major updates. The biggest one is support for Java 8, regardless of the minimum Android SDK version used.