In Android Studio, this means populating your new project with Java source code and resource files. Turn to Part 2 when you’re ready to code your first Android animated mobile app.

Java is needed to write the programs, the Android SDK is needed to make those programs run on Android and Android Studio has the job of putting it all together for you.

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

Android Studio 4.0 has released today, and it's a massive update with a variety of new designing and building tools for developers.

Built on top of Codey, Google's new PaLM 2-based foundation model trained for coding, the Studio Bot will roll out to developers in the U.S. first.