04. A Brief Intro to Android Studio
A Brief Introduction to Android Studio
In this course we strongly recommend using Android Studio as your development environment. It is the defacto IDE for Android Development, and the environment we use in all videos in the course.
Android Studio is specifically made for creating Android Apps. It is actively supported and maintained by Google. It even contains an Android emulator so that you can start creating Android Apps without needing a real device. Jamal Eason will describe a few more features which will be helpful on your journey to becoming an Android Developer.
A Brief Intro to Android Studio
INSTRUCTOR NOTE:
Check out developer.android.com for a full feature list for Android studio.
Installing Android Studio
You should install Android Studio now, and set it up to use either a physical Android device or an emulated phone. If you need guidance for installing Android Studio, there is a mini course with instructions for both Windows and Mac installations which will also go through how to setup an emulator and make your first Hello World app.