Android Studio is a new IntelliJ idea Android-based Android development environment that has improved and added functionality to Eclipse ADT.
Feature |
Android Studio |
ADT |
Build system |
Gradle |
Ant |
maven-based Build Dependencies |
Yes |
No |
Build variants and multiple-apk generation (great for Android Wear) |
Yes |
No |
Advanced Android code Completion and refactoring |
Yes |
No |
Graphical Layout Editor |
Yes |
Yes |
APK Signing and KeyStore management |
Yes |
Yes |
NDK Support |
Coming soon |
Yes |
Android Developer Tools
The Android SDK provides you the APIs libraries and developer tools necessary to build, test, and debug apps for Android.
If you ' re a new Android developer, we recommend your download the ADT Bundle to quickly start developing apps. It includes the essential Android SDK components and a version of the Eclipse IDE with built-in ADT (Android Developer Tools) to streamline your Android app development.
Download Eclipse ADT: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#win-bundle
Android Official Reminders
Caution: Android Studio is currently in Beta. Some features is not yet implemented and your may encounter bugs. If you is not comfortable using a unfinished product, you may want to instead download (or continue to use) Eclipse with Adt.