There can be no doubt that the Android OS has traversed a creditable journey since it was launched six years back. There have been a lot of changes in its core libraries and other features that has enabled it to garner a market share of over 80%, leaving the iOS and Windows OS far behind. The APIs have been regularly updated to ensure a better user experience. The Android Lollipop is the latest showpiece and features the much talked about ART as well as a revised code base. Logically therefore, some of the development tools too are going through a revision for the better. For developers, this is very good news indeed.

The Android Studio Chosen For Revamp

Android Studio is among the first tools selected for the revamp since the Google I/O and the task of replacing the Eclipse environment is indeed a huge one. But that environment has been found to be inconsistent and having a lot of unnecessary extensions warranting replacements. Google has opted to go for the Android SDK as the integrated IDE with full features in order to enable a streamlined process of development that will sync with its very intuitive OS. The IDE which can be downloaded from the developer portal is truly the umbrella or single roof under which all future Android projects can be undertaken. This will effectively mean the end of dependence on unreliable and bulky emulation requirements, that are truly the nightmares of developers. The Android Studio has some very exciting features that deserve praise. It is based on the JetBrains IntelliJ editor and is thus able to deliver code completions of an advanced nature. The code analysis  as well as refactoring too are of high quality.

Google Services Compatible

Google has also taken a lot of effort to make sure its services, APIs and platforms are compatible. The studio has an extended Google Service support template, a lovely and seamless GitHub integration and other simple mechanisms for Google’s Cloud Platform messaging. The new developer tool is also compatible with many of the latest hardware platforms that Android has forayed into. The objective is to offer the user a much better experience along with the appropriate tools based on the OS flavor. Whether it is for the simple conventional handset or for the Smart Wear or even Google Glass going forward, Google does not want user experience to be compromised. The design is uniform for all device types or forms. With a pre-configured Virtual Device Manager and even Apache Maven thrown in, developers would not have to deal with any more management nightmares related to dependencies. The above features come within a comprehensive package that has been neatly put together by Google. You no longer have to fight it out with the Eclipse and for you as a developer; the Android Studio is just the right tool you will like to start using.