At its inaugural Android Developer Summit in November, Google announced a new version of its app development IDE that features a new emulator, ‘Instant Run’, and more for developers. After several previews, Android Studio 2.0 has finally been released to the stable channel.
Announced at the Android Dev Summit in November, Android Studio 2.0 is nearing final release. The IDE’s marquee feature is known as “Instant Run” and has been in preview since then. In anticipation of its final release, developers can download a beta version of the app now.
Google has been moving fast on iterating its IDE for developing Android apps. Announced two months ago, Android Studio 2.0 is on its fifth preview that makes further refinements to its marquee ‘Instant Run’ feature and fixes other bugs.
The inaugural Android Dev Summit kicked off earlier today, and Google has conveniently provided a livestream for developers that might want to tune in. You can find schedules for day 1 and day 2 below, as well as the YouTube streams embedded for your convenience.
Day 1:
9:05am Keynote
9:45am Android Application Architecture
11:00am Notification Best Practices
11:45am Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe
1:30pm RecyclerView Animations and Behind the Scenes
2:15pm Support Library: Guts and Glory
3:30pm “”Mother, may I?”” Asking for Permissions
4:15pm Framework Fireside Chat
Day 2:
9:00am What’s new in Android Studio
9:45am Data Binding — write apps faster
11:00am The Android Build System
11:45am Android Testing
1:30pm Android Studio for Experts
3:30pm Developing for Android: The Naughty Bits
4:15pm Android Tools and Testing Fireside Chat:
5:00pm Closing Notes
Google has today launched Android Studio 2.0, the first major update to the company’s IDE since it saw its original stable release in December of last year. Among other features, Android Studio 2.0 brings a revamped Android emulator, a new “Instant Run” feature, and more…
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