Android Studio

Android Studio is the official integrated development environment (IDE) for Android application development, built on IntelliJ IDEA with rich profiling and emulator tools.

When to Use

• Native Android & Jetpack Compose Development: Official Google IDE with visual layout editor, Compose preview, and Profiler.
• Gradle Build Script Optimization: Configuring multi-module build logic with Kotlin DSL (build.gradle.kts).
• Android Emulator & Device Management: Running virtual and physical devices via ADB and headless emulator CLI.
• App Performance & Memory Profiling: Diagnosing frame drops, memory leaks, and CPU spikes using Android Studio Profiler.

Quick Start

# Launch Android Studio or build project from command line
./gradlew assembleDebug