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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-page.title=Getting Started with Android Studio
+page.title=Android Studio
page.tags="studio"
@jd:body
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ page.tags="studio"
<div style="position:relative;min-height:660px;">
-<h3 style="color:#f80">EARLY ACCESS PREVIEW</h3>
+<h3 style="color:#FF4444;margin:-30px 0 20px">BETA</h3>
<div id="tos" style="position:absolute;display:none;width:inherit;">
<div class="col-13" style="margin:0;">&nbsp;</div><!-- provides top margin for content -->
@@ -183,23 +183,21 @@ This is the Android Software Development Kit License Agreement
-
-
<div id="main">
-<div class="figure" style="width:400px;margin-top:-20px">
+<div class="figure" style="width:400px;margin-top:-75px">
<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/android-studio.png" height="330" width="400" style="margin-bottom:20px" />
<a class="big button subtitle" id="download-ide-button"
-href="" style="display:none;width:265px;margin:0 auto;display:block;font-size:18px" ></a>
-<div style="width:290px;padding:10px 40px 0 60px;font-size:12px;line-height:16px">
+href="" style="display:none;width:368px;margin:0 auto;display:block;font-size:18px" ></a>
+<div style="margin:20px 0 0 0">
<p style="margin-bottom:8px">This download includes:</p>
-<ul>
-<li>Android Studio <b>early access preview</b></li>
-<li>All the Android SDK Tools to design, test, debug, and profile your app</li>
-<li>The latest Android platform to compile your app</li>
-<li>The latest Android system image to run your app in the emulator</li>
+<ul style="margin-bottom:20px">
+<li>Android Studio Beta</li>
+<li>All the Android SDK Tools to design, test, and debug your app</li>
+<li>A version of the Android platform to compile your app</li>
+<li>A version of the Android system image to run your app in the emulator</li>
</ul>
</div>
@@ -208,36 +206,34 @@ href="" style="display:none;width:265px;margin:0 auto;display:block;font-size:18
<p>Android Studio is a new Android development environment based on IntelliJ
-IDEA. Similar to Eclipse with the
-ADT Plugin, Android Studio provides integrated Android developer tools
-for development and debugging. On top of the
+IDEA. It provides new features and improvements over Eclipse ADT
+and will be the official Android IDE once it's ready. On top of the
capabilities you expect from IntelliJ, Android Studio offers:</p>
<ul>
- <li>Gradle-based build support.</li>
- <li>Android-specific refactoring and quick fixes.</li>
- <li>Lint tools to catch performance, usability, version compatibility and other problems.</li>
- <li>ProGuard and app-signing capabilities. </li>
- <li>Template-based wizards to create common Android designs and components.</li>
- <li>A rich layout editor that allows you to drag-and-drop UI components, preview layouts on
- multiple screen configurations, and much more.</li>
+ <li>Flexible Gradle-based build system.</li>
+ <li>Build variants and multiple APK generation.</li>
+ <li>Expanded template support for Google Services and various device types.</li>
+ <li>Rich layout editor with support for theme editing.</li>
+ <li>Lint tools to catch performance, usability, version compatibility, and other problems.</li>
+ <li>ProGuard and app-signing capabilities.</li>
<li>Built-in support for <a
href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2013/06/adding-backend-to-your-app-in-android.html"
class="external-link">Google Cloud Platform</a>, making it easy to integrate Google Cloud
- Messaging and App Engine as server-side components.
+ Messaging and App Engine.
</ul>
-<p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> Android Studio is currently available as
-an <strong>early access preview</strong>. Several features
-are either incomplete or not yet implemented and you may encounter bugs. If you are not
+<p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> Android Studio is currently in
+<strong>beta</strong>. Some features
+are not yet implemented and you may encounter bugs. If you are not
comfortable using an unfinished product, you may want to instead
-download (or continue to use) the
-<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html">ADT Bundle</a> (Eclipse with the ADT Plugin).</p>
+download (or continue to use)
+<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html">Eclipse with ADT</a>.</p>
-<h4 style="clear:right;text-align:right;margin-right:50px"><a href='' class="expandable"
+<h4 style="margin-top: 20px;"><a href='' class="expandable"
onclick="toggleExpandable(this,'.pax');return false;"
- >DOWNLOAD FOR OTHER PLATFORMS</a></h4>
+ >VIEW ALL DOWNLOADS AND SIZES</a></h4>
<div class="pax col-13 online" style="display:none;margin:0;">
@@ -290,6 +286,73 @@ download (or continue to use) the
+<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Android Studio vs. Eclipse ADT Comparison</h2>
+
+<p>
+The following table lists some key differences between Android Studio Beta and
+<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html">Eclipse with ADT</a>.
+</p>
+
+<style>
+td.yes {
+ color: #669900;
+}
+td.no {
+ color: #CC0000;
+}
+</style>
+
+<table>
+ <tbody><tr>
+ <th>Feature</th>
+ <th>Android Studio</th>
+ <th>ADT</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>Build system</td>
+ <td><a href="http://www.gradle.org/" class="external-link">Gradle</a></td>
+ <td><a href="http://ant.apache.org/" class="external-link">Ant</a></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+
+ <td>Maven-based build dependencies</td>
+ <td class="yes">Yes</td>
+ <td class="no">No</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <td>Build variants and multiple-APK generation (great for Android Wear)</td>
+ <td class="yes">Yes</td>
+ <td class="no">No</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>Advanced Android code completion and refactoring</td>
+ <td class="yes">Yes</td>
+ <td class="no">No</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>Graphical layout editor</td>
+ <td class="yes">Yes</td>
+ <td class="yes">Yes</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>APK signing and keystore management</td>
+ <td class="yes">Yes</td>
+ <td class="yes">Yes</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>NDK support</td>
+ <td class="no">Coming soon</td>
+ <td class="yes">Yes</td>
+ </tr>
+ </tbody></table>
+
+
+
<h2 id="Updating">Updating from older versions</h2>
<p>If you already have Android Studio installed, in most cases, you can upgrade to the latest
@@ -298,7 +361,7 @@ version by installing a patch. From within Android Studio, select
Check for updates</strong>) to see whether an update is available.</p>
<p>If an update is not available,
-follow the <a href="#Installing">installation instructions</a> below and replace your existing
+click the button above to download and replace your existing
installation.</p>
<div class="caution">
@@ -311,98 +374,6 @@ If you fail to copy these packages, then you can instead download them again thr
the Android SDK Manager.</p>
</div>
-
-<h2 id="Installing">Installing Android Studio</h2>
-<p>Android Studio requires JDK 6 or greater (JRE alone is not sufficient). To check if you
-have JDK installed (and which version), open a terminal and type <code>javac -version</code>.
-If JDK is not available or the version is lower than 6,
-<a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html">download
-JDK from here</a>.</p>
-<p>To install Android Studio:</p>
-<ol>
-<li>Download the <strong>Android Studio</strong> package from above.</li>
-<li>Install Android Studio and the SDK tools:
- <p><b>Windows:</b></p>
- <ol>
- <li>Launch the downloaded EXE file, {@code android-studio-bundle-&lt;version&gt;.exe}.</li>
- <li>Follow the setup wizard to install Android Studio.
-
- <div class="caution"><p><strong>Known issue:</strong>
- On some Windows systems, the launcher script does not find where Java is installed.
- If you encounter this problem,
- you need to set an environment variable indicating the correct location.</p>
- <p>Select <strong>Start menu > Computer > System Properties >
- Advanced System Properties</strong>. Then open <strong>Advanced tab > Environment
- Variables</strong> and add a new system variable <code>JAVA_HOME</code> that points to
- your JDK folder, for example <code>C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21</code>.</p>
- </div>
- </li>
-
- </ol>
- <p><b>Mac OS X:</b></p>
- <ol>
- <li>Open the downloaded DMG file, {@code android-studio-bundle-&lt;version&gt;.dmg}.</li>
- <li>Drag and drop Android Studio into the Applications folder.
-
- <div class="caution"><p><strong>Known issue:</strong>
- Depending on your security settings, when you attempt to open Android Studio, you might
- see a warning that says the package is damaged and should be moved to the trash. If this
- happens, go to <strong>System Preferences > Security &amp; Privacy</strong> and under
- <strong>Allow applications downloaded from</strong>, select <strong>Anywhere</strong>.
- Then open Android Studio again.</p>
- </div>
- </li>
-
- </ol>
- <p><b>Linux:</b></p>
- <ol>
- <li>Unpack the downloaded Tar file, {@code android-studio-bundle-&lt;version&gt;.tgz}, into an appropriate
- location for your applications.
- <li>To launch Android Studio, navigate to the {@code android-studio/bin/} directory
- in a terminal and execute {@code studio.sh}.
- <p>You may want to add {@code android-studio/bin/} to your PATH environmental
- variable so that you can start Android Studio from any directory.</p>
- </li>
- </ol>
-</li>
-</ol>
-
-<p>That's it! You're ready to start developing apps with Android Studio.</p>
-
-<div class="note">
-<p><strong>Note:</strong> On Windows and Mac, the individual tools and
-other SDK packages are saved within the Android Studio application directory.
-To access the tools directly, use a terminal to navigate into the application and locate
-the {@code sdk/} directory. For example:</p>
-<p>Windows: <code>\Users\&lt;user&gt;\AppData\Local\Android\android-studio\sdk\</code></p>
-<p>Mac: <code>/Applications/Android\ Studio.app/sdk/</code></p>
-</div>
-
-<p>For a list of some known issues, see <a
-href="http://tools.android.com/knownissues">tools.android.com/knownissues</a>.</p>
-
-
-<h2 id="Start">Starting a Project</h2>
-
-<p>When you launch Android Studio for the first time, you'll see a Welcome
-screen that offers several ways to get started:</p>
-
-<ul>
- <li>To start building a new app, click <strong>New Project</strong>.
- <p>This starts the New Project wizard, which helps you set up a project using an app template.
- </li>
- <li>To import an existing Android app project, click <strong>Import Project</strong>.
- <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If you previously developed your Android project
- with Eclipse, you should first use the new export feature in the ADT plugin to prepare
- your project with the new Gradle build system. For more information, read
- <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/migrate.html">Migrating from Eclipse</a>.</p>
- </li>
-</ul>
-
-<p>For additional help using Android Studio, read <a
-href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/studio-tips.html">Tips and Tricks</a>.</p>
-
-
<p>As you continue developing apps, you may need to install additional versions
of Android for the emulator and other packages such as the <a
href="{@docRoot}tools/support-library/index.html">Android Support Library</a>.
@@ -599,8 +570,8 @@ for possible resolutions to known issues: <a href="http://tools.android.com/know
if (os) {
/* set up primary ACE download button */
$('#download-ide-button').show();
- $('#download-ide-button').append("Download Android Studio <span class='small'>v0.5.2</span>"
- + "<br/> <span class='small'>for " + os + "</span>");
+ $('#download-ide-button').append("Download Android Studio Beta <span class='small'>v0.5.2</span>"
+ + "<br/> <span class='small'>with the Android SDK for " + os + "</span>");
$('#download-ide-button').click(function() {return onDownload(this,true);}).attr('href', bundlename);
} else {
@@ -642,9 +613,13 @@ for possible resolutions to known issues: <a href="http://tools.android.com/know
function onDownloadForRealz(link) {
if ($("input#agree").is(':checked')) {
- $("#tos").hide();
- $("#main").show();
- location.hash = "Updating";
+ $("h1").text('Now redirecting to the install instructions...');
+ $("#tos").slideUp();
+ $("#jd-content .jd-descr").fadeOut('slow', function() {
+ setTimeout(function() {
+ window.location = "/sdk/installing/index.html?pkg=studio";
+ }, 1000);
+ });
_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'SDK', 'Android Studio', $("#downloadForRealz").html()]);
return true;
} else {