Although there is an option for users to download the SDK without Android Studio, most developers prefer to create with it. We will be looking at how you can use Android SDK both, with Android ...

Previously, you'd have to download Android Studio or the SDK to get these, which are a 400MB-1.6GB download. Even the smaller command line tools download is still 200-300MB.

Download Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 released with minor SDK versioning, advanced UI features, IAMF audio support, enhanced connectivity, security improvements, and developer productivity tools.

The Android R Preview SDK just appeared in the SDK Manager, meaning there's likely some new stuff to poke through. As you can see from the screenshot above, Android R revision 1 is now in the list.

Android Studio version 2023.1.1 is out, and developers can enjoy its new features and performance improvements. There’s a whole new App Quality insight to debug issues easily and effectively.

Since the release of Android Studio Flamingo, it can auto-generate the correct version checks for APIs that have been launched via SDK extensions. Using these new version checks is completely optional ...

To take advantage, you’ll have to download the GPU Debugging Tools package from the Android Studio SDK Manager. But again, this is coming in a future Canary release.

Also detailed in Android Studio 2.0 is GPU Profiler, which allows easier profiling of OpenGL ES Android code. According to Google, this tool is in early preview, but is “very powerful,” not ...