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Use for questions about using Android Studio, an official IDE by Google targeted at Android app development. Do NOT use for questions about programming for Android in general; instead, use the [android] tag.

Android Studio is the official Android development environment that is based on IntelliJ IDEA. Android Studio provides integrated Android developer tools for development and debugging.

Android Studio offers:

  • Gradle-based build support.
  • Clean Logcat for different packages with filtering options.
  • Android-specific refactoring and quick fixes.
  • Lint tools to catch performance, usability, version compatibility and other problems. ProGuard and app-signing capabilities.
  • Template-based wizards to create common Android designs and components.
  • A rich layout editor that allows you to drag-and-drop UI components, preview layouts on multiple screen configurations, and much more.
  • Built-in support for Google Cloud Platform, making it easy to integrate Google Cloud Messaging, App Engine, and Firebase as server-side components.
  • Android Native Development (NDK) support, including single-step debugging of JNI C++ code, code completion, Gradle build support for JNI C++ code
  • Image Asset Studio, a tool which generates a set of icons for your Android applications from an existing image, clipart, or text-string resources
  • Vector Asset Studio, a tool which enables the developer to import and manage vector graphics as a drawable resource
  • Instant preview and review of incremental code changes on the emulator or physical device without redeploying a new debug build or, in many cases, without restarting the app
  • Built-in Git Client with GitHub integration
  • New and improved Compose View Library for better alternating Layouts with different designs.
  • Various debugging and analysis tools are available: Android Profiler, Android Debug Bridge, Android Emulator, Device File Explorer, CPU Profiler, systrace, Layout Inspector, Network Profiler and an Emulator for Wear OS.

The current stable version is Android Studio Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Patch 2 May 24, 2023.

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No matching client found for package name (Google Analytics) - multiple productFlavors & buildTypes

Context: I'm trying to set up Google Analytics for my app. (having 4 custom buildTypes and more than a few productFlavors) It works fine when I select the Build Variant which has the applicationId set to com.my.app.package.name (the package name…
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You have not accepted the license agreements of the following SDK components

I downloaded the latest Android SDK tools version 24.4.1. I used the command line to install SDKs. I typed y when asked Do you accept the license 'android-sdk-license-c81a61d9' [y/n]: y after that install succeeded. But when using Gradle 3.1 to…
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How to view method information in Android Studio

In Eclipse, when you hover your mouse over a method, a window would appear with a description of what the method does, what the parameters mean and what it returns. Is there a way to get Android Studio to do the same thing?
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"Default Activity Not Found" on Android Studio upgrade

I upgraded IntelliJ IDEA from 12.0.4 to 12.10. Now all the modules in my Android project give the error: Error: Default Activity Not Found I reverted back to 12.0.4 and it everything works again. Any ideas? I think it might be an issue with a…
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Error type 3 Error: Activity class {} does not exist

I have an IntelliJ Android project, that I successfully imported to Android Studio 0.4.0. It works perfectly if I don't change anything in manifest. However, when I want to change the launcher activity and run, it fails with this error: Launching…
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SDK location not found. Define location with sdk.dir in the local.properties file or with an ANDROID_HOME environment variable

I recently tried to import sample Android games I downloaded from Google's developer website. After importing them into Android Studio, I'm getting the following error: Error: SDK location not found. Define location with sdk.dir in the…
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Android Studio error "Installed Build Tools revision 31.0.0 is corrupted"

I'm on Android Studio 4.2.2. I created a new project and haven't added anything to the starter code and whenever I click build or run, I get this error: Installed Build Tools revision 31.0.0 is corrupted. Remove and install again using the SDK…
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How to change or add theme to Android Studio?

I have just installed Android Studio in my Window 7 64bit. When I launch the application the background of the screen where we write the code is white. I would prefer black or any other color. I am not sure whether we can change the color/theme OR…
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Android Studio - How to Change Android SDK Path

When I open Android SDK Manager from Android Studio, the SDK Path displayed is: \android-studio\sdk I want to change this path. How do I do it?
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Android Studio doesn't see device

The AVD Manager in Android Studio doesn't show my device but adb devices does show it. Am I missing something obvious here?
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I am getting error "cmdline-tools component is missing" after installing Flutter and Android Studio... I added the Android SDK. How can I solve them?

Android toolchain - I develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 30.0.3): X cmdline-tools component is missing Run `path/to/sdkmanager --install "cmdline-tools;latest"` See https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line for more…
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Changing API level Android Studio

I want to change the minimum SDK version in Android Studio from API 12 to API 14. I have tried changing it in the manifest file, i.e., and rebuilding the project, but I…
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gradlew: Permission Denied

I am attempting to run gradlew from my command line, but am constantly facing the following error. Brendas-MacBook-Pro:appx_android brendalogy$ ./gradlew compileDebug --stacktrace -bash: ./gradlew: Permission denied I am already running this…
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Building and running app via Gradle and Android Studio is slower than via Eclipse

I have a multi-project (~10 modules) of which building takes about 20-30 seconds each time. When I press Run in Android Studio, I have to wait every time to rebuild the app, which is extremely slow. Is it possible to automate building process in…
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Filter LogCat to get only the messages from My Application in Android?

I observed that when i use Logcat with Eclipse with ADT for Android, I get messages from many other applications as well. Is there a way to filter this and show only messages from my own application only.
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