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Today’s Android Development Studio tutorial is for beginners. It is one of the best ides for Android development. In this article, I’ll walk you through the steps of installing and setting up Android Studio.

When you are reading this tutorial, you have chosen Android as your target platform.

We all have phones and tablets in our hands. But what kind of operating system we should choose is really a big question. Everyone is familiar with how Android dominates all other operating systems. It is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices. Therefore, this makes it a natural choice for developers.

In addition, the core Android platform, known as the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), is free for anyone to customize. This is another point, which is why developers prefer to use it for application development.

Android is a Java-based application. Until recently, Eclipse and Android plug-in tools were common to Android developers. Now everyone is moving to ANDROID STUDIO. One of the best ides specifically designed for Android application development.

Android Development Studio Tutorial – Installation and setup

The first step to becoming an Android developer is to install Android Studio.

Installation and setup

Start using Android Studio

The most efficient IDE for developing Android applications.

Google offers Android Studio for Windows, Mac, OS X, and Linux platforms.

Before installing Android Studio, you need to make sure your platform is compatible with Android Studio. Here are the requirements.

WINDOWS

  • Microsoft Windows 7/8/10 (32-bit or 64-bit)

  • 2 GB RAM is minimum; 8 GB RAM is recommended

  • Minimum 2 GB of available disk space, 4 GB recommended (IDE 500 MB + Android SDK and emulator system image 1.5 GB)

  • JDK 8.0

  • For the acceleration simulator —

    • A 64-bit operating system
    • Intel processors, support Intel VT-X, Intel EM64T (Intel 64)
    • Perform the disable (XD) bit function

MAC

  • Mac OS X 10.8.5 or later, up to 10.11.4 (El Capitan)
  • 2 GB RAM is minimum; 8 GB RAM is recommended
  • Minimum 2 GB of available disk space, 4 GB recommended (IDE 500 MB + Android SDK and emulator system image 1.5 GB)
  • 1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution
  • JDK 6

LINUX

  • GNOME or KDE desktop: Test on Ubuntu 12.04, Precise Pangolin (a 64-bit distribution capable of running 32-bit applications)

  • A 64-bit distribution capable of running 32-bit applications

  • GNU C Library (Glibc) 2.11 or later

  • 2 GB RAM is minimum; 8 GB RAM is recommended

  • Minimum 2 GB of available disk space, 4 GB recommended (IDE 500 MB + Android SDK and emulator system image 1.5 GB)

  • 1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution

  • JDK 8

  • For the acceleration simulator —

    • Intel processors, support Intel VT-X, Intel EM64T (Intel 64)
    • Perform disable (XD) bit function, or support AMD virtualization (AMD-V) on AMD processors

Once you are sure that your Windows operating system is compatible with the Android Studio you want to install, follow these steps.

Install the Java Development Kit

Download the latest version of the JDK

Run the following command to check whether the environment variable JAVA_HOME is set to the JDK installation directory. Otherwise, define it from the Control Panel.

set JAVA_HOME
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If you are using Windows, right-click My Computer and choose Properties, Advanced, and Environment Variables. Then, you’ll update the PATH value and press the OK button.

set PATH=C:\jdk18.. 0 _102\bin; %PATH% set JAVA_HOME=C:\jdk18.. 0 _102
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Download android IDE

Click the following link to download Android Studio for Windows.

Get Android Development Studio.

Such as android - studio - bundle -141.xxxxxx-windows.exe
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Install the Android IDE

1. Start the. Exe file to start the installation process.

2. Click the next button, you will go to the following dialog box.

3. Keep the default Settings and click Next.

4. Click I Agree. The next dialog will take you to change the location of Android Studio and android SDK.

5. Click Next. Here you can choose to have a shortcut button.

6. Click Install.

7. Click Finish.

Note: This installation installs only the basic SDK package.

8. Now, launch Android Studio.

9. You will see the splash screen shown below.

10. Click Next.

11. Select The installation type as standard and click Next.

12. Press the Finish button.

After that, the Welcome to Android Studio dialog box appears.

Congratulations, you’ve finished installing and setting up Android Studio!

Summary — Android Development Studio tutorial

The complete process of installing Android Studio is a slow process that can take a lot of time. So you need to be patient.

But Android Studio makes life easier when it comes to developing applications for Android. Android development has never been easier or more fun. In just a few steps, you can create state-of-the-art mobile apps.