Android Studio 4.2 Is Now Available For Download With Latest IntelliJ IDEA
May 7, 2021
Google on Tuesday announced the stable release of Android Studio 4.2 for developers after being in beta testing for months.
This release includes an upgraded IntelliJ platform, APG Upgrade Assistant, and features aimed at improving productivity as an Android app developer.
For those unaware, Android Studio is the official integrated development environment (IDE) for Google’s Android operating system, built on JetBrains’ IntelliJ IDEA software and designed specifically for Android development.
“We know sometimes upgrading your app project to the latest version can be complicated. To address this, we have a new app project upgrade assistant in Android Studio 4.2 that makes it easier to migrate your project and to take advantage of the latest Android Gradle Plugin APIs.
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May 6, 2021
After being in development for some time, Google has now announced the stable release of Android Studio 4.2. The latest version of the chief tool used by developers to create Android apps, focuses majorly on the upgrade of IntelliJ platform and additional features that will “improve productivity of Android developers,” Google notes.
The major new Android Studio update, as mentioned, brings forth a few improvements and features. These including the mentioned IntelliJ platform update, and improvements in new project wizard, Database Inspector, SafeArgs support, System Trace and much more.
The new update makes migration easier and benefits from the latest Android Gradle Plugin APIs. Google recommends that if you use the abovementioned features “you should download the new Android Studio update.”
May 5, 2021 05:54 EDT with 1 comment
Android Studio is the go-to Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for developers building Android apps. This is why Google consistently releases updates to the software in multiple channels so that users can familiarize or report issues with the changes made before they are rolled out to the general public.
First up, Google has noted that it realizes that it is sometimes difficult to upgrade apps to the latest version of the IDE, so it has included a new app upgrade assistant that streamlines this process and ensure that your app is taking advantage of new Android Gradle Plugin APIs. The Apply Changes utility has been enhanced so you can make more types of code changes and push them immediately without restarting the app when running on devices with Android 11+. Android Gradle Plugin 4.2 has a new resources compiler that enhances build performance on Windows machines. The default programming language has also been updated to Ja
Google releases Android Studio 4.2 with IntelliJ upgrade and wizard UI refresh
Android Studio is the primary tool developers use to make apps for Android. After being in beta for months, the latest version of the SDK Studio 4.2 is available to download through the stable channel.
The release features an upgraded IntelliJ platform, and developers will be able to make use of an updated GitHub UI for pull requests and a new centralized problems window found in the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 2020.2. Going forward, it ll be even easier to know which IntelliJ version the Studio is based on, thanks to the new naming scheme.