Meet Android Studio for Platform
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Android Studio for Platform (ASfP) is the official Integrated Development
Environment (IDE) for Android platform development. Based on the powerful
code editor and developer tools from
IntelliJ IDEA, Android
Studio for Platform offers even more features that enhance your
productivity when building on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), such as:
- Soong-based build system
- A fast and feature-rich emulator
- A debugger for Java, Kotlin, and C++
- Testing tools
- C++ and NDK support
This page provides an introduction to basic Android Studio for
Platform features. For a summary of the latest changes, see the
Android Studio for Platform release notes.
Project structure
A project in Android Studio for Platform contains everything that
defines your workspace for your AOSP codebase, from source code and
assets to test code and build configurations. Learn more about the
project structure.
Soong build system
Soong is the most widely used build system for Android platform
developers. There are altogether three:
Android Studio for Platform uses the Soong build system to build
Android. Soong leverages the
kati GNU
Make clone tool and Ninja build system
component to speed up builds of Android.
Soong build files are called blueprint files and are named Android.bp.
For a detailed description of the Android.bp file format, see
Android.bp.
Android Studio for Platform's debugger lets you select a device, set
breakpoints in Java and C++, and examine variables and expressions at
runtime. Learn more about the
debugger.
Android Studio for Platform supports running local (device) tests (via atest).
Learn more about the testing tools.
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Last updated 2025-01-30 UTC.
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