Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the well-trodden path, ...

Many Android developers (including this hobbyist reporter) cut their teeth on mobile app development with the popular open source IDE, Eclipse. That won't be happening much now, as Google officially ...

Google has officially announced in a blog that it is stopping support and development for Android Developer Tool (ADT) in Eclipse. In May 2013, during the Google I/O, Katherine Chou, Google's Product ...

Android Studio was first announced at Google I/O 2013, and now Google is making one of the last pushes to get developers to move over to the new development environment. According to a post on the ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google announced big changes for developers today in a post to the official Android Developers blog, stating ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

Michael is a born Texan and a former graphic designer. He's been covering technology in general and Android in particular since 2011. His interests include folk music, football, science fiction, and ...

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To streamline Android development efforts, Google will focus on building tools for Android Studio. The company will also stop supporting other Integrated Development Environments (IDE) at the end of ...

For years, Java was the one official language for Android development. While other options were available through alternative tools like Unity or Xamarin, Java with the Android SDK was still the clear ...

Google today announced that it will be ending support for its Eclipse Android Developer Tools. They will be replaced by Android Studio 2.2, which is Google's own integrated development environment. In ...