The SDK Manager is a useful tool that adds support for previous and upcoming versions of Android for development. The main development panel can be viewed in a couple of ways, mainly in the design and code views alternatively you can split them and view both. The interface of Android Studio is rather intuitive, with many of its functions arranged into different tabs. The suite of tools has an Integrated Development Editor that not only makes creating programs for Android an easier task than opening up a basic text editor by including coding syntax, provides automation powered by the Gradle engine and provides for an optimized workflow with tons of flexibility.īy integrating an Android emulator, the program can also provide for full debugging of apps before they're ready for deployment on the Google Play Store. It installs a number of development tools along with a virtual Android environment that can emulate Android applications. Android Studio is a development app that was created to allow you to create Android applications on a Windows system.