As the official IDE, Android Studio has come along way since its introduction in 2014 and is now a powerful and (mostly) user-friendly interface for building Android apps. Here is an introduction ...

In this post, you will learn how to use Android Studio to view and open the files that make up your projects. In doing so, you’ll gain a better understanding of how an Android app is structured.

Now, Part 3 will take you through the steps to build and run the app in an Android device emulator or live device. We’ll first use Gradle to build the app’s application package (APK) file.

Android Studio 4.1 brings a new Database Inspector tool, some improvements to Material Design, and a more deeply integrated Android Emulator.