Published by: Android Product Manager Jamal Eason
Android Studio 2.0 is the fastest way to build high-quality, high-performance applications for various Android platforms, including smartphones and tablets, Android Auto, Android Wear, and Android TV.
As the official IDE provided by Google, Android Studio includes all the features needed to build applications, including a code editor, code analysis tools, emulators, and more. This new stable version of Android Studio boasts extremely fast build speeds and fast emulators that support the latest Android versions and Google Play services.
Android Studio works seamlessly with the Android platform and supports all the latest and most powerful APIs. If you are engaged in Android development, you should use Android Studio 2.0. You can now easily download or update Android Studio 2.0 from our release channels.
► Download Channel:
developer.android.com/intl/zh-cn/sdk/index.html
Android Studio 2.0 includes the following new features that Android developers can use in their development process:
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Instant Run – For every developer who wants faster build speeds. Make changes and see them in the running app. With various build/run acceleration features (from VM hot swapping to hot swapping app resources), Instant Run will save you time every day.
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Android Emulator – The new emulator runs approximately 3 times faster than the previous Android emulator, and with enhanced Android Debug Bridge (ADB) capabilities, you can now push apps and data to the emulator 10 times faster than to physical devices. Like physical devices, the official Android emulator includes built-in Google Play services so you can actually test more API features. Finally, the new emulator has rich new features to manage calls, battery, network, GPS, and more.
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Cloud Test Lab Integration – Write once, run anywhere. Quickly and easily test on a variety of physical Android devices in the cloud test lab directly within Android Studio to improve app quality.
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App Indexing Code Generation and Testing – Use the App Indexing feature in Android Studio to add auto-generated URLs, which helps improve your app’s visibility in Google Search. With just a few clicks, you can add indexable URL links, and you can test all these links in the IDE.
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GPU Debugger Preview – For developers of OpenGL ES-based games or applications, you can now use the new GPU debugger to view each frame and GL state. Capture and analyze GPU streams from Android devices to discover and diagnose GL rendering issues.
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IntelliJ 15 Updates – Android Studio is built on the world-class IntelliJ coding platform.
), Instant Run analyzes the changes made and determines how to deploy the new code in the fastest way possible.
► New Instant Run Button
Since the release of the Instant Run preview version at the end of last year, we have spent countless hours collecting feedback and optimizing for a stable version. As the improvement of build speed is never-ending, we will seek to further accelerate the speed in future versions.
In addition to speed and performance advantages, the Android emulator also features a completely new user interface and several sensor controls. The emulator has been continuously enhanced since its initial version, allowing you to quickly install by dragging and dropping APKs, resize and scale the window, and use multi-touch operations (pinching, zooming, panning, rotating, tilting), etc.
► Android Emulator User Interface: Toolbar and Extended Control PanelThe new interface in Android Studio allows you to configure the test combinations to run in the Cloud Test Lab and also lets you view the test results.
► Setting Up Cloud Test Lab
Now with the App Indexing API, your users can more easily find your app in Google Search. Android Studio 2.0 can help you create the correct URL structure in your app code and add relevant attributes in the AndroidManifest.xml file that will be used to manage Google App Indexing services.
After adding URLs to your app, you can test and validate your App Indexing code as follows:
► Google App Indexing Test
If you are developing OpenGL ES games or graphics-intensive applications, Android Studio 2.0 provides you with a new GPU debugger. Although the GPU debugger is still in preview, you can step through your application frame by frame to determine and debug graphics rendering issues with rich information about GL state.
► GPU Debugger Preview
If you are using an earlier version of Android Studio, you can check for updates on the Beta release channel in the navigation menu (“Help”→”Check for Update” [for Windows/Linux], or “Android Studio”→”Check for Updates” [for OS X]). If you are developing for the N Developer Preview, please refer to the additional setup instructions.
► Setup Instructions:
developer.android.com/intl/zh-cn/preview/setup-sdk.html#get-as13
► Prompt to Update Gradle Version in Project
For all new application projects in Android Studio 2.0, Instant Run is enabled by default.
We are already working on the next version of Android Studio. We appreciate any feedback you provide regarding features you like, issues you encounter, or features you would like to see. Connect with us (the Android Studio development team) on our new Google+ information page or Twitter.
Original text from 【Android Developers Global Blog】:
android-developers.blogspot.com
Chinese translated article 【China Google Developers Forum】 (at the end“Read Original”）：
chinagdg.com/thread-32143-1-1.html
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