Android Studio
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ELI5 — The Vibe Check
Android Studio is to Android what Xcode is to iOS — the official, unavoidable IDE. It's built on IntelliJ so it's actually quite good. The emulator is surprisingly fast since they added hardware acceleration. Gradle build files will haunt your dreams but the Layout Inspector and Profiler more than compensate.
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