In this tutorial we go through the steps needed to build your first Android app. You will create a simple UI, add some Java code, and then run your app.

Android mobile developers have reason to celebrate with Google's new Android development environment, which pairs rich layout and build capabilities with IntelliJ IDEA's famous ease.

A 10 day program to create your first Android app. ... As we’re using Android Studio and Java to build our app, it will certainly pay to learn a little Java.

Google first announced Android Studio, built on the popular IntelliJ IDEA Java IDE, at its I/O Developer conference in May 2013. The company’s pitch was very simple: This is the official Android ...

Google’s own Android Studio, it’s worth noting, is based on the JetBrains IntelliJ Java IDE, and the next version of Android Studio (3.0) will support it out of the box.