Google had launched Android Studio which was its official integrated development environment (IDE) that can ease up app development for its mobile platform with better visual features. With the new overhaul to Android Studio 2.0, Google has introduced a plethora of productivity features and enhanced speed of development.
Instant Run feature is one of the main additions to the list, as the company has been instrumental in developing previews over the last year with more refinedness, every month. Once the code is changed, developers can witness how the changes affect the running app.
Advantages Galore:
The Android device emulator utilizes multi-core CPUs, thus making the entire process three times faster than before. The official Android Emulator is quite faster than the real smartphone, and new features can work best with the new emulator. Also the new interface helps in fine tuning the app by letting one rotate the screen, install apps with the easy drag and drop process with terrific touch controls that include the pinch to zoom.
Google has also introduced App Indexing that would helps users to search for their app in Google and Play Store. One needs to create the right URL structure for the same, with the relevant attributes too.
An Overview of the Topmost Features:
The biggest impression at the Android Dev Summit was made by Android Studio 2.0. The interface is buffed up nicely adhering to the need for speed, and along with Android Emulator, Google introduced the new standard for Android app development!
Feature of Android 2.0:
Instant Run:
This feature is supposed to improve workflows by letting one see changes right on the device or emulator. All the changes can be seen in live mode which means that one can code continuously and run the app, accelerating the edit, build, and run cycles. When you click on Instant Run button, the changes are analysed and determined how they can be deploy in the fastest way.
Android Emulator:
The new Android Emulator is nearly three times faster in CPU, RAM, and I/O compared with previous version. The push speeds of ADB are nearly ten times faster. In fact, developing on the Emulator is faster than real device operations. The new user interface and sensor controls are great enough to get APKs dropped directly for quick installation.
Cloud Test Lab:
This new service allows developers to test the app across multiple devices and device configurations. It is also an extension to the overall testing process that includes a host of tests against several physical devices hosted in data centers of Google itself. Cloud Test Lab can perform all types of crash tests, right from Android Studio itself.
App Indexing:
Users can find their app in Google Search easily with the help of App Indexing API. Android Studio 2.0 can help derive the best URL structure in the app code and also helps developers to add attributes in the AndroidManifest.xml file which augurs well with the Google App Indexing service.
GPU Debugger Preview:
Developing OpenGL ES games especially those which are especially graphics-intensive, the new GPU debugger can guide the developers with a frame by frame analysis to identify and debug graphics rendering issues with all sorts of information about the GL state.
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