
Before you can start developing, you need to download some extra packages. But new SDK components are being released all the time via the Android SDK Manager.

So far you've set up your Android IDE, either Android Studio or Eclipse ADT, and installed the core SDK tools. Git config -global core.excludesfile ~/.global_gitignore Downloading Android SDK Packages However, current development effort at Google is focussed on Android Studio which will likely become the reccommended option in the near future. SummaryĮclipse with ADT is the older and more mature Android IDE and still the official reccommended option. One feature that Eclipse has and Android Studio lacks is Native Development Kit (NDK) support. Various new upcoming features to enable more efficient Android development, as shown here at Google I/O 2014.More advanced Android code completion using the underlying IntelliJ IDE.Gradle uses Maven to keep track of your project's dependencies and allows you do build several variants of your application, for example trial and premium versions. Uses Gradle as for its build system instead of Ant.

However, the Google tools team have said that development of new tools features is focussed on Android Studio and it seems likely that Android Studio will soon become the primary reccommended Android IDE, perhaps when they reach version 1.0. So, for the moment at least, Eclipse with the ADT plugin is the official recommended option for new Android developers. If you're a new Android developer, we recommend you download the ADT Bundle to quickly start developing apps. As of 1st August 2014, the Get the Android SDK page on says:
