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I want to make my first android application and i'm new to Android world, i have seen so many tutorials and videos about android development, some say Android Studio is better and some say Eclipse is the core that all android apps is built with.
I'm confused here, which one should i work on in my android development learning and first app ?
Note I already followed a tutorial that uses Eclipse so i know something about Eclipse, and i have no idea what Android Studio is like.
Thanks in advance.
Android Studio is now the official IDE according to the docs:
https://developer.android.com/tools/help/adt.html
In the long run you will probably get better support, official and community, for it.
Nothing more , nothing less
Android Studio is the official IDE for Android application development, based on IntelliJ IDEA.
Download Android Studio and give it a try. I promise you that you will not ever be programming Android apps in Eclipse.
Eclipse vs Android Studio
Google released Android Studio for android development and stop developing android plugin for eclipse. In this document developers will put their opinion about why we should use Eclipse/Android Studio. If Android Studio provide us better support for development, then we will switch to Android Studio after 2.1 release.
Why Android Studio:
Android Studio is now the official IDE for Android. [ ref. https://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/migrate.html ]
Projects are much easier to main.
Eclipse is OK when you are developing smaller applications, but when your application has 10 projects and 20 external libraries, that's when the fun begins – refresh project, clean project, restart Eclipse, and then all over again. But, in android studio all you need is press “sync” button, you never had to worry about adding jars after jars in your libs folder.
Oh! wait did I forgot to mention how you maintain different version of those jars in eclipse ?
Android studio use Gradle based build system. [ ref. http://gradle.org/ ]
NDK Support now available, and with gradle it’s much more easier now to compile, build, link your shared object files [.so] in your project.
Android Studio comes complete with support for JUnit unit and Android tests.
All the jetbrain keyboard shortcuts are available in android studio, and you can modify them according to your need.
[ref. https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/help/keyboard-shortcuts-and-mouse-reference.html ,
What are the most useful Intellij IDEA keyboard shortcuts? ]
I used both.You had better use android studio.It is definitely better than eclipse.
I started with Eclipse and moved onto Android Studio. In my opinion Android Studio is way better than Eclipse! Also Android Studio is activly being developed and with the gradel build system its super easy to use lib from maven central. I will suggest Studio will be the way to go.
Well personally i prefer the official Android IDE which is Android Studio off-course for those reasons:
It's made by jetBrains and Google (you know, the developer of android).
It's very intelligent, it's like you're working with a bot.
Google has full documentations and examples on how to use literally anything in Android Studio.
I don't know if you're still looking for reason number 4 by far :) .
Final Words Use Android Studio
Android Studio is often preferred for a number of reasons, many of which have been given here. However, the biggest reason is this:
It's not Eclipse.
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I am using Java Eclipse IDE for programming Android application. Recently Google changed requirements for publishing new apk's: it must have targetSdkVersion>=31.
I tried to sign apk inside Eclipse with targetSdkVersion=31 - but now Android says .apk format is corrupted.
I undestand that this way of programming for Android is obsolete, but I really don't like Android Studio.
My question is for guys who may still programming for Android under Eclipse: is there are a way to sign .APK inside Eclipse with targetSdkVersion>31?
Thanks.
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Can i still use eclipse for android projects?
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I'm really not sure where I should ask this, so please just tell me where to ask this sort of questions.
My problem is that I'm trying to use Eclipse to create Android Apps but it seems like Android SDK that I need to make this happen is not available anymore. The link of the SDK redirects me to Android Studio which I don't want to use because it's too laggy in my device.
Can I still use Eclipse to make Android apps in 2021?
you can install android plugin in your eclipse ide https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ after installed this plugin download android sdk in your computer via this link http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html good luck
I am trying to set up my eclipse for android development, I am still a beginner in android app development. I am currently following the book "Android Programming The big nerd ranch guide" As I create a project clicking the "finish" does not do anything but when i closed it the project seems to be there and now when i open it it has a bunch of errors, I kept looking for answers in net but nothing worked here is a screenshot of my eclipse.
I haven't started coding yet.
Start using Android Studio, official IDE fro Android Development https://developer.android.com/studio/.
If book is suggesting you Eclipse IDE then probably it's a sign that you should change book as probably you have outdated version.
Book that in my opinion is pretty up to date you can find here
https://commonsware.com/Android/
I am relatively new to Eclipse IDE and want to build facebook login option in my android app. I looked up developers.facebook documentation but can't find one for Eclipse IDE (they have it for Android Studio). So i want to know if it is possible? (if yes then how could it be done?)
I am creating an application In Xamarin Studio, and I have an Java Library/ Android studio project for a fingerprint scanner - onyx SDK. which can be found here:
http://www.diamondfortress.com/
Is it possible to incorporate this code into my Xamarin Studio project?
You'd have to download the onyx SDK and reference it in your Xamarin project.
I dont know why you'd bother when Finger Print scanning is included with Xamarin: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/fingerprint-authentication/
Using the Xamarin one is going to be much better too, as it will be future proof with Xamarin upgrades.
If you want to use the onyx product read the manual and consult their support: http://support.diamondfortress.com/ - when you do find out maybe update the Xamarin forum as well: https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/49123/fingerprint-authentication-onyx-4-sdk-diamond-fortress