# Android Studio

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: AndroidStudio, Android SDK

[Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google)'s free app for building [Android apps](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-app-mobile-app), with a [code editor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/code-editor), phone emulators and tools for publishing.

**For example:** A [developer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) tests the app on several screen sizes using emulators in Android Studio.

Official site: <https://developer.android.com/studio>

## Connects to (4)

- [Code editor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/code-editor): The program a developer uses to read and write code.
- [Web app vs mobile app](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-app-mobile-app): A web app runs in a browser at a web address, on any device.
- [Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google): The company behind Google Search, Gemini and Google Cloud.
- [Xcode](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/xcode): Apple's free app for building software for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/android-studio