Android Studio Reviews & Insights

Score9 out of 10

92 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for Android Studio are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Wide Device Support: Users have expressed their satisfaction with the wide variety of android devices supported by the platform for app development, encompassing mobile phones, tablets, TVs, and other devices. This extensive compatibility ensures that developers can target a diverse range of hardware configurations effectively.

Great User Interface: The excellent user interface of the platform has been consistently praised by reviewers as a standout feature that significantly enhances the overall user experience. Its intuitive design and smooth navigation contribute to a seamless development process.

Extensive Library Support: Customers highly value the comprehensive library support offered by the IDE, deeming it superior to other Integrated Development Environments available in the market. The robust library resources empower developers to efficiently access and integrate various functionalities into their projects.

Android Studio Reviews

8 Reviews

Small Businesses (1-50 employees)

Stability in your apps? The best option is Android Studio

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

May 2, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our company is dedicated to the design and manufacture of electronic equipment connected to the cloud using WiFi or GPRS technology. Being interconnected devices we need to design APPs that can be run on all types of mobile phones and tablets. Although there are different market options to develop ANDROID applications in a simple way, the fact of using the native platform gives us the advantage of having total flexibility in addition to the fact that in the face of new versions of the operating system, ANDROID STUDIO will always be updated. With ANDROID STUDIO we have been able to provide our clients with robust and reliable APPs to manage our equipment remotely.

Pros

By using native code you have full access to functionalities.
It supports programming in JAVA and also in KOTLIN according to the preference of the software engineer.

Cons

Perhaps for a novice programmer, the amount of options visible in the interface could be intimidating.
Emulators are usually slow, perhaps their performance could be optimized.
Improve the integration wizard with GOOGLE FIREBASE services.

Likelihood to Recommend

When an APP must be made with access to very specific functions, the use of native code is the only option and that is where ANDROID STUDIO is unbeatable. On the other hand, when the APP is based on standard functionalities, there are other options that can meet the objective in less time and with less qualified personnel.

Jose Perri

Director of Engineering and Product Development in Research & Development at Alarmas Marshall (Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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Final destination for android app development

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

October 12, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Android is an operating system that was designed for handheld devices by Google. I started developing in my college days. And now I am doing it at a professional app development company. We generally develop applications for Android and iOS. For Android apps, we are using the Android Studio platform which is also developed by Google itself. Android Studio allows users to develop all device-compatible apps. And it is always being upgraded by Google developers.

Pros

It's updating regularly and becoming better and better
The device compatibility of apps which are developed by this platform
Installation is so easy and the product is easy to use

Cons

Hot reload doesn't work sometimes
Emulators could be better
System requirements are higher than other tools

Likelihood to Recommend

First of all, Android Studio is so easy to configure and you can use it easily. You will get updates regularly. You can develop apps and can test apps on various devices. The support community is also too good. You can find many solutions on stack overflow and on other sites if you are stuck somewhere between developing. If your system has low capacity then it's less recommendable because Android Studio needs a good system to run well.

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology (Computer Software company, 11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Android Studio Perfect for Any Flutter Developer!

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

July 29, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am the lead developer for a medical device company and we decided to write our app in Flutter. I have found that Android Studio is the best app for Flutter development. We use Android Studio exclusively as our IDE of choice and it fills all of our business needs.

Pros

Perfect for both Android and Flutter development
Has a great set of plugins for specific needs
Has a nice look and feel and a great layout

Cons

More improvement with the Android emulator functionality
More improvement with the database explorer functionality

Likelihood to Recommend

Android Studio is a great mobile development IDE. I have found it is the best for both Android and Flutter development. It is created by JetBrains, so any developer used to their products, such as IntelliJ IDEA, will find themselves right at home with this IDE. It is very intuitive so it is a good choice for people needing to learn an IDE quickly.

Verified User

Executive in Engineering (Medical Device company, 1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Why I no longer write cross-platform mobile apps

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 29, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Android Studio as my primary development tool for the Android platform. Having previously used other cross-platform tools, such as Xamarin and Adobe Cordova, I have found that nothing beats native Android apps written using the official IDE for the platform. Google and Jetbrains have poured a lot of time, money, and effort into making this the fastest and easiest way to develop apps on Android.

Pros

Support for developing in either the emulator or a device means I can quickly diagnose platform specific issues
The support for Kotlin and Java is stellar, with projects easily containing both types of code with ease
Hot reload support means that I can quickly test changes without waiting for a length build and optimization process
Excellent cross platform support means I can develop on macOS, Windows, or Linux without losing functionality between platforms

Cons

Slow performance on older PCs means that you should develop only on the latest hardware
Project opening involves a long indexing and warm up process, meaning that a quick peek at an old project can result in a wait of a few minutes
Initial build times can be very long, although these have been slowly improving in recent versions of Android Studio

Likelihood to Recommend

Android Studio is the only platform you should consider for Android development. I have found that nothing else comes close in terms of documentation or support. There is always the temptation to develop for Android using a cross platform toolkit, such as Xamarin, but unless your app is incredibly simple, you will find your self wrestling with the toolkit more than actually creating your product.

If you have any Android projects still in Eclipse, you should upgrade these to Android Studio - the backwards compatibility for older versions of Android is very good, with issues only occurring with debugging on older (Lollipop or below) devices.

The only scenario Android Studio is not suitable for is cross-platform development. There is no way to share code between iOS, macOS, or Windows projects with Android Studio, unless you are developing a game in C++. If you wish to develop cross platform mobile apps, I suggest Microsoft Visual Studio.

Peter Chapman

Senior System Architect in Information Technology at Conglomo Limited (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

6 years of experience

Android Studio makes it easy for us to get to market quickly

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 26, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Android Studio to develop android apps for internal use and external publication. This is a very standard way to build the packages we are using, and it allows us to do all the things we want to do, such as code signing, apk verification, standard and debug builds, etc.

Pros

automated code signing
build
interface to gradle builds

Cons

usability with various packages is always a question mark
so much freedom to alter things that stuff goes non-standard in a hurry

Likelihood to Recommend

It's probably just the best, most standard, easiest to use build system for android that exists. It has a ton of features and doesn't really lack in any. Any stuff it is missing is gradually being added by the community authors, and community support is a really big thing for us.

Tom Kunz

Owner in Engineering at Solid Rock Technologies (Internet, 1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Android Studio: Android Application Development Suite.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

March 23, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Android Studio has been used by us to develop a modern UI for android applications. It makes development very easy and robust. Virtual Emulator within the Android Studio makes it easier to debug the application along with the development. We have been using Android Studio for 1-2 years in order to develop Android applications projects.

Pros

It is very lightweight and resource management is done pretty well in this IDE.
It boots up very fast as compared to other development IDEs.
It is not a memory hungry IDE.
Even novices can work with this IDE very easily.

Cons

Emulator starts very slow in Android Studio, maybe that is the area where it needs improvement.

Likelihood to Recommend

I would like to recommend that bot professional and even novice android application developers use Android Studio as a development IDE. It is free to use and easily available over the Internet. Moreover, It comes with a pre-installed Android Emulator to test applications. It is very easy to use and facilitates the feature of drag and drop android components as well. An XML parser is very good in this IDE.

Kunal Verma

Software Engineer Intern in Research & Development at UBC (Computer Software, 11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Good option for Android development

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

November 7, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Android Studio is used only by me here in the development department. It allows me to build some Android applications and test some functionalities. I use it here because some of our products have Android SDK implementation, so I have to test it. I also use Android Studio to build my own projects.

Pros

Android IDE made by Google
Easy to install
Easy to configure

Cons

It consumes a lot of memory.
Android emulator could be better.
Hot Reload does not work well sometimes.

Likelihood to Recommend

Android Studio is a good tool for Android development. It gives you a lot of resources for building and testing your app. It could be more optimized. It consumes a lot of memory on your computer. The Hot Reload functionality does not work very well and the Android emulator must be improved.

Marcelo Araujo

Desenvolvedor de software in Information Technology at Loupen Tecnologia (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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Android Studio - the ultimate tool for Android development

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

October 21, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am an Android developer at Mealocity Foodtech. I've held this position for more than 2.5 years. Since I learned Android, I am using Android Studio in my learning stage and also at my company.

Basically our company is a food aggregation company based in Mumbai, India and we are providing websites, Android applications and iOS applications for our clients as per their customization needs. So for Android applications we are only using Android Studio.

Android Studio is being used by our Mobile Development Department only.

Android Studio is solving our needs that are necessary for Android Development. We are, in fact, using Android Studio for Java development, Kotlin development, and Flutter development also.

Pros

Android Studio is the only software currently available in the market for Android development.
Before Android Studio people were using Eclipse. Currently, most of the developers are using Android Studio due to the following points.
Gradle file.
Inbuilt Android Virtual Device to test Android applications.
Android Debug Bridge.
Support of Geny Motion for low configured systems.
Easy to use and easy to understand Interface.
Available for cross-platform use for Windows, MacOS, Linux, etc.
Open-source software.
It comes with 24x7 Google support and JetBrains support to resolve problems.
Android Studio is very handy for Android development due to its self-creating or destroying coding enhancing techniques.

Cons

Android Studio needs a very high amount of RAM and a high-end processor to run smoothly, which can't be affordable for everyone.
Updates in Gradle files can sometimes come up with a hectic improvement in whole code, which can lead us to improve some code and consume precious time.
Multitasking is very difficult in Android Studio due to its heavy consumption of resources.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is useful in the following scenarios.
1. For Android development when you use Java as your front-end language.
2. For Android development and Kotlin development when you use Kotlin as an alternative to Java as your front-end language.
3. For Android development when you use Flutter and Dart as in your front-end development.
4. For Java development.

Chiyars Malhotra

Android Developer in Information Technology at Mealocity Food Tech (Computer Software, 11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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Android Studio - the ultimate tool for Android development

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

October 21, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

Android Studio is the only software currently available in the market for Android development.
Before Android Studio people were using Eclipse. Currently, most of the developers are using Android Studio due to the following points.
Gradle file.
Inbuilt Android Virtual Device to test Android applications.
Android Debug Bridge.
Support of Geny Motion for low configured systems.
Easy to use and easy to understand Interface.
Available for cross-platform use for Windows, MacOS, Linux, etc.
Open-source software.
It comes with 24x7 Google support and JetBrains support to resolve problems.
Android Studio is very handy for Android development due to its self-creating or destroying coding enhancing techniques.

Cons

Android Studio needs a very high amount of RAM and a high-end processor to run smoothly, which can't be affordable for everyone.
Updates in Gradle files can sometimes come up with a hectic improvement in whole code, which can lead us to improve some code and consume precious time.
Multitasking is very difficult in Android Studio due to its heavy consumption of resources.

Likelihood to Recommend

Chiyars Malhotra

Android Developer in Information Technology at Mealocity Food Tech (Computer Software, 11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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