Notice anything different? Eclipse has taken a backseat, showing up at the bottom of the nav bar ( Figure A).Ĭlick on that link, and you will be greeted by the following cautionary note:Ĭaution: The ADT plugin for Eclipse is no longer in active development.
If you think I’m a bit premature in hailing the new king and declaring his predecessor dead, hop on over to Google’s official Android development site and take a look at the “new and improved” developer tools page. However, I’d argue the most significant meaning of the 1.0 designation is this: Android Studio is in, and Eclipse is out. The 1.0 designation of Android Studio means at long last all that development, testing, feedback, bug fixes, and enhancements are now in the hands of the masses. The most obvious difference was an updated splash screen and a migration wizard that offered to import your settings if you were previously using the RC or beta.
After two years in the making, Android Studio graduated from RC status to an official 1.0 release.
Also, he advises that you migrate from Eclipse sooner rather than later.Ī milestone for Android development tools was reached on December 8, 2014. Francis says there's a lot to love in Android Studio 1.0. Android Studio eclipses Eclipse on Google’s developer tools page