Its first stable version of Integrated Development Environment (IDE)   After two years’ effort, Google has finally released Android Studio 1.0 a couple of weeks ago. It is the official Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Android app development. The first stable version of the IDE is packed with new set of features that will enable Android app developers to create Android apps faster and easier.    One of the best features of the new IDE is a first-run setup wizard, which will install the right Android SDK, set up  the development environment settings, and create an optimized emulator for testing apps. Moreover, Android Studio 1.0 includes a set of code templates that will help new app developers to start development quickly.   Apart from installing the right Android SDK you need, First Run Setup Wizard sets up your development environment settings, creates an optimized emulator for testing your app, and bundles a set of code templates.   As we have discussed earlier that Android Studio 1.0 has several code templates, the wizards let you select from multiple project templates to start a new project along with an option to import Google code samples. It is especially helpful for young developer who needs a push or a head start with new projects.    Another interesting feature of the Android Studio is the ability to both edit and preview your Android layouts across multiple screen sizes, languages, and even API versions. With a lot of mobile devices in the market, it often happens that you develop an app that will run on more than one Android devices, releases. Given the current version landscape, you really should be, this will be very helpful. Moreover, developers will be able to monitor the memory usage of their apps over time.   Android Studio gives an easy method to add Google Cloud Backends and Endpoints to your app, as well as Google Cloud Messaging. Google Cloud Messaging was promised by Google as they first talked bout their IDE. The objective of launching Android Studio is to launch a single hub in which Android developers can build new apps as well as refreshes old ones. Adding cloud-based back-ends in Android Studio 1.0 is as easy as a couple of clicks. This covers the features of the apps, for example, by allowing data storage on the cloud.   Another feature that is very important for developers is Gradle-based build system. This offers a lot of flexibility and extensibility, as any updates to Android Studio won’t impact the apps built on the IDE.   Developers won’t have to worry about additional plug-ins, as Android Studio supports Google Cloud Platform features out-of-the-box. This includes Google App Engine, Google Cloud Endpoints and Google Cloud Messaging. A lot of famous Android apps like Snapchat and Pulse are already utilizing the Google Cloud Platform.    Android Studio 1.0 is available for download for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It is hard to compare it with Microsoft’s Visual Studio as yet, but one can see if Google keeps working over it, it can become a good competitor.