<s>
Android	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
is	O
the	O
official	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
built	O
on	O
JetBrains	O
 '	O
IntelliJ	B-Language
IDEA	I-Language
software	O
and	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
development	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
based	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
Eclipse	O
Android	B-Application
Development	I-Application
Tools	O
(	O
E-ADT	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
IDE	O
for	O
native	O
Android	B-Application
application	I-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
at	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
I/O	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
Eclipse	O
ADT	O
,	O
making	O
Android	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
the	O
only	O
officially	O
supported	O
IDE	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
development	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Kotlin	B-Language
replaced	O
Java	B-Language
as	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
preferred	O
language	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
app	I-Application
development	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Java	B-Language
is	O
still	O
supported	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Virtual	O
Device	O
(	O
Emulator	O
)	O
to	O
run	O
and	O
debug	O
apps	O
in	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
supports	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
programming	O
languages	O
of	O
IntelliJ	B-Language
(	O
and	O
CLion	O
)	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Java	B-Language
,	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
and	O
more	O
with	O
extensions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Go	B-Application
;	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3.0	O
or	O
later	O
supports	O
Kotlin	B-Language
and	O
"	O
all	O
Java	B-Language
7	O
language	O
features	O
and	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
Java	B-Language
8	O
language	O
features	O
that	O
vary	O
by	O
platform	O
version.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
External	O
projects	O
backport	O
some	O
Java	B-Language
9	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
IntelliJ	B-Language
states	O
that	O
Android	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
supports	O
all	O
released	O
Java	B-Language
versions	O
,	O
and	O
Java	B-Language
12	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
clear	O
to	O
what	O
level	O
Android	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
supports	O
Java	B-Language
versions	O
up	O
to	O
Java	B-Language
12	O
(	O
the	O
documentation	O
mentions	O
partial	O
Java	B-Language
8	O
support	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
some	O
new	O
language	O
features	O
up	O
to	O
Java	B-Language
12	O
are	O
usable	O
in	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
an	O
app	O
has	O
been	O
compiled	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
published	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
's	O
major	O
releases	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
features	O
includes	O
requirements	O
for	O
IDE	O
+	O
Android	B-Application
SDK	O
+	O
Android	B-Application
Emulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
macOS	B-Application
:	O
ARM-based	O
chips	O
,	O
or	O
2nd	O
generation	O
Intel	O
Core	O
or	O
newer	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Hypervisor.Framework	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
:	O
x86_64	O
CPU	O
architecture	O
;	O
2nd	O
generation	O
Intel	O
Core	O
or	O
newer	O
,	O
or	O
AMD	O
processor	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
AMD	O
Virtualization	O
(	O
AMD-V	O
)	O
and	O
SSSE3	B-General_Concept
;	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
hardware	O
acceleration	O
has	O
additional	O
requirements	O
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
processor	O
on	O
Windows	O
or	O
Linux	B-Application
:	O
Intel	O
processor	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Intel	O
VT-x	O
,	O
Intel	O
EM64T	O
(	O
Intel	O
64	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Execute	O
Disable	O
(	O
XD	O
)	O
Bit	O
functionality	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	O
processor	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
:	O
AMD	O
processor	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
AMD	O
Virtualization	O
(	O
AMD-V	O
)	O
and	O
Supplemental	O
Streaming	O
SIMD	O
Extensions	O
3	O
(	O
SSSE3	B-General_Concept
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	O
processor	O
on	O
Windows	O
:	O
Android	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3.2	O
or	O
higher	O
and	O
Windows	O
10	O
April	O
2018	O
release	O
or	O
higher	O
for	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
an	O
attached	O
webcam	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
8.1	O
(	O
API	O
level	O
27	O
)	O
and	O
higher	O
system	O
images	O
,	O
it	O
must	O
have	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
capture	O
720p	O
frames	O
.	O
</s>
