To support Android development, IntelliJ IDEA provides a dedicated Android Support plugin. This plugin is bundled with the IDE and is enabled by default.
Android support in IntelliJ IDEA includes:
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Gradle-based build system
for Android applications.
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Smart XML editor
that facilitates working with layout, manifest, resources and other XML files.
- A graphical editor for layout files: build the design of your application without having to edit the XML files manually.
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Enhanced navigation
between related files: navigate between layout files and the associated activities, or a service and the manifest file, etc. via gutter icons.
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Automatic generation of basic layout files.
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Android-specific code inspections,
including integrated Android Lint inspections.
- Possibility to preview your application UI on different devices at the same time.
- Access to SQLite Databases right from the IDE.
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Built-in 9-patch editor.
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Detection of mismatched resource types in Android APIs
and your own libraries and APIs with the help of resource type annotations.
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Possibility to automatically rearrange XML attributes
according to predefined rules.
- Dedicated Android run/debug configurations.
- Dedicated Android artifacts.