##Table of Contents: 1 - Intro: Android Studio & Genymotion
#1 - Intro: Android Studio & Genymotion
Android Studio is a new Android development environment based on IntelliJ IDEA. It bundles all the essential Android SDK and Android IntelliJ plugins.
It's officially being worked on/supported by Google, though it's technically only an "early access preview." I much prefer it to Eclipse despite its maturity.
Genymotion is a replacement for the default emulator (which is painfully slow unless using an x86 image with HAXM). Genymotion uses VirtualBox to create and run Android images. It's free for personal use and pretty simple to get set up.
Setup instructions:
- Install VirtualBox
- Install Genymotion (requires you to create a login)