The Android Studio download page auto-detected that I’m running a 64-bit Windows operating system and selected android-studio-ide-181.5056338-windows.exe (927 MB) for me to download.

Android SDK is used to create android apps and execute command lines. Learn how to install Android Studio and SDK on Windows 11/10.

Previously, you'd have to download Android Studio or the SDK to get these, which are a 400MB-1.6GB download. Even the smaller command line tools download is still 200-300MB.

0 It’s all about the developers today, with Google announcing that version 1.3 of Android Studio, which was previewed at Google I/O has hit the stable channel for general release.

What's new to Android Studio 3.1? Changes include improved support for database coding and a C++ performance profiler for troubleshooting performance bottlenecks in application code.

Developers can download the update right away through Android Studio's built-in updater, or can alternatively head over to the official download site.

Google has made ADB and fastboot available as a standalone package, meaning users no longer need to download them with Android Studio or the Android SDK.

Android Studio, the integrated development environment (IDE) for Android app developers, is getting an AI upgrade, Google announced at its developer conference, Google I/O 2025.