Android Studio 2.2 has been unveiled, and it brings with it numerous changes, with Google saying the new version focuses on "speed, smarts, and Android platform support." All sorts of speed boosts are ...

Firebase Plugin: You can add Firebase to a new or existing Android app with the new Assistant window, and access Firebase features right in the IDE (Tools => Firebase). Many of the Firebase services ...

Firebase, Android Studio Developer Tools Steal the Show at I/O In some ways, we saw two different Googles on display at the company's I/O developer conference in Mountain View, which opened yesterday.

Android Studio creates a snapshot of the current view hierarchy of your app for you to inspect, which is particularly useful when trying to track down a bug. Firebase Plugin: You can add Firebase to a ...