Can you compile C++ for Android?

Java is an excellent language, but for Android mobile development, C++ has a few advantages. These include a smaller memory footprint, as C++ is nearer the metal and has no garbage collection . C++ is a superset of C and should compile virtually all C programs, so you could reuse C software.3 Şub 2016

Since all three, iOS, Android, and Windows, platforms support writing code in C++ , writing native code in C++ can allow reusing the code across platforms. Other than being reusable, native code written in C++ performs better and is resistant to reverse engineering.

If you want to compile and run Java/C/C++ apps directly on your Android device, I recommend the Terminal IDE environment from Google Play . It’s a very slick package to develop and compile Android APKs, Java, C and C++ directly on your device. The interface is all command line and “vi” based, so it has real Linux feel.

C++ can be used for Android App Development using the Android Native Development Kit(NDK) . However, an app cannot be created totally using C++ and the NDK is used to implement parts of the app in C++ native code.