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Of course, it’s great to build Swift code from the command line, but it’s simply more natural for Android developers to use the Android Studio IDE. Fortunately, the Android IDE uses a very flexible build system called ‘Gradle’ . … It gives us the ability to build mixed Swift/Java/Kotlin projects with just one button.

Android Studio provides the fastest tools for building apps on every type of Android device. Categories in common with Xcode: Application Development Platforms. Mobile Development Platforms.

Due to preview in 2020, the Android Studio plug-in will allow developers to run, test, and debug Kotlin code on iOS devices and simulators. Android Studio is Google’s free development tool for building Android mobile applications.

Open the Project Files The simplest thing, to list the Project Tree, by default they both are on the top-left side of the IDE. For Android: double-click on the file to open it window. drag it out from the tab as a separate window. For iOS: single-click to open the file open it in window.

1. Both Android Studio and Xcode are free . It’s only when you want to deploy apps onto your iOS devices or distribute them in the App store that you have to pay Apple $99 a year. Android Studio has background compilation and will quickly highlight errors, while Xcode needs an explicit build stage.

As Xcode is only compatible with Mac OS , you cannot use other computers and operating systems.

“Android studio is a great tool, getting better and bet ” is the top reason why over 164 developers like Android Studio, while over 127 developers mention “IOS Development” as the leading cause for choosing Xcode.