Android Studio

ApplicationGoogle LLC

Dem still dey call am android studio ide, studio64

Google LLCProductivity

Google official Android IDE. The Windows process na studio64.exe. Dem build am on top IntelliJ platform code. E no be IntelliJ IDEA.

Wetin you need know

Android Studio na studio64.exe. IntelliJ na idea64.exe.

Android Studio na Google Android IDE. Dem build am on top IntelliJ platform code. JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA still be different installer and license. Na the emulator dey usually chop memory pass, no be the Start tile.

Wetin e be?: Google official Android IDE
Same thing as IntelliJ?: No. Different product and exe
Why e dey chop RAM like that?: Na the emulator dey usually chop am pass

Feex tok say

If studio64.exe plus emulator chop all the RAM, I go reduce the AVD size or use physical phone. I no go uninstall IntelliJ IDEA say I wan free that memory. Dem na different products.

Wetin be Android Studio?

Android Studio na Google official IDE for Android apps. E bundle the SDK manager and emulator together. E no be IntelliJ IDEA and e no be VS Code.

If you never use am before

If Android class talk say make you install Android Studio, collect am from developer.android.com/studio. The IDE na studio64.exe. Na the emulator dey chop RAM pass. IntelliJ IDEA na different JetBrains product even though dem build Studio on top IntelliJ platform code. idea64.exe no go give you the Android SDK manager.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Android app projects

Gradle modules, layouts, and the device manager. IntelliJ Ultimate no be this SDK installer.

Android Emulator

Google list 16 GB RAM for Studio plus emulator. Na that VM make Task Manager dey look scary.

SDK and platform tools

sdkmanager and adb dey inside this install. Dem no be JetBrains Toolbox plugin.

Na who e dey for?

People wey dey build Android apps
Students wey dem lab PC must run AVD
Anybody wey install IntelliJ come dey wonder where the emulator go

Current status

Android Studio (2013) na current android ide from Google LLC. The vendor still dey point Windows users go https://developer.android.com/studio.

How old e be?

Google release Android Studio for 2013 to replace Eclipse ADT. E young pass IntelliJ (2001). Current Canary and stable channels na the product. Eclipse-for-Android guides don old.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Stable

Canary

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	64-bit Microsoft Windows 10, based on Google Android Studio install page
RAM	8 GB for Studio, 16 GB for Studio and emulator, based on Google

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
studio64.exe	Android Studio IDE
qemu-system-x86_64.exe	Android Emulator on top many AVDs

Startup components

Android Studio fit restore the last project. The emulator dey start when you run AVD, no be as inbox Windows service.

File locations

Common Android Studio locations
Typical install	C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\

File formats

KTJAVAXMLGradle

Common wahala dem

Emulator RAM shock

Google list 8 GB for Studio alone and 16 GB for Studio plus emulator. Na vendor language be that, no be Feex score.

Hyper-V or HAXM dey drag

The emulator need virtualization. Docker Desktop and other VM fit collide. IntelliJ Community no dey host this AVD.

How to get unstuck

Check SDK Manager inside Android Studio

Missing platform tools na SDK package, no be IntelliJ plugin wey you forget.

Confirm studio64.exe under Android\Android Studio

JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA na the other product. The two fit look like JetBrains window.

Install only from developer.android.com/studio

Third-party Android Studio pack wey get extra toolbars na pure rubbish.

Alternatives

Use IntelliJ IDEA if you dey write Java wey no be Android. VS Code na lighter editor and e no dey replace this SDK stack.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	developer.android.com/studio Official installer or vendor page
Help	developer.android.com/studio/intro Vendor support
Official site	developer.android.com/studio Start here, no be random exe host
Install and requirements	developer.android.com/studio/install RAM wey Google list for Studio and the emulator

Related hardware

Google list 8 GB RAM for Studio and 16 GB for Studio plus emulator, plus 8 to 16 GB free disk space. SSD dey help the emulator images well well.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Android Studio official site · Vendor product page
Android Studio help · Vendor support
Install Android Studio · Official Windows RAM and disk list
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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