Should I download android studio or ADT bundle ?

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Hello Everybody a few years after !!!

Even thought I´m already retired, I´d like to learn how to develop mobile apps using Android. I have a couple of questions now that I started:

- It would be necessary for me to learn Java first ?

- What is better to use; Android Studio or ADT Bundle ?

Thank you very much in advance for your answers my fellows. It would be very nice for me to get in touch again with some old acquaintances, even though any replies will be valuable to me.

Thanks !!!

What I have tried:

I had been searching for answers thru the Internet, but I have not found any; just personal opinions.

Posted 6-Apr-20 13:28pm

Miguel Altamirano Morales

Updated 9-Apr-20 9:00am

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-06T21:59:00

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You can use either Android Studio or ADT, but ADT contains all the necessary tools, so is more user friendly. However, if you use either of these then you need to be familiar with Java. You can develop Android applications with Xamarin in Visual Studio: Android applications in Visual Studio - Google Search[^], depending on your background.

Posted 6-Apr-20 21:59pm

Richard MacCutchan

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Miguel Altamirano Morales 7-Apr-20 16:07pm

Thank you very much Richard; I Will gladly follow your advices.

God Bless you

Miguel Altamirano Morales 7-Apr-20 16:13pm

I´m going to start studying Java first.

Richard MacCutchan 8-Apr-20 3:29am

Some excellent tutorials at The Java™ Tutorials[^].

Miguel Altamirano Morales 8-Apr-20 14:17pm

Thanks a lot Richard. I seem to remember being in touch with you a couple of years ago. Isn´t it ?

I´m a mexican guy

Richard MacCutchan 8-Apr-20 16:29pm

Quite likely, I have been around for quite a few years, and learned so much from CodeProject, and all the other regulars.

Sadly never been to Mexico, although passed over it in the air and sailed via the Pacific coast a few times.

Good luck with your next project.

Miguel Altamirano Morales 8-Apr-20 18:27pm

My oldest son lives in Nashville, Tenessee. I hope someday I will be able to visit your marvelous country.

Take care of yourself

Richard MacCutchan 9-Apr-20 2:55am

I live in England not USA.

You take care too, in these dangerous times.

Miguel Altamirano Morales 9-Apr-20 14:39pm

Well, Long Live The Beatles (and the Stones)

Ravi Bhavnani · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-09T09:01:00

Hi Miguel,

I've been a Windows (first C/C++ and then C#) developer for more years than I care to remember. I decided to get into Android development (coming from a Windows Forms background) a few years ago. All I did was read these 2 O'Reilly Press books:

Learning Android[^] (an easy read - no coding required)
Programming Android, 2nd Edition[^]

While they're a bit dated by today's standards, they are still very pertinent to the subject and are extremely well written (IMHO).

I develop native Android apps in my favorite language (C#) using Visual Studio and Xamarin. I love the dev environment and have been very happy with my journey into Android thus far.

Hope you find this useful!

/ravi