What Android Studio does
Android Studio is Google's IDE for Android application development, built on the IntelliJ platform and distributed for Windows, macOS, and Linux. This record pins internal version 2026.1.3.8, branded Quail 3 | 2026.1.3 Patch 1, and includes the publisher's Windows installer and archive, Intel and Apple-silicon Mac disk images, and Linux x64 archive. Google publishes the SHA-256 values transcribed below; this audit did not run the packages.
The IDE provides Kotlin and Java editing, Gradle project integration, Compose and layout previews, debugging, profilers, APK analysis, and device tooling. Those capabilities are project-, plugin-, API-level-, and device-dependent. The Android Emulator is a separate toolchain component, not a promise that every virtual device or system image is bundled in the IDE package; a physical device can be used instead. Hardware virtualization and substantially more memory and storage are required for the documented Studio-plus-Emulator configuration. Windows and Linux ARM CPUs are not currently supported by Google's requirements page, while macOS has separate Intel and Apple-silicon builds.
Installing the IDE package is only one part of provisioning a usable build environment. The Setup Wizard and SDK Manager fetch selected SDK platforms, build tools, platform tools, emulator images, and updates. Gradle plugins and project dependencies can also come from remote repositories. Teams preparing a disconnected or controlled environment must stage the required SDK packages, Gradle distribution and dependencies, plugins, licenses, and device images separately, then test the exact project. Gemini, device streaming, source-control remotes, updates, and other cloud-backed features need connectivity and may require accounts.
The downloads are supplied under Google's Android SDK and Android Studio terms. Verify organizational policy, supported host requirements, required API levels, and third-party plugin or dependency licenses before deployment.