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[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] iBolski:
I can't get Android Studio to work. Also, I like to develop under Linux. I can get AS to work under Linux. When I have tried to make AS work under Windows, the entire issue with Gradle just really torks me in the wrong direction. I can never get a project to work as it says it had problems starting the daemon.

I've tried everything that has been suggested on stackoverflow and nothing as worked (setting environment variables, running as admin, clear out my .gradle directory, installing a local copy of gradle, etc). I'm not sure if it's because my company uses a proxy to access the internet and also has locked down our PCs? I'm beginning to wonder if that has something to do with it.

With ADT and Eclipse, it works right out of the box for me. No issues what-so-ever.

Also, I hate the new project wizard. It takes a lot of configuration away from you up-front (target SDK, etc) that I wish they would at least give you the option to tweak if you wish to before you create the project itself.

Also, Android Studio seems so slow compared to Eclipse. It takes longer to fire up and it takes longer to compile and such. It seems to be a major memory hog compared to Eclipse.

Other things in it looked nice, but I have as of yet to be able to compile a project since Gradle keeps failing. Again, this might be because of my work computer (they locked it down tighter than a drum and I had to get special permission to be allowed to have elevated privileges to run things which has caused a whole host of nightmare issues for everyone).

I'd like to try AS but until it works, I guess I'll stick with Eclipse which has been my IDE of choice for years.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] matt95:
I'm using Android Studio and I have to say that it is great, I love all its functions and in particular the black theme (The black one in Eclipse Luna isn't as good as the AStudio one, not even comparable). The cons is that sometime I discover that something that I used to do in Eclipse isn't working in android studio which is a real pain in the a...
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] ADemitr:
I use Unity + Eclipse. It is very convenient, but not very productive. But once the application is ready for AppStore and Windows Phone
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] iBolski:
I've begun using AS only because of a on-line class and it hasn't "grown" on me, but I want to become familiar with it because if the direction is to shift away from Eclipse, then I want to be able to use either IDE. The learning curve is not tough at all, but I haven't found a compelling reason to move away from Eclipse right now, but I'll keep working with it.

I just find it slower than Eclipse, both in launching and in compiling and executing my app. My machine isn't the newest machine on the planet, but it's no slouch either (AMD Phenom II X3 720 with the 4th core unlocked and running - this was a steal many years ago since it was overclockable and if you had the correct batch, you could actually enable the 4th core). Hey, it can run Crysis! ;) (Remember that question and joke?)

Actually, it still runs the latest games so far with no issues, so again, my machine isn't a slouch. Heck, I run Ubuntu VMs on it to do Android programming and Eclipse screams in it the VM, but AS still seems to be really slow.

In any case, I'm rambling, so I'll end it there. I'm using AS to get familiar with it.

One issue is it just won't work on my work PC when it comes time to run the app. The entire requirement of having to access the internet is causing a host of problems for us where we have to either open up holes in our firewall to allow it to work. So at work, they have decided to stick with Eclipse.

At home, I have no issues with it working, but I cannot get it to work on my machine at work when it comes time to compile. Gradle pukes out and since I can never get it to compile the first time, I can't use the off-line Gradle method. It really just seems wrong to have to require at least one on-line compile to work. If you are in a situation like I'm in at work where it won't compile at all in online mode, then you are stuck and that just seems wrong. Hence, I'll stick with Eclipse more than likely, at least at work. But, it would be a shame if eventually AS becomes the standard and they don't remove this on-line requirement. Just doesn't seem right.

What I have tried is the following:

1. We use McAfee at work. I've turned off Host IPS, Network IPS and Firewall and that allowed it to have more connectivity.

2. I've tried running as administrator.

3. I've set up the proxy information that our company uses.

In the end, I still get the following error when I attempt to compile and launch my application within AS:

Failed to refresh Gradle project 'My Application'
Error:Error:Could not GET 'http://jcenter.bintray.com/com/android/tools/build/gradle/'. Received status code 407 from server: Proxy Authentication Required
<a href="toggle.offline.mode">Enable Gradle 'offline mode' and sync project</a>

Of course, if I go to offline mode, it won't work because I haven't compiled it successfully once in online mode, so I'm stuck. This is why I don't really like AS at this point, at least for my work PC. I have the proxy information setup correctly both in AS settings as well as in the gradle settings, so I don't know what else I can do at this point.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] javabiker:
Eclipse v. Android Studio

I have used MyEclipse from Genuitec for many years. After using AS to develop an app it became clear that ME was more effective; even taking into account familiarity with ME. AS is much too keyboard-centric, as is Idea IDE. Also, AS has been in beta for too long. When is Google going to release version 1.0?
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] frangulyan.dev:
Eventually, you will switch to Android Studio since the support and the amount of work done on Eclipse is much less than it is currently done on Android Studio. And it is increasing dramatically. So the question is: is Android Studio mature enough to switch to it right now?

In my opinion the answer is NO. Not yet, wait a bit more. I was using Eclipse and we decided to try Android Studio at work but we had some small problems like its not building or its not compiling because didn't download some files from the network and so on. And I'm not taking into account the big difference in small things like different shortcuts, different layout, different approach to projects. I am considering that it is normal and you anyway need to get used to new environment.

For me the biggest problem was file saving "philosophy" of Android Studio which was saving anything silently when you close a tab with a file. I opened a project to play around and when I closed it - it comes out that I screwed the codes up. Luckily, they were on Git. And there is no way that you can change this behavior, you can say not to save but then it will close WITHOUT saving and will not even ask you (some history recording features make that not so dramatic though).
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] rstekeur:
I am using Xamain with VS2012. I'm to lazy to learn java. I think C# is a much more refined language anyway
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] Generic Field:
Personally, I don't like Eclipse but I use it to generate APK.

I got a lot of times that Eclipse crashed due to GC.

I will prefer to move on Android Studio once it is stable and the libraries I used is ready to migrate
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] shvelo:
Android Studio

I use Android Studio, you just need to learn how to write Gradle configs because the Studio is incomplete.

Sometimes I don't use an IDE, my signing configs are in Gradle and I just need to run gradle build to generate a signed apk. The only thing I need in the IDE is auto-complete and auto-import.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] jcleary:
Android Studio - I was impressed with the beta, it seems to be coming together well.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] Edwin Bos:
Still on Eclipse, but considering moving to Studio soon. It looks pretty nice atm...

For the future, studio is the way to go. Might wait until it is out of beta though.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] EOA_DEV:
I personally prefer Eclipse than Android Studio, but i really think that's just an opinion, as you will find users that prefer Android Studio than Eclipse :)

Just spent some time and work with them so that you can decide yourself
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] MZ4Mobile:
eclipse++

as i came from java world i use eclipse

later i have do some apps with corona and it's great for games
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] survivingwithandroid:
77

Even if i'm a Eclipse Dev in JEE, for Android i prefer to use Android Studio, i think it is much more smarter.

Anyway for avd i use genymotion.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] astoria0128:
Hi,

I worked in mobilepundits as a Android developer and according to me Android studio provide best Android development environment and improvements over eclipse ADT. It offers me to use variety of functions such as

Flexible Gradle-based build system.

Build variants and multiple APK generation.

Expanded template support for Google Services and various device types.

Rich layout editor with support for theme editing.

Lint tools to catch performance, usability, version compatibility, and other problems.

ProGuard and app-signing capabilities.

Thanks!
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] binaryfork:
Android Studio is great but I wish there was a powerful android simulator, not just an emulator. For example like in web development you can edit your layout and instantly see the result, or in Unity or Unreal Engine you can instantly play your game from the IDE and change parameters and objects while playing the game. In Android you have to compile the whole project that takes at least 5-10 seconds.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] WakingBat:
Most of us find eclipse more comfortable because of our previous experience with this IDE. Any day i would prefer eclipse over Android studio.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] theBlueRed:
Android studio is good, as it has lots of features and easy to use. As its in development stage, few bugs are there but not a prob when it matures.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] cozkramer:
I can't believe I'm reading people complain about 5-10 second compile times... You kids today have no clue or respect for just how good you have it...

I'm happy to work in any environment that let's me work easily and quickly, and can have the app compiled and running in under a minute... Some of you need a lesson in old school programming and how hard it really was.

And yes, I can code in VI under *nix but why torture myself needlessly.

As to the op question, any environment that let's me work easily gets my vote and these days, that's most of them...
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] luckydroid:
Eclipse - but probably because I'm conservative. I'm already tired of the bugs and poor performance.

I hope to soon time I turn on the Android Studio.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] saffron82:
I have started develop on Android Studio, then I had do switch to Eclipse. And right now I'm working at home on AS for my private projects and I prefer it over Eclipse, but I have to admit that from time to time some small crashes took place, but it's really quite complete solution those days and every update more and more useful tools are implemented.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] BePo23:
I recently changed from Eclipse, which I used for Android development from Android 1.6 on, to Android Studio. I did this, because I think Android Studio will receive much more attention from Google in the near future. Overall, the experience with Android Studio is quite good. Most things are nicely integrated and working smoothly. I just had a very few crashes so far and it improves with every new release they make. Nevertheless, I found the learning curve quite steep, and have still not figured out all the keyboard shortcuts. It would be great if Google could provide us developers with a "howto migrate" tutorial. ;)

Best Regards,

Benjamin
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] Hecorat:
I use both Eclipse and Android Studio. Personally, I still prefer Eclipse due to its familiarity and somehow I feel it's easier to read in Eclipse than Android Studio.

On the other hand, Google doesn't support converting from Android Studio project to Eclipse so I have to use AS in another project. I find that Android Studio is much richer in term of features and that's a big plus. In my opinion, when AS become official released, I will be switching to AS.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] javabiker:
Nice to read some positive remarks about AS. They don't reflect my experience. I

Have used AS for about 6 months, updating to latest release frequently. I have been a MyEclipse user for years so maybe a bit biased. Admittedly, AS is more featured. It has a steep learning curve but that's ok. It's more complex.

But, Gradle integration needs work. For one it kept complaining about versions and no amount of trying ciuld fix this. I installed the 1.0 Beta and have not yet been able to run it. Seems to have major mem leaks-my system locked up each time i used it. Had to reboot each time. (I have 16gig mem and run win7 pro.) These leaks are worse than in prior releases. There's more i could say. I hope Google works it out. I'm staying with Ecliose until they do.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] CellCB:
I prefer Netbeans using the NBAndroid plugin myself.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] NimbusBase:
I have never used Eclipse for a long time, but even though 'fast' is definitely the word I would describe it.

AS has its own problems, but gets Google's supports, they got fixed or will be fixed soon.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] yazeed44:
I prefer android studio

I prefer android studio though it uses too much memory
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] fast toggles:
Eclipse
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] javabiker:
I have used the enhanced version of Eclipse (MyEclipse from Genuitec) for many years. I've tried AS several times. Initially my opinion was that it was way more complicated than MyEclipse, but you soon become used to that and can take advantage of its capabilities. Like IDEA J on which it's based it is very keyboard-centric. Speed of development is no different from MyEclipse (IMHO). However, it is often not stable. I have encountered lock ups several times despite running Windows Pro with 16 gigs of ram. Gradle hàs a steep learningcurve but is more powerful than Ant, all though Ant has never hindered me.

So, overall I'm waiting for it to mature before I leave Eclipse behind.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] BatziKing:
VS2015

It says here that Visual Studio 2015 preview enables cross platform development. And I know that VS is pretty damn good IDE when it comes to almost everything, so one can only hope that it'll be an adequate alternative for Eclipse\Android Studio. I use VS2012 for .net development and it has this IncrediBuild plugin that accelerates builds, and I read here that it's available for cross-platform projects on the 2015 preview, I don't think other IDE's can keep up with that - it's really good.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] HuskersRule:
I've been using eclipse but want to check out Android Studio.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] sevketcaba:
Qt Creator

Since I hate Java as a language, i prefer C++ even for Android development. Qt Creator is what i want and what i need. Developing with Qt and C++ has its limitations, of course, but there are workarounds (unfortunately requires developing with Java), and for those workarounds, i used AS up to now, just to have Java code completion and ALT+ENTER auto include features, then when the hard work is done, moved the Java files back to my natural habitat; Qt Creator. I may use Eclipse, IntelliJ, or any other IDE for Java, does not matter for me since it will be only a temporary IDE, but if i remember correctly, back in my C# days, IntelliJ is created by the developers of ReSharper. I trust those guys. It must be the best IDE for the work, i can tell, even if I never tried it once.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] saothoi:
Android Studio

When Google announced AS, I decided to give it a try. Compare to eclipse, AS is a really complicated IDE. Everything just load and load and load (because of the download of gradle. It just takes forever) so I don't like AS at first. But after a while, as AS and gradle is more polished, the IDE now is actually quite a joy to use. Oh and multiple cursor, Sublime Text style. That feature is really awesome!
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] Marshal3:
Android Studio uses many memory, but Eclipse not)
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] vaktu:
Eclipse is better, and more commonly used - so the support and the community is better. But Google will force us all to use Studio some day.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] upmyway:
Hello

I used Eclipse some years ago and now I'm using Android Studio which relies on Intellij IDEA. I may say that the tool is very complete , more stable than Eclipse even if rather slow (Gradle ?) compilation at beginning. But for sure Android Studio will be the Google standard for Android app now....
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] aritraroy:
I previously used to use Eclipse with the ADT plugin for more than 6 months and was quite satisfied with it. But later when Android Studio moved out of BETA, I thought to give it a try.

I can certainly assure you that Android Studio is way better than Eclipse in every possible way. Faster, better performance, more features, quick layout preview, and much much more.

Do give it a try and let me know if you face any problem setting it up. :)
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] Argurth:
I was using Eclipse, but now, I switched to unity, and, of course, language appart, I find it way better for game developments.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] grimaz:
Using IDEA, but tried Android Studio and Eclipse as well.

I think IDEA better than AS because AS is based on IDEA - means updates always come first to IDEA.

Eclipse looks huge and slow, but I use it for android native sdk development.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] GameTheory.:
I switched from eclipse to android studio. It's just a more polished dev environment. With eclipse I was constantly dealing with bugs and wasting time fixing them. AS has been so pleasant and easier to use. Love the darkula theme it comes with which makes it easier on the eyes in those long coding sessions.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] mlabouardy:
I always use Android studio in my projects
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] 8bitdev:
I still use Eclipse for most projects, but Android Studio has made leaps and bounds in the last year, so I think it is just a matter of time before I switch over. I am using IntelliJ for a project and it is nice and quite refreshing compared to Eclipse, but IMHO I feel it is a tad quirky to navigate around a project.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] sadzey:
Since android studio is the official IDE supported by google, you haven't the choice ;)
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] athibanvasanth:
Android studio!! With the latest build I feel it's better than eclipse.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] fatihm85:
I prefer Android Studio. It is the best IDE for Android development because it is only for Android.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] qlocker:
Android Studio is getting more and more popular among developers, while Eclipse comes to exist for a long time.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] FreshCall:
Eclipse is faster and low memory consumption

Android studio is lowest and high memory consumption
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] emandt:
Compilation time (expecially for Signed APKs) is twice or three times LONGER using Android Studio.

I just tested an Eclipse project using Android Studio and this last one is too slow when I compile: I have to wait over 25 minutes to create a Signed APK for my project. On Eclipse the same project takes "only" 10-12 minutes...
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] youpie44:
Eclipse is the best right now.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] Crystar Games:
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[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] emandt:
Eclipse is a single IDE for many programming languages, and many programmers prefer to use one single IDE and not to install, set and use different ones.

It's a waste of storage space installing Android Studio (3.5GB without the Emulator) for Android development, Visual Studio for C/C++/C# development (4+ GB), a separated Web/PHP/ASP.net IDE (500+ MB), ecc ecc...

Netbeans and Eclipse are the best for developers who knows different programming languages and wants to install only one IDE.

Personally I'm bored to switch IDE every time I want to do a different piece of my projects.

And what about formatting? I clean my Windows every few months, and it's a double waste of time to reinstall and re-set all those IDE every time.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] Soft Phan:
Android Studio on Linux, of course.

But i'm recently every angry with gradle experimental. It's riddle with bugs.
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] mariobuonocore1:
I prefer Unity to make videogames and Android Studio to make business apps
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] priyankaisgr8:
Hi there,

This is regarding an MDA compact II with Windows mobile v 5.0 OS 5.1.70 and processor OMAP850-195MHZ. I connected my phone using USB cable with my friend's computer and my friend uses an XDA executive by O2 and he had already synchronized his phone with his PC. The problem is that my MDA has lost all the sounds ever since.

I tried to sync my phone to his computer using Active Sync and i did get sound back alongwith all his information and software, but the moment i deleted a few of his contacts from my phone i lost the sound again.

After this I have synchronized the phone to my Pc which had the original settings but it didn't help. I also did 'Clear Storage' to get back to factory settings, I lost all my information but still haven't got the sound back.

Can anybody help me with this. Thanks in advance.

Cheers!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ATHATH:
Is the international and hong kong versions of S5 (both SM-G900F) the same?
[Samsung Galaxy Chat] darkdude18:
I'm experiencing some weird battery issues on my Samsung B5330 (Galaxy Chat). Since there is no GC forum and it's probably a software issue I'll wirte here.

The phone is full stock, no root nor any modifications were made, 4.1.2.

At the beginning of my adventure with this phone I experienced a problem with Media process eating the battery. That was probably caused by one of videos, faulty mp3 file or Gallery system application.

Once or twice a day 46% of battery was eaten as shown in battery stats

. However from time to time the phone just died and battery stats had just a blank space from the last reading The phone got hot because of CPU usage. As it also happened at night and affected an alarm clock and had to be dealt with.

I turned off Gallery, Media and Media history services (in App properities) and replaced them with independent applications. First problem was solved and the second one become clearly visible.

It looks like this:

There is nothing indicating extensive battery use:

The battery reading goes from 80% to 0% in 80 seconds and the phone dies. Nothing overheats, nothing hangs. After 1 - 2 days if 60% is shown and I restart it, it goes to 0% instantly.

It's either faulty battery or software bug :/

Any ideas what can I do with it apart from buying a new battery?
[Samsung Galaxy Chat] Razer69:
battery problem

This looks like a hardware problem :( (with the battery), my apenion is that it coudn't be a problem with some faulthy mp3, music or video player or so, it could be a problem with your background working apps / make sure you clear all of them and make sure you turn off all wify, 3g, edge and so in your phone settings, and see how much time it works then.