Android Studio 2.0 will also include an Android emulator that is faster and features a new user interface. It isn’t included in today’s Canary release, but you can expect it to show up in a ...

Previously, you'd have to download Android Studio or the SDK to get these, which are a 400MB-1.6GB download. Even the smaller command line tools download is still 200-300MB.

Also detailed in Android Studio 2.0 is GPU Profiler, which allows easier profiling of OpenGL ES Android code. According to Google, this tool is in early preview, but is “very powerful,” not ...