Existing tools and plugins dependent on the Java class file format still should work, said Google Product Manager James Lau. Google plans to launch the native support as part of its Android Studio ...

At launch, Java was the only officially supported programming language for building distributable third-party Android software. That's starting to change as Google introduces new options.

Introducing the Android Native Development Kit (NDK). With it, you can implement *parts* of your application using native-code languages such as C and C++.