The most important piece of software for Android development is the “Integrated Development Environment,” or IDE. An IDE is essentially the program that you type your code into.

The software developer kit will let programmers create Java software for real or emulated Android mobile phones. Plus: a $10 million contest for coders.

Moreover, learning Android development for beginners is simpler than you might think. ... You’ll also need a copy of the Android “Software Development Kit” or “SDK.” ...

The little-known language—developed by software development company JetBrains—was first announced in July 2011 and only reached an official v1.0 release in February 2016.

The language supports general programming for apps on HarmonyOS Next, Huawei's self-developed platform Huawei Technologies is set to open-source its self-developed programming language, Cangjie, ...

Swift is not likely to replace Kotlin or Java on Android in the near future, but some developers may find it useful for cross-platform projects.

To address this shortcoming, last year the Python Software Foundation awarded the BeeWare project a $50,000 grant to bring its level of Android support up to par with its tools for iOS.