That new way of supporting Java 8 was introduced in Preview 4 of the upcoming Android Studio 2.4 revamp and is getting smoothed out in the preview process. "Java 8 language features are now supported ...

In Android Studio, you’ll be coding with Java and using references to the Android SDK (Software Development Kit).

Project IDX is Google’s web-based development environment, and the technology is now being used to bring Android Studio to the web. In addition to the main I/O 2024 event in Mountain View ...