Although there is an option for users to download the SDK without Android Studio, most developers prefer to create with it. We will be looking at how you can use Android SDK both, with Android ...

Since the release of Android Studio Flamingo, it can auto-generate the correct version checks for APIs that have been launched via SDK extensions. Using these new version checks is completely optional ...

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.

The Android R Preview SDK just appeared in the SDK Manager, meaning there's likely some new stuff to poke through. As you can see from the screenshot above, Android R revision 1 is now in the list.