Cool tricks you (probably) didn't know in Android Studio
summary
Hands-on shortcuts and real settings for Android Studio 3.5.1: enable add unambiguous imports on the fly and exclude unwanted annotations to auto-resolve pasted code; record a macro to run Reformat + Optimize Imports on save; add external tool prettier to format markdown from the IDE; create live templates with groovy expressions so a single abbreviation injects class names, camelCase methods and boilerplate; launch activities via deep links or a debug-only exported manifest; edit SharedPreferences from Device File Explorer; install ADB Idea and Key Promoter.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Introduction and setup
- 1:04Live demo disclaimer
- 2:12Find Action and imports
- 5:26Camel case navigation
- 6:51Custom keyboard shortcuts
- 7:54Macros for repetitive tasks
- 11:36External tools integration
- 14:06Hector power saving mode
- 15:31Semantic highlighting and file structure
- 16:58Searching files in folders
- 18:21Color picker and XML editor
- 20:04Live templates creation
- 26:42Structural search and replace
- 28:47Multi-line cursor tricks
- 29:49XML refactoring and surround with
- 32:20Debugging deep links and activities
- 35:10Device file explorer for shared prefs
- 38:04ADB Idea and Key Promoter plugins
- 39:28Exporting and sharing settings
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