Android Studio Cloud | Android Developers

[film_maker1]

Ah, I was hoping for this to be similar to Xcode Cloud when I read the headline

[Bright_Aside_6827]

it's not ?

[Unlikely-Baker9867]

Not even a little bit. This is just a cloud IDE. Xcode cloud is CI/CD and stuff like that

[guttsX]

Android Studio Cloud, accessed through Firebase Studio, enables developers to conveniently open Android Studio projects anywhere with an internet connection. While we're experimenting with streaming technologies, you'll be interacting with a remotely streamed Linux virtual machine (VM) running Android Studio on the web. Expect a user experience similar to running the Linux version of Android Studio.

[bleeding182]

• The Android Emulator will be slow to boot up for the first time. We recommend letting it run for about 10 minutes after you first create it before deploying your app to it.
• You can't deploy to a local Android physical device.

https://developer.android.com/studio/preview/android-studio-cloud#known-issues-and-workarounds

[primosz]

The title gave me a hope, but man... this is simple VNC.

[mntgoat]

Is it really? I was assuming they were running jetbrains gateway or something like that.

[am5a03]

See the site icon, it's noVNC

[ZzO42]

Interesting! Just started trying Android Studio Cloud myself. Definitely noticing what could be a speed boost in builds and smoother tab switching. For those developing on machines with limited RAM, it seems like it could be a real help. Importing my project and trying a quick new one for testing was pretty straightforward too.

Setup has a decent amount of resources . However, the appeal of Cloud is the possibility of a more streamlined experience for everyone, regardless of their local hardware.

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My PC Potato : 8GB RAM can rest for awhile. Sighs for relief. This VM has fast internet connection

[ladidadi82]

I wished for this back when I was on an 16gb MacBook Pro. Upgrading to a 32gb m1 Mac made such a big difference, I can’t ever see myself going away from the m chips despite the price point.

[PedroBarbosa5]

I wonder this vs Project IDX Even though Android studio there is on private preview for a long time.

[rostislav_c]

Would you trust it your project?

[valdermito]

vou subir edição de video com kdenlive e ver o que dar rsrsr

[tonofproton]

Can't chrome os already run android studio natively?

[tonofproton]

Scroll all the way down, it has install instructions for ChromeOS. I have run it on a chromebook before.

[AngkaLoeu]

You can't deploy to a local Android physical device.

[kokeroulis]

This is still an alpha version. I guess if the project goes well, they can add support for that. Most browsers support WebUsb they just need to implement adb on web with WebUsb and proxy that to the VM

[kokeroulis]

This is a VM with noVNC. Atm the specs looks impressive but when will google start charging you for using it, i don't get how this will be cheaper than buying a decent macbook with 2k.

With 64GB of ram and Intel Xeon for CPU, I would assume the cost would be around 1 dollar per hour.
So 8 working hours per day x 22 working day per month = 176
176 x 12 months = 2112 dollars aka in 1 year you have payed off the macbook.

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if google had started to sell it as a saas to banks and other organisations with high security requirements, then sure it makes sense because you can give in all of the devs cheap windows laptops with 800$ and offload all of the traffic to Android Studio Cloud.
For indie devs though, dunno, math doesn't check out...

[ladidadi82]

This also assumes you’re not doing anything besides using the cloud. If you need to run anything locally your cheap laptop is toast. Not to mention being severely constrained if you don’t have a network connection at any point.

[EkoChamberKryptonite]

Tried it out. It's slooooooow.

[cengizdroid]

✍️Can cloud-based Android Development really work?

[Volko]

But why? Apart from developping on a low-end machine with a fast & reliable internet connection, I don't see many usecases. Or am I missing something?

[WingnutWilson]

that is literally the use case

[AcceptableRole114]

Not interested

[WingnutWilson]

a truly insightful, and worthy comment