An Android Java IDE (Integrated Development Environment) App is being developed which lets you code/modify and compile your Android Apps on your Android device. You don’t need to be running a desktop to create or modify your apps anymore. The Mobile IDE is called AIDE and its currently on beta 8 version and is really promising. Developers now would not be completely dependent on Desktop IDE’s for development of their code and will be able to code/hack on the fly.
You can download the free Android Java IDE app from here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aide.ui
This is however targeted to Android tablets with enough power to smoothly support the full edit-compile-run cycle. As compiling requires and good processor to convert the source code to a machine readable code a simple phone would not be up to par to compile the source codes.
AIDE will turn your Android tablet with keyboard into a real development box. We use the Transformer Prime running Ice Cream Sandwich to code with AIDE. AIDE will turn your Android Phone into a small development computer to browse and touch your code on the go.
AIDE is fully compatible with Eclipse projects. Just copy the sourcecode to your device, open any source file in AIDE to load the project and start coding.
Here are some of the features of AIDE 1.0 beta 8:
- Edit-compile-run cycle:
- Create a sample App with a single click
- Run your App with a single click
- No root access required
- Incremental compilation for fast build times
- Uses Eclipse .classpath project format for compatibility
- Integrated LogCat viewer
Real-time error checking:
- Real time error analyis throughout the whole project as you type
- Automatic Quick-Fixes for many errors
Refactoring:
- Rename
- Inline variable
- Introduce variable
- Extract method
Code:
- Code formatter
- Organize imports
- Out-comment code
- Create setters/getters/constructors from fields
Code navigation:
- Goto defintion
- Find usages
- Goto symbol
- Goto class
Editor:
- Very fast editor even with large files
- Code completion for Java and Android XML
- Android online help directly from the code
- Syntax highlighting for Java and XML
- Unlimited Undo/Redo
- Pinch zoom
- Smart expand selection
- Keyboard support with configurable keybindings
- UI optimized for small screens to show as much code/content as possible
Filebrowser:
- Built-in file manager with the most common features: Rename, delete, create file or folder
Edit-compile-run cycle:
– Create a sample App with a single click
– Run your App with a single click
– No root access required
– Incremental compilation for fast build times
– Uses Eclipse .classpath project format for compatibility
– Integrated LogCat viewer
Real-time error checking:
– Real time error analyis throughout the whole project as you type
– Automatic Quick-Fixes for many errors
Refactoring:
– Rename
– Inline variable
– Introduce variable
– Extract method
Code:
– Code formatter
– Organize imports
– Out-comment code
– Create setters/getters/constructors from fields
Code navigation:
– Goto defintion
– Find usages
– Goto symbol
– Goto class
Editor:
– Very fast editor even with large files
– Code completion for Java and Android XML
– Android online help directly from the code
– Syntax highlighting for Java and XML
– Unlimited Undo/Redo
– Pinch zoom
– Smart expand selection
– Keyboard support with configurable keybindings
– UI optimized for small screens to show as much code/content as possible
Filebrowser:
– Built-in file manager with the most common features: Rename, delete, create file or folder