Frequent Question: What Language Does Android Sdk Use?
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The official language for Android development is Java. Large parts of Android are written in Java and its APIs are designed to be called primarily from Java. It is possible to develop C and C++ app using the Android Native Development Kit (NDK), however it isn’t something that Google promotes.

Is Java still used for Android development?

Yes. Absolutely. Java is still 100% supported by Google for Android development. The majority of Android apps today have some mix of both Java and Kotlin code.

Is Python good for mobile apps?

Should you create your mobile app in Python? Although we believe that Python, as of 2021, is a perfectly capable language for mobile development, there are ways in which it is somewhat lacking for mobile development. Python is not native to neither iOS or Android, so the deployment process can be slow and difficult.

Chloe Bennett

Chloe Bennett

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